How to minimize fat gains while on bulk?

[monsterclub]

I'm on a clean bulk and looking to minimize and hopefully reduce fat as well. I'm going 500 calories over maintainence, is there anything else I need to do?

[dizzay20]

u cant reduce fat while on a calorie surplus, as long as u stay only around 500 cal over maintenance than u should be fine, doing sum cardio also helps.

[monsterclub]

wouldnt cardio reduce the surplus? then whats the point?

[mayhem8]

You wanna minimize fat, eat just a little above maintenance.
If you wanna do cardio then be ready to eat more

[-TheKingPin-]

Quite hard to do and some people think you may aswell just bulk and cut later... I tried to perform a slow bulk on 2500 calories off days and 3000 on workout days. but I havent gained anything in the last 3 weeks and actually lost 2 pounds this week.

Ive lost patience so going back to my original ways.

[GavinT]

It is without a doubt the most inefficient and ineffective way to sculpt your body. However i must admit ive been doing it for the last year. Only because i personally have the patience and its just mentally satisfying to be bodybuilding at a gradual pace.

But you should introduce one or two short HIIT sessions into your clean bulk. If you do this you need to alter calories via trial and error as everyones bodily requirements and metabolic rates vary. So for example, up your calories for a week by a certain value and measure your gains on the scale and calipres. adjust accordingly from there.

Your macros must be in perfect order to minimize body fat gains. Especially getting enough of the right fats and enough carbs for intense workouts sessions.

Ive applied the 40/40/20 rule into my clean bulk which is a poor idea, though it does minimize body fat gains at the same time as EXTREMELY slowly increasing lean muscle mass. You can alter this to your individual goals.