Can I accidentally bulk?
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llaurenmarie
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Okay I admit I did a little "click-baity" thing.
But I've at least gotten my gym routine back where I am lifting heavy. Walking as cardio.
My eating is still pretty out of control so as long as I'm eating at a surplus.. can I expect recomp? sumo wrestler bod?
Yes my goal is to get it under control but what if I don't?
But I've at least gotten my gym routine back where I am lifting heavy. Walking as cardio.
My eating is still pretty out of control so as long as I'm eating at a surplus.. can I expect recomp? sumo wrestler bod?
Yes my goal is to get it under control but what if I don't?
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If you're eating a surplus of calories and lifting you will put on both muscle and fat...the bigger the surplus, the more fat you'll put on.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »If you're eating a surplus of calories and lifting you will put on both muscle and fat...the bigger the surplus, the more fat you'll put on.
Was kind of hoping for a butt with these added squats.0 -
llaurenmarie wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »If you're eating a surplus of calories and lifting you will put on both muscle and fat...the bigger the surplus, the more fat you'll put on.
Was kind of hoping for a butt with these added squats.
It's not that you're not going to get a butt, it's that while eating a surplus you can't expect to put on all muscle even when you're doing a lot of heavy lifting. Otherwise a "sumo wrestler bod" would be like Arnold in his prime. They do a tremendous amount of exercise every day, but clearly much of their weight is not muscle. (Much more of it is muscle than you might think, though, and their BF% is nowhere near as high as you'd think. Sorry, but you've run into the one sumo fan on this site.)
This is why bodybuilders go through cycles of bulk and cut. Bulking builds the muscle and adds fat; cutting reduces the fact while preserving much of the muscle.2 -
llaurenmarie wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »If you're eating a surplus of calories and lifting you will put on both muscle and fat...the bigger the surplus, the more fat you'll put on.
Was kind of hoping for a butt with these added squats.
It's not that you're not going to get a butt, it's that while eating a surplus you can't expect to put on all muscle even when you're lifting heavy every day. Otherwise a "sumo wrestler bod" would be like Arnold in his prime. They do a tremendous amount of exercise every day, but clearly much of their weight is not muscle. (Much more of it is muscle than you might think, though, and their BF% is nowhere near as high as you'd think. Sorry, but you've run into the one sumo fan on this site.)
This is why bodybuilders go through cycles of bulk and cut. Bulking builds the muscle and adds fat; cutting reduces the fact while preserving much of the muscle.
I will have to cut my calories down for my muscle to start showing.
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You can put on some muscle but depending on how much extra you are taking in as well as your current bodyfat % can affect how much fat vs muscle you gain.0
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Today I'm at 500cal over(and this is a good day). I will try harder tomorrow.0
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llaurenmarie wrote: »Today I'm at 500cal over(and this is a good day). I will try harder tomorrow.
Over maintenance or over your deficit?0 -
Technically my base is 1200 but Fitbit gave me 700 more for gym and walking(it's usually spot on and I've lost before using those numbers) But yeah I'm at 2400 intake today.0
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llaurenmarie wrote: »Technically my base is 1200 but Fitbit gave me 700 more for gym and walking(it's usually spot on and I've lost before using those numbers) But yeah I'm at 2400 intake today.
So maintenance then0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »llaurenmarie wrote: »Technically my base is 1200 but Fitbit gave me 700 more for gym and walking(it's usually spot on and I've lost before using those numbers) But yeah I'm at 2400 intake today.
So maintenance then
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llaurenmarie wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »llaurenmarie wrote: »Technically my base is 1200 but Fitbit gave me 700 more for gym and walking(it's usually spot on and I've lost before using those numbers) But yeah I'm at 2400 intake today.
So maintenance then
Just pointing out that you have eaten at maintenance...4 -
llaurenmarie wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »llaurenmarie wrote: »Technically my base is 1200 but Fitbit gave me 700 more for gym and walking(it's usually spot on and I've lost before using those numbers) But yeah I'm at 2400 intake today.
So maintenance then
just pointing out that you're eating maintenance...most people wouldn't call maintenance level of calories "out of control"...
when you said your eating was out of control, most of us assumed you were eating well above maintenance...4 -
I have done all my bulking while "trying" to maintain or lose weight. Turned out I liked eating and heavy lifting much more than I cared about getting smaller. And yes, my butt got pretty great from all the squats and food! How did you choose 1200 as a calorie goal anyway? That may be too low and set you up for constant "failure" when really you're probably eating close to what you should in order to fuel performance of any kind.6
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cwolfman13 wrote: »llaurenmarie wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »llaurenmarie wrote: »Technically my base is 1200 but Fitbit gave me 700 more for gym and walking(it's usually spot on and I've lost before using those numbers) But yeah I'm at 2400 intake today.
So maintenance then
when you said your eating was out of control, most of us assumed you were eating well above maintenance...
I said out of control because I'm on a medication that makes me have crazing cravings and I really do feel out of control.
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I have done all my bulking while "trying" to maintain or lose weight. Turned out I liked eating and heavy lifting much more than I cared about getting smaller. And yes, my butt got pretty great from all the squats and food! How did you choose 1200 as a calorie goal anyway? That may be too low and set you up for constant "failure" when really you're probably eating close to what you should in order to fuel performance of any kind.
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llaurenmarie wrote: »I have done all my bulking while "trying" to maintain or lose weight. Turned out I liked eating and heavy lifting much more than I cared about getting smaller. And yes, my butt got pretty great from all the squats and food! How did you choose 1200 as a calorie goal anyway? That may be too low and set you up for constant "failure" when really you're probably eating close to what you should in order to fuel performance of any kind.
Try sticking to maintenance for a few weeks and then reduce your cals by 50 a week1 -
TavistockToad wrote: »llaurenmarie wrote: »I have done all my bulking while "trying" to maintain or lose weight. Turned out I liked eating and heavy lifting much more than I cared about getting smaller. And yes, my butt got pretty great from all the squats and food! How did you choose 1200 as a calorie goal anyway? That may be too low and set you up for constant "failure" when really you're probably eating close to what you should in order to fuel performance of any kind.
Try sticking to maintenance for a few weeks and then reduce your cals by 50 a week
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Whatever you do, don't take creatine.0
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Caporegiem wrote: »Whatever you do, don't take creatine.
What is that? Lol0 -
I "accidentally" bulked.
I had gained a lot of weight, started lifting, and kept on gaining for a year or so. I think I gained around 30 lbs that year, and maybe 5 lbs of it was muscle. I looked awful.
So I wouldn't really recommend it.....
By the time I lose all the extra body fat I'll probably lose a fair amount of that muscle in the process.1
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