Gaining too fast? Bulking side effects?

rybo wrote: »

donkey9512 wrote: »

RunRutheeRun wrote: »

worldofalice wrote: »

I thought I'd just chip in on this and let you know I'm in a similar boat... mine is a long story but 8 weeks ago I hired a coach and increased from 1700 (okay, it HAD been 1700 for ages, except the two weeks before I increased it had been more like 900-1400), to 2000. Four lifting sessions a week, walking anywhere between 5000-15000 steps a day. I've gained a steady 1lb a week, gone from 45.4 kg to 49.3. Weight & muscle gain was the goal but this feels SO fast and isn't showing any sign of slowing down! Even though in the past 4 weeks my measurements have barely changed. I'm at a loss and realllly hope it starts to ease off soon. I don't mind gaining, it's just the speed that's scaring me. These comments have been helpful!

If your measurements have barely changed thats a positive thing.
Its mostly just getting your head around seeing gain that would take getting used to I would imagine. You are at a low weight so you know that you need to gain. Track your intake accurately so you can be confident during this gaining process and if it doesn't level off to say 0.5lb per week gain over the next few weeks then adjust your calories accordingly.

Agreed. Also, I read a pound of fat takes up 4 times the space as a pound of muscle. Something to keep in mind when you measure yourself. So if your measurements barely changed, that is an awesome job! It means maybe you lost fat and gained muscle mass!

That's very false. It's no where close to 4x. It's not nearly the difference most people think and what had been touted for many years. It's a lot close to 1.1x the volume, fairly minimal in the grand scheme.