The case against bulk cycles

[macDbol]

yeppers,,,took me a good while to loose the chub i gained when i pigged out on a cycle

 

[Buffy Beffy]

I agree. From what I've seen, eating anything in a bulking cycle leads to alot of unwanted fat that is hard to get off. Definatly recommend a 'clean' bulking cycle.

 

[Triple J]

amen brother

 

[majutsu]

outstanding post!

 

[Quadsweep]

Totally correct! That is why I stay lean with abs tight year round. When I use to get ready for shows I would lose 40# and 5-8# of lean. Now I lose 15# and 1-2# of lean. Bulking to the point that your fat is assinine.

Quad

 

[E23]

Some people enjoy being fat

 

[Texas Ranger]

Wonderful post, DT! 10-15lb gain of Lean Body Mass per cycle is more realistic and attainable than gaining 25-30lbs and only winding up with 10lbs of LBM then having to lose 10-20lbs of fat and water.

 

[Themachine01]

DT, I actually have put a lot of thought into everything you posted, and I made the decision to give this idea a try, I actually started 2 weeks ago. Last year I went from 195lbs to 235 within 3 months, so you know there was a lot of fat that came with that. I had to work my ass off to get rid of it all, I would guess that I went from 8% BF to about 18%, not good, of course I thought I was getting huge and doing the right thing. Well after cutting down to about 7% BF this past June, i have decided never to do that again, I am going to keep with some cardio, keep my diet clean and only eat junk on friday night and saturday.

 

[IJ26]

Quad, when u aim for lean mass gains in the offseason where do u put your cals. 16-18 x BW or more?

 

[Silent Method]

With Bulk/Cut cycles you take 3 steps forward then 1 step back.
With Clean Bulk cycles you simply take 2 steps forward.

Great post.