Clean Bulk for women (very thin!)
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I have the same issue, I lift weights but I dont eat enough to gain any bulk. I am afraid I will put on more fat than muscle. so I am just going to follow your thread
assuming a regular ratio your fat to muscle gain should be 1:1 so if you put on 10 pounds, five will be muscle and five will be fat.
if you want to bulk, then you have to accept that you WILL gain fat, no way around it.
Nice considering my body fat is high enough already lol0 -
I have the same issue, I lift weights but I dont eat enough to gain any bulk. I am afraid I will put on more fat than muscle. so I am just going to follow your thread
assuming a regular ratio your fat to muscle gain should be 1:1 so if you put on 10 pounds, five will be muscle and five will be fat.
if you want to bulk, then you have to accept that you WILL gain fat, no way around it.
Nice considering my body fat is high enough already lol
well, then you need to continue cutting down to about 20 to 23% body fat and then run a bulk. Or you can attempt a recomp.0 -
I have the same issue, I lift weights but I dont eat enough to gain any bulk. I am afraid I will put on more fat than muscle. so I am just going to follow your thread
assuming a regular ratio your fat to muscle gain should be 1:1 so if you put on 10 pounds, five will be muscle and five will be fat.
if you want to bulk, then you have to accept that you WILL gain fat, no way around it.
Nice considering my body fat is high enough already lol
well, then you need to continue cutting down to about 20 to 23% body fat and then run a bulk. Or you can attempt a recomp.
yeah I am working on getting this stuff down hahaha. thank you 0 -
I have the same issue, I lift weights but I dont eat enough to gain any bulk. I am afraid I will put on more fat than muscle. so I am just going to follow your thread
assuming a regular ratio your fat to muscle gain should be 1:1 so if you put on 10 pounds, five will be muscle and five will be fat.
if you want to bulk, then you have to accept that you WILL gain fat, no way around it.
Nice considering my body fat is high enough already lol
well, then you need to continue cutting down to about 20 to 23% body fat and then run a bulk. Or you can attempt a recomp.
yeah I am working on getting this stuff down hahaha. thank you
Happy cutting said no one ever!0 -
As a bulk struggler what I found helped gain muscle alongside eating well was 4 sets of 10reps of compound weights ie squat, dead lift, bench using a 303 tempo ie 3sec down & 3sec up. By the end of each set you should be pooped. Also, not advocating supplements as the be all & end all, but BCAA from a reputable brand is very helpful for gaining muscle . Just my tuppence worth.0
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I DID reply to this thread saying THANK YOU but I don't think it posted!!! Thank you everyone - I will take all of it on board! 5x5 looks interesting!0
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EmmaRichards91 wrote: »I DID reply to this thread saying THANK YOU but I don't think it posted!!! Thank you everyone - I will take all of it on board! 5x5 looks interesting!
good luck OP …
If you like 5x5 then I would suggest running it for three month and increasing calories and see how it goes.0 -
musclegood_fatbad wrote: »asflatasapancake wrote: »musclegood_fatbad wrote: »Like others have said, eat in a small surplus and lift weights. You should aim to gain about 1/2 lb per week as a female. Clean or dirty doesn't really matter especially while bulking. Analyze your progress every few weeks to see if you need to make calorie adjustments based on what you have gained.
I start my bulk in about another month and a half. I find it much harder to bulk than cut.
really???
bulking for me is easy ...just eat more food...
I find cutting difficult, especially the first month after a bulk ....
I like eating, don't get me wrong. But I'm kind of looking forward to my cut. It's like opening a Christmas present. What muscles lie beneath the fat? But I will imagine it will suck eating so much less.
true, it is nice to reveal what lies underneath..
I just found that 2200 calories looks pretty paltry when compared to the 3100 I was eating on my bulk ...
I know what you mean but my cut is usually at 3000 calories already so I don't get that hungry most of the time. On my bulk I have to go up to 3800-4000 just to gain and it is tough day after day to hit that goal.
@musclegood_fatbad it wouldn't surprise me that if I was to "cut" that 3,000 calories would be my amount. Like you I've to consume 4,000 just to gain but to be honest I don't find it that tough at all. @nakedraygun can vouch for that.0 -
Yep, that's true... @jdscrubs32 and I had battling food ramps during my last bulk season.jdscrubs32 wrote: »musclegood_fatbad wrote: »asflatasapancake wrote: »musclegood_fatbad wrote: »Like others have said, eat in a small surplus and lift weights. You should aim to gain about 1/2 lb per week as a female. Clean or dirty doesn't really matter especially while bulking. Analyze your progress every few weeks to see if you need to make calorie adjustments based on what you have gained.
I start my bulk in about another month and a half. I find it much harder to bulk than cut.
really???
bulking for me is easy ...just eat more food...
I find cutting difficult, especially the first month after a bulk ....
I like eating, don't get me wrong. But I'm kind of looking forward to my cut. It's like opening a Christmas present. What muscles lie beneath the fat? But I will imagine it will suck eating so much less.
true, it is nice to reveal what lies underneath..
I just found that 2200 calories looks pretty paltry when compared to the 3100 I was eating on my bulk ...
I know what you mean but my cut is usually at 3000 calories already so I don't get that hungry most of the time. On my bulk I have to go up to 3800-4000 just to gain and it is tough day after day to hit that goal.
@musclegood_fatbad it wouldn't surprise me that if I was to "cut" that 3,000 calories would be my amount. Like you I've to consume 4,000 just to gain but to be honest I don't find it that tough at all. @nakedraygun can vouch for that.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »I can't wait to bulk again, not that I really ever left...
Yeah, 250 daily and your there OP.
Enjoy the extra feeds.
Its glorious.
I have about 2.5 months until run mine again ...
Likewise!
Thirdwise.
Literally. Can't. Wait.0 -
workout_freak89 wrote: »I have the same issue, I lift weights but I dont eat enough to gain any bulk. I am afraid I will put on more fat than muscle. so I am just going to follow your thread
assuming a regular ratio your fat to muscle gain should be 1:1 so if you put on 10 pounds, five will be muscle and five will be fat.
if you want to bulk, then you have to accept that you WILL gain fat, no way around it.
Nice considering my body fat is high enough already lol
1:1 is a generalization..the reality is much happier..depends on a lot of cool stuff
1.current body fat
2.level
3.sleep
4. lots of other minor things which i got too lazy to talk about now
yea, no.
for a female 1:1 is going to be pretty damn impressive.
But please feel free to elaborate….0 -
workout_freak89 wrote: »workout_freak89 wrote: »I have the same issue, I lift weights but I dont eat enough to gain any bulk. I am afraid I will put on more fat than muscle. so I am just going to follow your thread
assuming a regular ratio your fat to muscle gain should be 1:1 so if you put on 10 pounds, five will be muscle and five will be fat.
if you want to bulk, then you have to accept that you WILL gain fat, no way around it.
Nice considering my body fat is high enough already lol
1:1 is a generalization..the reality is much happier..depends on a lot of cool stuff
1.current body fat
2.level
3.sleep
4. lots of other minor things which i got too lazy to talk about now
yea, no.
for a female 1:1 is going to be pretty damn impressive.
But please feel free to elaborate….
consider these- keep the size of surplus small ( by trial and error)
- calorie cycling
- calorie partitioning
- genetics ---
- thyroid
- cortisiol
- bone framework
- testo
- muscle belly shape and fibre length
- tendon insertions
- age
sadly some of these we have no control over
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workout_freak89 wrote: »workout_freak89 wrote: »I have the same issue, I lift weights but I dont eat enough to gain any bulk. I am afraid I will put on more fat than muscle. so I am just going to follow your thread
assuming a regular ratio your fat to muscle gain should be 1:1 so if you put on 10 pounds, five will be muscle and five will be fat.
if you want to bulk, then you have to accept that you WILL gain fat, no way around it.
Nice considering my body fat is high enough already lol
1:1 is a generalization..the reality is much happier..depends on a lot of cool stuff
1.current body fat
2.level
3.sleep
4. lots of other minor things which i got too lazy to talk about now
yea, no.
for a female 1:1 is going to be pretty damn impressive.
But please feel free to elaborate….
consider these- keep the size of surplus small ( by trial and error)
- calorie cycling
- calorie partitioning
- genetics ---
- thyroid
- cortisiol
- bone framework
- testo
- muscle belly shape and fibre length
- tendon insertions
- age
sadly some of these we have no control over
I don't really see how that is going to increase a 1:1 ratio for a female….
funny, you list testosterone as females have less that is actually going to decrease their chance of exceeding a 1:1 ratio ….
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