pandorakick Member

Ditto to this as well. I started with my bulk in September as well and have been seeing good results. Yes I have a belly roll again, but I'm also smaller and more shapely then I've ever been at this weight. I intend to bulk on to the end of March :happy:

This is my first time doing the bulking thing so I guess I'll see whether this works for me :flowerforyou:

I started with All Pro's Simple Beginners Routine in March last year. First at home using dumbbells, in August I switched to working out at the gym. After 6 or 7 cycle's of the SBR I started on the All Pro intermediate routines. Not because I'm an intermediate lifter, but because I got bored :tongue:

Plan for my end of bulk is to drop down to maintenance, stay there for about 2-3 weeks and then drop another 250 kcal in my daily intake. This is somewhat in line with what Lyle MacDonald recommends. Dropping the intake more slowly only drags out the time needed to cut down again in my opinion. I rather have it over sooner…

Of course it is! Looking good for your starting stats :flowerforyou:

Wow, great progress! :happy:

My hobbies include crochet, knitting, weaving and spinning. I think I have at the moment about 15 ongoing knitting projects and 2 spinning projects: one on each of my spinning wheels!

Week 15: week of 6 January 2014 Average intake: 2200 kcal per day. Weight per 11 January : 58.5 kg, - 0.3 kg when compared with last week. + 4.5 kg from start of bulk, average of + 0.3 kg per week. I've hit another fase of not being hungry and have terrible trouble to get even my maintenance amount in. last night I made…

I prefer working out fasted, but it's all personal preference!

Ditto to all of the above!

Hear, hear!

Helped you out there hon!

I made chili con carne and had enough left for 3 lunches :happy:

Perhaps, but it is such a cheap and convenient way of getting a high amount of protein in....

Do what you got to do! :flowerforyou:

Before I started this bulk I also read that creatine is benificial, so I started it. Gained about 1 kg of water weight. I really wouldn't know about breaking out... Yes I do break out, a lot. But have for years :grumble: I'm not having digestive issues nor can I tell for certain that the creatine makes a difference.

You look amazing! Good work! :love:

^^^ This, I have it often for breakfast with some muesli and banana mixed in. But eating over a pound (500g) per day of the stuff gets old fast...

Pictures will come this weekend probably... ::smile:

Regarding the squat rack: if they're actually doing squats I usually just ask how many sets are left and either bide my time or adapt my exercise order. If they're using the rack for curls or upright rows it's usually enough to ask if they are actually going to use the squat rack for squats :laugh:

I'm aiming at the following: Carbs 50% - 275 g Protein 25% - 138 g minimum Fats 25% - 61 g minimum Protein and fats I treat as minimums. Total kcals 2200-2300, including lifting 4x per week. Any cardio is added extra to my intake. Maintenance 2000 kcal, including lifting and excluding cardio.

The return of the belly roll... :cry: Clothing wise I have not such a big problem, because I shrunk out of the main part of my wardrobe before. I'm only just growing back into most of the stuff. I am getting tired of huge quantities of quark though... I find it very hard to get enough protein in without it.

Yay us! :drinker:

I know what you mean, I also recently switched from 3x full body to an upper/lower split. The benefit I found that I have to wait less for the squat rack :tongue:

Congratulations!

Week 14: week of 30 December 2013 Average intake: unknown, but probably a lot. Weight per 4 January : 58.8 kg, + 1.9 kg when compared with 3 weeks ago. + 4.8 kg from start of bulk, average of + 0.34 kg per week. Still going strong. Gain rate is still a bit on the steep side with the holidays and all, but to be honest I'm…

Wow! You've been making serious progress, well done! :glasses:

Welcome to the group! :flowerforyou:

Besides the already mentioned cheese, avocado and peanut butter you can also think of chocolate, full fat dairy, nuts & seeds, icecream, all yummy desert type dishes etc.

Ehmmmm, no. I do however give some attention to my glutes :wink: Welcome to the group!