what's the point of bulking for gaining muscle?

[mm107]

"Find the calorie intake you need by getting a rough idea (there is a bulking calc in one of the top stickies) run with that, if you dont see a increase add 100-200 more cals for the next couple of weeks until you see a increase on the scales. Run this will a 5 X 5 routine from the weight training section of the forum and see yourself grow and get stronger. Why make this more complicated than it needs to be."

word. good advice. Except one thing, well for at least my body, "Eat clean, time your meals, and limit carbs before bad to minimize fat gains." Because i still believe that calories in vs out is not completely true because there must be a difference on receptiveness of fat gain between a 600 calorie cheesesteak and a 600 calorie meal of chicken and yams or brown rice. Also, Right now im at 12-13% bf (started at 10%BF) but still look very small. So cutting for me is kind of stupid.

did u not read my insulin sensitive post towards jkurz?

yes a cheestake will cause insulin spike causing ur body to hold more fat from the meal....

600 calorie meal wont spike insulin as much, meaning more lean mass growth with little fat gain...

its simple bro...

but seriously do whatever you want to do and we will keep doing what we do, so get back to us in 6 months.

 

[crossy]

"Find the calorie intake you need by getting a rough idea (there is a bulking calc in one of the top stickies) run with that, if you dont see a increase add 100-200 more cals for the next couple of weeks until you see a increase on the scales. Run this will a 5 X 5 routine from the weight training section of the forum and see yourself grow and get stronger. Why make this more complicated than it needs to be."

word. good advice. Except one thing, well for at least my body, "Eat clean, time your meals, and limit carbs before bad to minimize fat gains." Because i still believe that calories in vs out is not completely true because there must be a difference on receptiveness of fat gain between a 600 calorie cheesesteak and a 600 calorie meal of chicken and yams or brown rice. Also, Right now im at 12-13% bf (started at 10%BF) but still look very small. So cutting for me is kind of stupid.

Sorry it was wrong of me to presume you have common sense. Of course eating a cheesecake over a proper meal is going to increase fat no-one said it wouldnt. I cant even be arsed to go on anymore you are totally missing the valid points that people are making.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

but still look very small.

You answered the title question to your own thread ^^^

to NOT look small.


Real world experience and figuring out what works for YOU and only YOU is the way to be... even if it means getting a little fat in the process to know that you don't have to eat THAT much to grow... you're that much wiser than some of your peers at your age and continue to find out what your body likes best.

 

[YoungIntricateMuscle]

Ok topdoggs, fair enough.

 

[JKurz1]

this should be ez vause you r young eat eat eat I wqs a solid 240 at your age and solid..plus I oy thouht low fat was ll that .matterd......eat