Whats the difference between bulking (w/ more calories) & bulking (w/ intense weight)

[rm_777]

Im not sure, wats the main difference, because if you intake protein and do weights, you can still become real big (but it will be disproportional??/)

DONT SAY READ THIS THREAD....CAUSE I MISREAD IT SOMEWHERE, GIVE ME A QUICK ANSWER

[rm_777]

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[mperich]

ok...bulking with increased calories just means getting more calories in than you are expending, which results in increased weight. To gain weight you NEED more calories. Bulking with heavier weights, less reps, ie 4-6 reps to failure (which i think you're talking about) supposedly puts on more muscle mass, but gives the muscle less definition. Personally I never truly "bulk" with heavy weights andlow reps, altho I gain weight faster than most ppl who do. Depends on what you respond to.

[AzBadass]

The only thing working out with less reps will do is add CNS efficiency (more strength) and muscle density. It WILL NOT add more muscle mass than doing say, 8-10 rep sets.

[rm_777]

alright thx....\


but whats the difference between eating over the ur calorie limit and just eating ALOT of protein and meat and less carbs....will u still expand as much

[AniMaLiZeD]

Read the beginner's sticky.

[MANGANIELLO]

Originally posted by rm_777
Im not sure, wats the main difference, because if you intake protein and do weights, you can still become real big (but it will be disproportional??/)

DONT SAY READ THIS THREAD....CAUSE I MISREAD IT SOMEWHERE, GIVE ME A QUICK ANSWER

no , you will need high calories and protein to grow . protein by itself will not make you grow . you need calorie a surplus

[A-rod]

If you eat more than you need you `ll get fat , you dont need too many calories , bulk up slowly instead of eating everything in sight ...........
And train heavy , that `s the best way to gain muscle mass ....

[thedeadlySS]

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o ya what A-rod was saying have you seen true life i want the perfect body and the guy who was gowing to NOTRE-DAME; he ate like a mad man.

[rm_777]

alright major props thx alot

If I wanna gain 20 pounds, how do i add 15 pounds of muscle and 5 pounds of fat, basically minimizing fat.....is there anyway i can do this when go over board with calories and eating more then body can take,,,,and do u recommend I eat healthy, even when Im not hungry, or take a possible weightgainer or even a possible homeade weightgainer

[MANGANIELLO]

Originally posted by rm_777
alright major props thx alot

If I wanna gain 20 pounds, how do i add 15 pounds of muscle and 5 pounds of fat, basically minimizing fat.....is there anyway i can do this when go over board with calories and eating more then body can take,,,,and do u recommend I eat healthy, even when Im not hungry, or take a possible weightgainer or even a possible homeade weightgainer

it depends on genetics and metablism . some people ( like me ) can eat anything and everything in site and gain minimal fat . others can drink a milk shake a couple times a week and gain fat pounds . show us a picture of you , that will help us judge much better .

[I_Squat]

Originally posted by thedeadlySS
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o ya what A-rod was saying have you seen true life i want the perfect body and the guy who was gowing to NOTRE-DAME; he ate like a mad man.

You don't understand, if you eat more than you can burn, no matter what, the extra calories will turn to fat. It all depends on how you want to train, if you want to bulk first and then cut later, then when you are bulking you will get a little extra fat. That's why later down the road you start a cutting phase where you lower your calories, increase cardio and reps, and the point of the different phases is that when you are cutting, you will retain all the muscle mass you got from bulking. You can also gain muscle and not fat when you train but it's much harder.

[rm_777]

@ MANGANIELLO
.......i dnt have a pic, but i gain weight average.....i dont gain weight slow or fast...just normal


@ i sQUAT....THATS WHAT i dont get......if u bulk, everything excess will turn into fat so how do u get "bigger" when everything u eat exccessivley turns into fat..

[LostProphet]

Originally posted by rm_777
THATS WHAT i dont get......if u bulk, everything excess will turn into fat so how do u get "bigger" when everything u eat exccessivley turns into fat..

Bulk with calories closer to maintenance and from clean sources.

[MANGANIELLO]

Originally posted by LostProphet
Bulk with calories closer to maintenance and from clean sources.

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[rm_777]

thx bump anything else

[rm_777]

Originally posted by rm_777
@ MANGANIELLO
.......i dnt have a pic, but i gain weight average.....i dont gain weight slow or fast...just normal

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[LAXmatt0473]

yeah thats what i still dont get what determines if the calories go to fat or muscle? i read on this website somewhere 3500 calories equal a pound of muscle and 2500 equal fat. well say i have 3500 left over in a week what decides if i get a pound of muscle a 50/50 split or a pound of fat and and the rest muscle?

[afrolov]

Originally posted by LAXmatt0473
yeah thats what i still dont get what determines if the calories go to fat or muscle? i read on this website somewhere 3500 calories equal a pound of muscle and 2500 equal fat. well say i have 3500 left over in a week what decides if i get a pound of muscle a 50/50 split or a pound of fat and and the rest muscle?

If the caloric surpluss is small, your diet is clean, and you're lifting heavily, most of your gains will come in the form of muscle. Take out any of the three parts to the equation, and the amount of fat gain will increase.

[rm_777]

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