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Originally Posted by J pold
For the first time ever I’ve been trying to gain weight. Male 6’4.
Back in April I was down to my lowest at 205 pounds. Once I hit that goal I started eating more and spending more time in the gym and ended up at 215 and roughly 17% body fat in late July. I’ve always been told I was “skinny” so for the first time I want to try a real bulk. My goal is 3,500 calories, and 200 grams of protein a day while doing a push/pull routine 4 times a week. I started eating this way at the start of August and am already up to 219 and have noticed gains in muscle, and fat. I plan on staying on this routine until January and have put a max cap on my weight at 230 pound 21% body fat.
Anyone have good tips for bulking?
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I agree with everything Shogun said about bulking. The difference between proper clean bulking and maintenance is often a lot less than people think. Simply eliminating cardio (assuming you are already performing cario regularly) or increasing caloric intake by 500 or so above maintenance is enough.
I also dont think there is much sense in bulking unless you are starting very lean- under 10% BF sort of thing. It can be very difficult, and time consuming, to shed the fat and retain the muscle once bulk is complete if you put on too much fat. The purpose of a bulk is to have a net gain of muscle after you finish your post bulk cutting phase.
People are free to do what they want, but imo, more guys at the gym should be cutting instead of being on the perpetual bulk. One will look much bigger and muscular at a very lean 185 than they will at a puffy 200.