I'm coming to the end of my cut. I've been consistently 1000 calories under maintenance every day and losing 2 pounds a week. My maintenance is 3000 calories.
My question is when I bulk is it exactly the reverse? Should I take in 1000 calories over my maintenance, or should it be a slower approach?
I'm assuming 2lbs increase a week wont be all muscle so needs to be slower but then even 1lb a week wouldn't be all muscle. Bit confused.
Any advice?
Thanks
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06-06-2018, 05:10 AM #1
switching from cutting to bulking
The body doesn't struggle to lose weight...the mind does - keep measurements, keep your sanity.
I'm an Englishman living in Canada...oh how I miss a decent curry!
Former skinny fat member @ 158lbs - now 205lbs and 15%. It's been a long journey but a rewarding one.
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06-06-2018, 05:31 AM #2
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06-06-2018, 05:40 AM #3
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06-06-2018, 05:56 AM #4
your body has a limited ability to make muscle out of the building blocks we give it... A number of things effect your bodies protein synthesis, but for the majority of us (natural), only a small surplus is usable for muscle gain. Conversely, the average human has the remarkable ability to store a monumental surplus as fat. Your starved muscles will build not much faster than normal, unstarved muscles, assuming you were not massively muscular before (its easier to re-build muscle than it is to build it initially).
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06-06-2018, 06:02 AM #5
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06-06-2018, 06:03 AM #6
Long story short.
(I'M NOT SAYING METABOLIC DAMAGE IS REAL MIND YOU)
Your metabolism will downregulate a little bit, because of various reasons, during a cutting phase.
If you whack on 2000 calories, as in maintenance + 1000, you will get pretty fat pretty damn soon.
I advise you to stick to maintenance + 300 and see what the scale does.
Keep weighing yourself and compare weekly averages to change up your game plan if/when needed.- Slow progress, is progress.
- Losing fat is a marathon, not a race.
- Take care of your body, you've only got one.
- Progressive overload + good form.
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06-06-2018, 06:12 AM #7
Thanks! Appreciate the reply.
The extra calories - does it matter much about whether all protein or mix of protein/carbs etc? I'm currently getting 200 gr protein a day on my cut. Was thinking of going to 250gr of protein and the rest carbs with my new found calorie allowance.The body doesn't struggle to lose weight...the mind does - keep measurements, keep your sanity.
I'm an Englishman living in Canada...oh how I miss a decent curry!
Former skinny fat member @ 158lbs - now 205lbs and 15%. It's been a long journey but a rewarding one.
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06-06-2018, 06:17 AM #8
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06-06-2018, 07:04 AM #9
Well, the thing is;
If you meet your minimum requirements, which for bulking would be:
0,82 grams of protein per pound.
0,4 grams of fat per pound.
* Per pound of total bodyweight.
You are free to fill the rest however you'd like.
If you like more protein, go for it, but it's not like it's a necessity.- Slow progress, is progress.
- Losing fat is a marathon, not a race.
- Take care of your body, you've only got one.
- Progressive overload + good form.
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06-06-2018, 07:26 AM #10
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06-06-2018, 07:32 AM #11
https://bayesianbodybuilding.com/the...-bodybuilders/
This article contais a boatload of them.
There are some people that are adamant about getting 1 gram of protein per pound at all costs.
Me? I get .82 minimum, but go over most days. So I'm at 1 gram per pound most of the time.
With that. You used 200 on a cut. Why would you need more during a bulk?
Excess energy/carbs are protein/muscle sparing.- Slow progress, is progress.
- Losing fat is a marathon, not a race.
- Take care of your body, you've only got one.
- Progressive overload + good form.
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06-06-2018, 07:34 AM #12
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06-06-2018, 07:41 AM #13
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