I'm training to compete in my first bodybuilding competition. Am I bulking right?

JaymereEllis
JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
edited November 29 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hello everyone! I'm currently bulking for my first competition which will be in July 2019. I have been trying to do my best in regards to taking proper supplements, and eating the right things for my diet. I workout twice a day and rest on the weekend. If anyone has any suggestions as to what I should and should not do let me know. If you want to see the foods I eat feel free to look at my dairy. Thanks in advance.

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  • latestarter75
    latestarter75 Posts: 50 Member
    How much weight are you aiming to gain and how long do you plan on prepping? Also what bodyfat level are you at
  • latestarter75
    latestarter75 Posts: 50 Member
    I’ve had a look through your food log your calories don’t seem very high for a bulk, how far into your bulk are you and at what rate are you gaining weight?
  • JBanx256
    JBanx256 Posts: 1,479 Member
    Maybe it's my computer acting up too but I'm only able to see 1 day of logging (11/8) for the last week or so (didn't scroll back past 11/5).
  • JaymereEllis
    JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
    I just started to log again. Its not your computer
  • JaymereEllis
    JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
    Latestarter75 my goal is to hit at least 180. I have not measured my body fat recently, but it was at 15 percent when I started this process 7 months ago. I currently weight around 172 to 175
  • JaymereEllis
    JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
    Latestarter75 my goal is to hit at least 180. I have not measured my body fat recently, but it was at 15 percent when I started this process 7 months ago. I currently weight around 172 to 175
  • latestarter75
    latestarter75 Posts: 50 Member
    When you say you train twice a day 5 days a week,is that all weights or are some of those sessions cardio?
  • JaymereEllis
    JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
    Doing weights right now. Will start doing HIT next month for 30 to 45 minutes before my workouts.
  • latestarter75
    latestarter75 Posts: 50 Member
    Personally I’m not a fan of cardio in a bulk just means you need to eat even more to grow I don’t train anywhere near as often as you either
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    You left us with very little info to point you in the right direction....
  • latestarter75
    latestarter75 Posts: 50 Member
    jdog022 wrote: »
    45 min of HIIT, in a bulk and before weights . No. that’s not going to be ideal at all. And two sessions a day 5 days a week is not ideal either. You can’t speed up your muscle gain by training more. Train smarter

    You need to be on a proven progressive overload program.

    Agreed myself I trained 4 days a week using fortitude training in prep but only 3 days a week using DC off season,rest is as important as training especially when your trying to grow
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    JaymereEllis wrote: »
    Doing weights right now. Will start doing HIT next month for 30 to 45 minutes before my workouts.

    Why all the cardio?
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    JaymereEllis wrote: »
    Latestarter75 my goal is to hit at least 180. I have not measured my body fat recently, but it was at 15 percent when I started this process 7 months ago. I currently weight around 172 to 175

    You started at 15% 7 months ago. You’ve been bulking for 7 months... What was your start weight? What are your stats and experience? Something is just not adding up. You should be at a pretty advanced stage, both physically and with your training if you actually plan on competing in less than a year from now. Your questions kinda indicate the opposite.
  • JaymereEllis
    JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
    I have been working out consistently for 3 years now. I finally decided in earlier this year was going to compete. My weight at that time was 165. Its not easy for me considering that I have a job that takes up almost all of my time to do anything. I also have a family and other responsibilities. My strength has grown tremendously and my physique considering that I'm still soft looks very good. I want to start shredding, but I have been advised to wait until January to do so.
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    edited November 2018
    JaymereEllis wrote: »
    I have been working out consistently for 3 years now. I finally decided in earlier this year was going to compete. My weight at that time was 165. Its not easy for me considering that I have a job that takes up almost all of my time to do anything. I also have a family and other responsibilities. My strength has grown tremendously and my physique considering that I'm still soft looks very good. I want to start shredding, but I have been advised to wait until January to do so.

    3 years of solid training is good... for most people it's just the start. I'm not discounting the genetic outliers who were just gifted with a fantastic bone structure, insertion points and significant muscle mass before they even pick up a weight. They exist - heck, I know a few. You sound like you may be one of those types. I'm also not discounting those that choose to go the enhanced route or how hard they have to work even with that type of assistance.

    I'd be curious to see a current pic if you have one available. I still have no idea what you look like - all you've given is your weight. How tall are you? How old are you? … and If you are very serious about competing, I'd look into hiring a coach. Not only to guide you with your program but also to help with the intricacies of competition. There is a lot more to it than just an outstanding physique.
  • latestarter75
    latestarter75 Posts: 50 Member
    I certainly second what’s been said above about hiring a coach of funds allow certainly for your first couple of shows anyway, there’s a lot that goes into a show prep and although you can find good info online you also find a hell of a lot more bad info. I’d also shop around for a coach there’s a lot of bad ones out there.
    I hear you about the job and family I’m in the same position and it can be a real juggling act especially during the later stages of a show prep.
  • JaymereEllis
    JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
    I will definitely post a picture. I'm 31 years old and I'm 5'5. I actually have a coach and I start my first session tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • JaymereEllis
    JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
    I'm already strength training, been doing that for sometime. I was referring to the cardio because I figured it was time for me to start doing it, but I have been informed otherwise. I workout twice a day because my workouts are not as long as they should be do to everything that I'm balancing. It was way worse than this when I started working out 3 years ago, but it's waaaaaayyyyyy better now. I have a lot to learn, but I'm enjoying this experience.
  • jdog022
    jdog022 Posts: 693 Member
    How long ? I’m in and out in under and hour . The volume days I’m out in 45
  • JaymereEllis
    JaymereEllis Posts: 10 Member
    No more than maybe 40 min. The second session is a 7 to 15 min ab workout
  • gjampol1
    gjampol1 Posts: 3 Member
    It seems to me that you're overtraining. Ten sessions a week is just too many. You need to give your body a chance to recover.
  • Keto_Vampire
    Keto_Vampire Posts: 1,670 Member
    Training & dieting aside, I would also agree with others on getting a coach; mainly to teach you posing & stage presence & have an eye for detail (avoid self bias).

    What class do you plan on competing in? Also makes a big difference (physique, open, classic, natural, height/weight caps, etc.)
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    true hiit is less than 20 min,anything more is just basically circuit training.
  • latestarter75
    latestarter75 Posts: 50 Member
    Cahgetsfit wrote: »
    my advice is - get a coach. A good one. Shop around and don't just settle for the first one that you come across.

    I attempted to prep for a comp once. I chose the wrong coach. No - it was not all her fault - it was totally MY FAULT too - if i'd done exactly what she told me to do I would have had better results. My problem is though that I want to know why i'm doing something. I don't believe in "trust the process" - I can "trust the process" when I know WHY THE KITTEN I'M DOING SAID PROCESS.

    Anyway, so, wrong coach choice and I have not had the courage to try again ever since.

    I'm sure if I'd had a different coach (and after I quit that one I was with 2 others who were more into actually teaching me the how to and explaining the why of stuff and I think if I'd tried it with one of those instead I actually would have stuck to it and gotten on stage).

    Anyway, so yeah, get a coach. It's an art.

    This is spot on if you get a coach that can’t explain the why then chances are he/she doesn’t know there just giving you a prep someone else gave them and that almost never works we’re all too different
  • Jonnydebrasco
    Jonnydebrasco Posts: 68 Member
    From what I understand you are training like a full workout in two sessions if so then ok but if not then you are overtraining. I’m in the same boat as you but I don’t bother with cardio as I dedicate all resources to muscle growth. You should do a little cardio closer to your cut not now.Your coach should be able to tell you all of this and much more if not get another coach. One thing to do is stretch my friend if you have been doing mass for three years you need to do a lot of stretching. I find that stretching between reps keeps my heart rate up hence I burn calories so no cardio.
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