Nervous About Bulking.

[pintoca]

PLAN PLAN PLAN, count calories. Bulking is dieting as well.

Train like you need to earn the extra food and don't be afraid of cardio if things start to get out of hand.

Don't make the mistake of "Oh well, I can have this (insert fatty yummy food here) since I'm bulking and I need the cals" mistake

 

[Kabeetz]

I had such an excellent 5x5 workout this morning... making new personal best triples in the bench, atf squat and row, and I was very anxious about plateauing this week (I felt as though I was running out of steam)... It just feels so good and I definitely feel as though the "bulking" helps.

I am a little concerned about my gut as it looks bigger but I haven't noticed the pants fitting any snugger and that's the real test.

My weight has gone up a lot on the scale, I don't really LOOK more muscular though.. my hunch is at least some of it is water weight.

It will be nice to weigh myself on an empty stomach and calculate my bf to know exactly where I am.. which I will do Saturday morning.

That's my story.

 

[Lifterforlife]

No better feeling than to make a new PR, is there bro! Especially one that you have been working for for a long time.

Keep a close "eye" on that bigger gut. Monitor yourself and don't let it get out of hand. Makes for a pretty dam spartan diet if you let it go too much.

What is the old saying, "those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it".

Congrats on your workout.

 

[Kabeetz]

OK, the bulking has been going great. I've been getting a few compliments that I look bigger and that's the best kind of motivation.

I've been bulking for now 5 weeks. I had a tremendous 5 x 5 workout this morning (I go on a sat/mon/wed 5x5 schedule) and hit pr's of 195 x 3bench, 260 x 3 squat and 175 x 3 barbell rows.

I also just noticed this morning that the pants are starting to fit tighter for sure. I am thinking I should gradually start a 3-4 week cut this saturday (which begins my workout week), or should i keep bulking for a week or two?

In terms of the cut, I am curious as the best way to approach it with muscle preservation in mind... I am currently doing 2 HIIT cardio sessions of 30 minutes a week.

I figure the first week I should go to 3? perhaps 4?

And then swap out the milk for water out of all protein shakes, and cut my breakfast from 2 eggs plus 4 whites to 1 egg plus 2 whites and lower my before bed portion of cottage cheese.

I am currently consuming about 1.5 pounds of chicken/beef/turkey breast per day and will play with that # after 1 or two weeks with that, I don't want to cause a rapid caloric deficit right away obviously.

I am extremely excited to see my net gains once the cutting phase is completed and I expect to get in another combo in anticipation of my August 1st vacation.

Does all this sound about right?

I have a couple 5x5 questions also, I will ask those on the weight lifting board I guess