Bulking and BF %
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Is the 5-6 days/week an upper/lower split? Are they compounds? Can you give me a week's worth of workouts? You might not be getting proper rest, which your muscles need for repair (read: growth) depending on the program you're following.0
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No offense but why are you so afraid of gaining some bodyfat? You know how to get rid of it so whats the big deal? It's really a no brainer...eat big, lift big, get big...so what if you get some fat who cares...you know how to get rid of it so just BULK...0
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Is the 5-6 days/week an upper/lower split? Are they compounds? Can you give me a week's worth of workouts? You might not be getting proper rest, which your muscles need for repair (read: growth) depending on the program you're following.
Day 1 Legz : squats, leg presses or whatever you call them, leg curls, calf rises.
Day 2 Chet's bench press, dumbbell press, inclines dbp, dumbbell flies, push ups
Day 3 back pull ups, dead lifts, lat pull downs , rows
Day 4 chest triceps
Day 5 shoulders biceps
Day 6 mix , abs and cardio0 -
No offense but why are you so afraid of gaining some bodyfat? You know how to get rid of it so whats the big deal? It's really a no brainer...eat big, lift big, get big...so what if you get some fat who cares...you know how to get rid of it so just BULK...
Cuz I like seeing my 8pack every day in the morning is it fair reason?0 -
Is the 5-6 days/week an upper/lower split? Are they compounds? Can you give me a week's worth of workouts? You might not be getting proper rest, which your muscles need for repair (read: growth) depending on the program you're following.
Day 1 Legz : squats, leg presses or whatever you call them, leg curls, calf rises.
Day 2 Chet's bench press, dumbbell press, inclines dbp, dumbbell flies, push ups
Day 3 back pull ups, dead lifts, lat pull downs , rows
Day 4 chest triceps
Day 5 shoulders biceps
Day 6 mix , abs and cardio
Are you lifting progressively heavier, or have you stalled on weights?0 -
Is the 5-6 days/week an upper/lower split? Are they compounds? Can you give me a week's worth of workouts? You might not be getting proper rest, which your muscles need for repair (read: growth) depending on the program you're following.
Day 1 Legz : squats, leg presses or whatever you call them, leg curls, calf rises.
Day 2 Chet's bench press, dumbbell press, inclines dbp, dumbbell flies, push ups
Day 3 back pull ups, dead lifts, lat pull downs , rows
Day 4 chest triceps
Day 5 shoulders biceps
Day 6 mix , abs and cardio
Are you lifting progressively heavier, or have you stalled on weights?
Heavier0 -
No offense but why are you so afraid of gaining some bodyfat? You know how to get rid of it so whats the big deal? It's really a no brainer...eat big, lift big, get big...so what if you get some fat who cares...you know how to get rid of it so just BULK...
Cuz I like seeing my 8pack every day in the morning is it fair reason?
Not really considering you can't bulk without gaining fat. It's scientifically impossible. You can MINIMIZE fat gain by bulking slower and selecting a cleaner menu but thats it. So no..it really isn't fair reason. You need to decide if you want to recomp, maintain or bulk. If you decide to bulk then be prepared. You will have fat gain. If you don't then i will come visit you at the X-MEN academy and we can hang out.0 -
If you're gaining strength (ie. lifting heavier), resting each body part, and getting adequate protein...then there's not way you're not gaining muscle on this bulk. I agree that you're eating too many calories over all, but there has to be SOME muscle gain. I'm sure whatever you're using to measure body fat % is inaccurate.0
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Just for comparison purposes, I am 5'11", and when I started my bulk, I weighed 175 lbs. My TDEE is around 2,500 calories. I am adding roughly 250 cal. a week, so I am doing 2,750 total, which puts me at a 1/2 pound a week. I don't track my food alot, but I have gained about 5 lbs since September, so that lines up fairly close to where I should be. I don't put on muscle quickly, so I think this has been a pretty good rate for me, I don't think eating more would help much. I can tell I've put on a little fat, haven't measured I can just tell in my waist, but my strength numbers have gone up, so I'm happy with my progress.
I don't think I'm qualified enough to comment on anything you are doing. My point is to just keep track of your numbers and see if you are making progress like you think you should. But I will +1 the comments that I think your calorie numbers seem a bit high.0 -
If you're gaining strength (ie. lifting heavier), resting each body part, and getting adequate protein...then there's not way you're not gaining muscle on this bulk. I agree that you're eating too many calories over all, but there has to be SOME muscle gain. I'm sure whatever you're using to measure body fat % is inaccurate.
Well I really hope my scales lie.0 -
Just for comparison purposes, I am 5'11", and when I started my bulk, I weighed 175 lbs. My TDEE is around 2,500 calories. I am adding roughly 250 cal. a week, so I am doing 2,750 total, which puts me at a 1/2 pound a week. I don't track my food alot, but I have gained about 5 lbs since September, so that lines up fairly close to where I should be. I don't put on muscle quickly, so I think this has been a pretty good rate for me, I don't think eating more would help much. I can tell I've put on a little fat, haven't measured I can just tell in my waist, but my strength numbers have gone up, so I'm happy with my progress.
I don't think I'm qualified enough to comment on anything you are doing. My point is to just keep track of your numbers and see if you are making progress like you think you should. But I will +1 the comments that I think your calorie numbers seem a bit high.0 -
If you are using a digital scale with built in BF% tracker, then it is inaccurate.0
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Maybe I missed it in the thread, but how much scale weight have you gained on your bulk while adding 4% body fat? It doesn't seem like an unreasonable BF gain. The last bulk I did I put on approx. 3-4% body fat with a 15 lb total weight gain.0
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Maybe I missed it in the thread, but how much scale weight have you gained on your bulk while adding 4% body fat? It doesn't seem like an unreasonable BF gain. The last bulk I did I put on approx. 3-4% body fat with a 15 lb total weight gain.
He indicated he's gained 4-5 lbs, and increased over 4% body fat. Which would be a pure fat gain while losing lean mass at his stated 188 lb weight.
But he's using a BIA scale to determine bodyfat, so basically you can toss all the bodyfat % info in this thread. He's gained 4-5 lbs on his bulk so far. Probably doing fine.0 -
If you are using a digital scale with built in BF% tracker, then it is inaccurate.
These things are so inaccurate I don't know why people by them..0 -
If you are using a digital scale with built in BF% tracker, then it is inaccurate.
These things are so inaccurate I don't know why people by them..
I have one and it used to make me cry, now it makes me laugh. Apparently I went from 17% body fat to 20% body fat while eating at maintenence and lifting heavy. (I use a fitbit to track my calorie output so I am relatively certain about that number).0 -
Yeah....your BF% measurements are way off. Either your starting or your current. Like someone already said....with the stats you gave, it's impossible.
You gained 4-5lbs. Stop freaking out about the fat increase. Either commit to a bulk or don't.0 -
do you also add extra cal from workouts?
No, I don't. I recalculated my calorie number before I started and added in a moderate level of activity, which bumped it up a little. Now that cycling season is done, aside from lifting all I do is maybe run once a week, so no real reason to mess with that.0 -
If you are using a digital scale with built in BF% tracker, then it is inaccurate.
These things are so inaccurate I don't know why people by them..
I used the digital scales and I can also pinch a good 15-20mm of fat on lower abs, doing some calculations that would also come up with similar bf %...0 -
If you are using a digital scale with built in BF% tracker, then it is inaccurate.
These things are so inaccurate I don't know why people by them..
I have one and it used to make me cry, now it makes me laugh. Apparently I went from 17% body fat to 20% body fat while eating at maintenence and lifting heavy. (I use a fitbit to track my calorie output so I am relatively certain about that number).
fitbits are nice..i use a bodybugg to determine my tdee..was awesome for starting my bulk0
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