Is bulking an excuse?
How many people let it get to Christmas time or even September and say "Im bulking"!
They may be telling the truth to some extent but are majority using this as an excuse to eat a load of dirty food and not feel bad for it? Sure by doing this you'll be gaining on the scale week after week but exactly how much of that weight is muscle mass and how much is fat? (During gaining I'd recommend 2lbs MAX per week, preferably 1.5lbs, and over a 12+ period for cutting a loss of 1lb per week is great, as we are looking to maintain all the hard muscle mass we've just worked so hard to achieve)
By gaining and maintaining a leaner image gains maybe slower however more beneficial knowing that when you come to your cutting period you're not going to have as much body fat to loose!
So those looking to add on lean size should be looking towards keeping food sources clean, just upping the amount or portions per meal/day, as well as keeping in some cardio! Currently I'm doing 1 session of slow steady walking for 30 minutes post workout on upper body days then doing too 20 minute high intensity sessions on rest days. Not only is this going to help prevent the build up of fat storage but it's also going to keep your heart in great shape, not to mention making cardio during cutting a whole load easier because you've not missed it for 6 months.
Remember, Enjoy your Christmas but be sure not to let things get too out of hand!
They may be telling the truth to some extent but are majority using this as an excuse to eat a load of dirty food and not feel bad for it? Sure by doing this you'll be gaining on the scale week after week but exactly how much of that weight is muscle mass and how much is fat? (During gaining I'd recommend 2lbs MAX per week, preferably 1.5lbs, and over a 12+ period for cutting a loss of 1lb per week is great, as we are looking to maintain all the hard muscle mass we've just worked so hard to achieve)
By gaining and maintaining a leaner image gains maybe slower however more beneficial knowing that when you come to your cutting period you're not going to have as much body fat to loose!
So those looking to add on lean size should be looking towards keeping food sources clean, just upping the amount or portions per meal/day, as well as keeping in some cardio! Currently I'm doing 1 session of slow steady walking for 30 minutes post workout on upper body days then doing too 20 minute high intensity sessions on rest days. Not only is this going to help prevent the build up of fat storage but it's also going to keep your heart in great shape, not to mention making cardio during cutting a whole load easier because you've not missed it for 6 months.
Remember, Enjoy your Christmas but be sure not to let things get too out of hand!
by Daniel Luke
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Published on December 18, 2013
