eating junk food to BULK up?

[the shadow]

is this fact true that if you eat decent about of junk food and trainng hard plus the regular food we eat for gaining muscle,is that gonna help you gain more size.there was a gym trainer in my gym who used eat alot of junk food just before coming to the gym.he said that since he wa losing size he turned towards junk food to add size.is this true or not?

[JasonH]

It'll help you gain more size alright, but that "size" will mostly be in the form of fat which you'll have to get rid of by dieting down and avoiding junk food just so you can see the muscle.

Muscle does grow with a calorie surplus, but don't abuse the surplus as you'll just get fat and then you'll be giving yourself a lot more work to do later on.

[the shadow]

It'll help you gain more size alright, but that "size" will mostly be in the form of fat which you'll have to get rid of by dieting down and avoiding junk food just so you can see the muscle.

Muscle does grow with a calorie surplus, but don't abuse the surplus as you'll just get fat and then you'll be giving yourself a lot more work to do later on.

but if you are workin out at the same time it might help you get size in a good way.i know you won't get lean with eating junk but if you want that heavy bulky look i think junk food is ok.am i right or wrong?

[JasonH]

I've certainly used my fair share of junk food in the past to gain extra size, weight and strength. But as I've got more used to the way my body operates, I've found that I can actually stay relatively lean and still get great gains. My strength sometimes suffers but I've got more energy and I'm not as sluggish and lethargic when overly bulked up. I've gone as high as 250lbs bulked but I find I'm just as good in terms of performance when I'm around 225-230. I look a damn sight better too.