Safe rate of weight gain under bulking.

[briancollette]

This might be different for everyone but what would you consider a safe rate of weight gain while bulking? Like right now I've gained ~3.5 lbs per day for 3 days starting from 160 lbs.

Obviously most of it from is eating and a portion from lifting but should I try to keep it around this rate or should I go less (or up?)

[wood78221]

This might be different for everyone but what would you consider a safe rate of weight gain while bulking? Like right now I've gained ~3.5 lbs per day for 3 days starting from 160 lbs.

Obviously most of it from is eating and a portion from lifting but should I try to keep it around this rate or should I go less (or up?)

YOu gained 3.5lbs in 3 days?


Its water I bet, and depends if you wanna bulk clean or not....I'd go slow like .5lb every weeks

[moneymango]

Ya its probably water weight. I went straight from a cut to a bulk(probably a bad idea) and I gained like 8 pounds in a week. Since then I've gained 6 pounds in 2 months

[briancollette]

YOu gained 3.5lbs in 3 days?


Its water I bet, and depends if you wanna bulk clean or not....I'd go slow like .5lb every weeks

No I gained 3.5 lbs / day so like about 11 lbs gained total now, and I've been doing pretty clean so far, no huge ass trips to BK for a larger order of heart attacks

[Reidy]

How many calories are you taking in daily?

[brendbro]

i'm pretty sure its a physical impossibility to add that much weight in that short a time, whether it be fat or muscle. I'm betting it's water weight

anyway a safe rate of weight gain is about .5 - 1lb a week

[wood78221]

i'm pretty sure its a physical impossibility to add that much weight in that short a time, whether it be fat or muscle. I'm betting it's water weight

anyway a safe rate of weight gain is about .5 - 1lb a week

He is right. However, I gained 20 lbs in a week from water bloat after I started gorging large amounts of food, but that was after a huge depletion diet right before a competition.

If you have not been depleted to a serious degree, I see that hard to believe

[DanDabinsky]

He is right. However, I gained 20 lbs in a week from water bloat after I started gorging large amounts of food, but that was after a huge depletion diet right before a competition.

If you have not been depleted to a serious degree, I see that hard to believe

sounds like lard to me... u should get more fiber in ur diet.

[steven1977]

When I started bulking, the first few pounds came on quickly. But it's been slow and steady since then. Probably anywhere from .5 to 1 lb. per week.

[eddiebo]

Find your balance. . . How much of a gut are you willing to put up with, how much protein are you willing to in intake considering the consequences (extreme excess is taxing on your lilver, kidneys and can cause dehydration, improper calcium and electrolyte levels, etc.)

Sounds to me some of your gain is both food in your belly and water gain. I personally have gained as much as 4 lbs. of weight within a weeks time, considering the initial extra water and food in my system, stomach stretching etc. from the first couple of weeks.

Good luck on your gain.

[Rob711]

Find your balance. . . How much of a gut are you willing to put up with, how much protein are you willing to in intake considering the consequences (extreme excess is taxing on your lilver, kidneys and can cause dehydration, improper calcium and electrolyte levels, etc.)

Sounds to me some of your gain is both food in your belly and water gain. I personally have gained as much as 4 lbs. of weight within a weeks time, considering the initial extra water and food in my system, stomach stretching etc. from the first couple of weeks.

Good luck on your gain.

where is the research that shows this protein is hard on your body? I am just interested in reading it because i was always under the assumption its good for you to eat 1-1.5 g per lb of lbm... I am knew though and dont know much about this stuff

[DanDabinsky]

where is the research that shows this protein is hard on your body? I am just interested in reading it because i was always under the assumption its good for you to eat 1-1.5 g per lb of lbm... I am knew though and dont know much about this stuff

if u wanna look ripped u gotta watch ur macros.......