What if I didn't bulk?

[beastmodenow]

Ok what if I said I didn't want to get super big? and I didn't want to bulk instead went to a 500 caloric deficit and ate clean. did rippetoes. did some light cardio. would I have some muscle I dont see how I could be lifting and making gains in lifting but not gain any muscle

[Vinsanity32]

You know, it's not exactly an easy thing to get "Super Big." Just bulk, don't worry you won't turn into the hulk.

[jake1224]

yeah, is OP a chick? I hear girls say they don't wanna get "too big" as if it's even genetically possible for them.

you're not gonna get "too big". ever. simply because you're worried about it.

[beastmodenow]

yeah, is OP a chick? I hear girls say they don't wanna get "too big" as if it's even genetically possible for them.

you're not gonna get "too big". ever. simply because you're worried about it.

Its not that i'm afraid to get too big or that bulking is too hard or too time consuming because I could do it. But the problem is I dont have the money to do the bulking grocery shopping was just done. and i looked through the food see if i could find anything I could use. but there wasn't everything contained high amounts of sat fat and sugars and very little had protein. My family is obese every single one and they eat like pigs. I eat semi healthy I stay away from candies high fattening foods soda and fast food. I just cant afford to buy bulking food. So I was wondering what kind of body would I have if I didn't bulk but I worked out and stuck to rippetoes?

[Vinsanity32]

Its not that i'm afraid to get too big or that bulking is too hard or too time consuming because I could do it. But the problem is I dont have the money to do the bulking grocery shopping was just done. and i looked through the food see if i could find anything I could use. but there wasn't everything contained high amounts of sat fat and sugars and very little had protein. My family is obese every single one and they eat like pigs. I eat semi healthy I stay away from candies high fattening foods soda and fast food. I just cant afford to buy bulking food. So I was wondering what kind of body would I have if I didn't bulk but I worked out and stuck to rippetoes?

Guess it's time to get a job.

[beastmodenow]

Guess it's time to get a job.

except I do have a job my money goes towards college since they took away my financial aid due to tax forms not being done correctly goes towards books for school and bus tickets and gym.

[Vinsanity32]

except I do have a job my money goes towards college since they took away my financial aid due to tax forms not being done correctly goes towards books for school and bus tickets and gym.

Guess it's time to rob the local liquor store.

srs though, don't know what to tell you. Try and get your family into healthier foods.

[AirChair]

Gain in strength =/= gain in muscle mass.


What you've outlined, cardio + resistance training + caloric deficit, is the formula for cutting.

[beastmodenow]

Guess it's time to rob the local liquor store.

srs though, don't know what to tell you. Try and get your family into healthier foods.

I think robbing the liquor store might be my better option there haha

[tetrasarin]

Try buying typical bulking foods like milk, eggs, peanut butter, and oats. They are really cheap in bulk in places like costco.

Edit: If you plan on buying oats, then buy rolled oats and eat them raw. You can eat more when the oats are raw.

[SpongeBobNoPant]

I hear girls say they don't wanna get "too big" as if it's even genetically possible for them.

You know, it is genetically possible for many girls to get big.

[jake1224]

You know, it is genetically possible for many girls to get big.

big for their stature, yes. 'big' relative to any decent male bodybuilder, not so much.

& OP - there's a simple solution. buy more calorie-dense foods. of course these are coincidentally usually junkfoods, but raw quaker rolled oats in the cylinders are calorie-dense, carb dense and almost entirely unprocessed. prime bulking food.

it's possible. bulking on moderately dense foods is for people that have the extra cash and love to eat.

[SpongeBobNoPant]

big for their stature, yes. 'big' relative to any decent male bodybuilder, not so much.

Well, that's obvious man. Then again, most guys can not get "'big' relative to any decent male bodybuilder". But yeah, of course I agree with you.

[jake1224]

Well, that's obvious man. Then again, most guys can not get "'big' relative to any decent male bodybuilder". But yeah, of course I agree with you.

yeap. OP is worried about something he doesn't have to. If only it were as easy as waking up one morning with 18" arms and a 46" chest.

[SpongeBobNoPant]

yeap. OP is worried about something he doesn't have to. If only it were as easy as waking up one morning with 18" arms and a 46" chest.

Very true man, so many guys go around saying they don't want to "get too big"... Like if it was such an easy thing.

[MilkBender]

Tell your family to stop eating so much so you could use the money for food that actually has a purpose (bulk)