The Truth about Bulking

[Harley Buckshot]

great article, excellent information mother fuckers read it

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_bodybuilding/the_truth_about_bulking

[Purge_WTF]

 

[muscularny]

nice to see some people say it like it is

[240 is Back]

Bulking feels great, but you really do look like shit.

[Cromespyder]

Under the best possible circumstances (perfect diet, training, supplementation, and recovery strategies) the average male body can manufacture between 0.25 and 0.5 pounds of dry muscle tissue per week. That is the amount your natural body chemistry will allow you to build. So we're talking about around one or two pounds per month. It may not sound like much, but that can add up to twelve to twenty pounds over one year of training.

this is complete bullshit. i must be a genetic freak if this is true for most people

[wavelength]

this is complete bullshit. i must be a genetic freak if this is true for most people

Agreed. 2-4lbs a year is more like it for the average natural (after rookie gains). Everything above that is usually fat-gaining induced delusion.

[gordiano]

 

LOL!

[Cromespyder]

Agreed. 2-4lbs a year is more like it for the average natural (after rookie gains). Everything above that is usually fat-gaining induced delusion.

i was going to say..yeah, after rookie gains, cause 2-4 lbs it would have taken me like 20-40 years to make the gains i did in my firt 2-3 years. i started off at 150lbs and got up to 255 around the same probably with about 1olbs more fat after 4 years.  i put on muscle pretty easy 

[BroadStreetBruiser]

I working my ass off to shed my 5 years of delusion.

[shiftedShapes]

i was going to say..yeah, after rookie gains, cause 2-4 lbs it would have taken me like 20-40 years to make the gains i did in my firt 2-3 years. i started off at 150lbs and got up to 255 around the same probably with about 1olbs more fat after 4 years.  i put on muscle pretty easy 

no I think it's more likely that you don't know the difference between fat and muscle.

[Method101]

most the writers of the articles on that site are twinks.

[Harley Buckshot]

i was going to say..yeah, after rookie gains, cause 2-4 lbs it would have taken me like 20-40 years to make the gains i did in my firt 2-3 years. i started off at 150lbs and got up to 255 around the same probably with about 1olbs more fat after 4 years.  i put on muscle pretty easy 

no you dont.... ya really dont bud you are no "genetic freak" or exception calm down blah blah

[Mars]

at the end your better off without bulking. you look like shit and even though your heavyer and have more muscles than a skinny gym abb twink, people points at the skinny one as the more muscular guy + the same guy gets more pussy.

[wavelength]

I working my ass off to shed my 5 years of delusion.

Haha, look at me to see your future.

[wavelength]

at the end your better off without bulking. you look like shit and even though your heavyer and have more muscles than a skinny gym abb twink, people points at the skinny one as the more muscular guy + the same guy gets more pussy.

Agreed. I think when I'm shredded, I'll stay that way and just slowly gain weight.

[Jeffro]

most the writers of the articles on that site are twinks.

So you write for them then?

[QuakerOats]

i was going to say..yeah, after rookie gains, cause 2-4 lbs it would have taken me like 20-40 years to make the gains i did in my firt 2-3 years. i started off at 150lbs and got up to 255 around the same probably with about 1olbs more fat after 4 years.  i put on muscle pretty easy 

hahahhaa, ok Jay Cutler.

[BroadStreetBruiser]

hahahhaa, ok Jay Cutler.

It's always nice to meet these genetic freaks on getbig isn't it?

I mean there are humans all around who have unlocked the next step in evolution and it only took 40k years.

I met a guy the other day who swore he hardly ate yet he weighed 252lbs and he is just "bigger than most people naturally".

[Cromespyder]

no I think it's more likely that you don't know the difference between fat and muscle.

no, i was leaner than i am now at 202lbs than i was at 255, not fat at all.  no abs showing, so definitly not lean, but no love handles, bloated face etc. id say about 12-14%bf. i put on muscle easy, dont know what to say. i posted some pics of me currently in a thread i posted. ill update once i get noticably bigger

[Cromespyder]

hahahhaa, ok Jay Cutler.

after my first year of training people couldnt recognise me.  some people have good genetics for gaining muscle, im one of them.

when i was at 255lbs my measurments were realy nothing special
18in arms cold
29-30in thighs, my legs grow really easy
calves were pathetic since i never focused on them enough, 17in with no definition
34-35in waist

i also had some pretty decent lifts
315bech by 6-8
there was this lat pull down machine where the handles work seperately, id use the whole stack for 1 lat, + add 2 45lb plates
405 deadliftx 20
315 squat ass to grass x 20+
365 squat ass to grass x12
140lb flat bench dumbells x 6-8

there are plenty of more impressive people out there than me. im not sure why my claims are so un-belivable.

[Method101]

So you write for them then?

how predictable.

nice to know you took your hand out of chaos' anus for a minute to type that though.

[Jeffro]

how predictable.

nice to know you took your hand out of chaos' anus for a minute to type that though.

I dunno there bro, looks like you have a "thing" for Chaos, seeing that you cant even post without saying his name..

Chaos is about as deep in your fucking brain as MemberX's dick is in your gaping asshole, f@ggot.

[ASJChaotic]

Agreed. 2-4lbs a year is more like it for the average natural (after rookie gains). Everything above that is usually fat-gaining induced delusion.

I said you don't gain muscle fast, I never said 2-4 pounds  A YEAR
if it was so, I wouldn't even go to the gym anymore 

[wavelength]

I said you don't gain muscle fast, I never said 2-4 pounds  A YEAR
if it was so, I wouldn't even go to the gym anymore 

How long have you been training?
If it's less than two years -> rookie gains.

[gordiano]

I think that the problem with the "traditional" bulking, is that people tend to eat way too much. Personally, I think the smart way to do a "bulk", is to increase calories in increments, and figuring out what results you're getting. I'm talking about 300 to 500 cals increases, as needed. BTW, I'm referring to naturals here, not those on gear. Bulking/overeting may be fine for "users", but for naturals, it's a bad idea.