What's the point of bulking up during winter time?
I am currently cutting this summer and when I'm done cutting I'm going to stay cut. Last winter, my goal was to bench press 405lb, so I bulked up to weight of 206lb. When I reached my goal for the bench press max, I realized that I was bloated as fuk and had a moonface, which I didn't thought about because I just wanted to reach my goal and just be big. After that, I started cutting by doing a lot of cardio/diet and lost the water retention and moonface. Went from a 36 waist to a 31, and I used to wear XL and XXL shirts, now I wear size L and sometimes Medium. Trying to achieve more of a fitness model look now.
Okay, I know a lot people are like "cut for the summer for the girls and bulk during the winter". There will be chicks every where during every season, so why not look good all year around?
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in theory the point is to add muscle, but in many cases if you're not on enough drugs to preserve that muscle you put on when you start to cut, you will lose the fat and muscle you put on in essence bringing you back to exactly where you were before you started.
Na the problem is a lot of people start cutting way to soon even you gain 15lbs of muscle over 2-3 montsj yor body's not used to it so it will drop it as soon as it gets the chance.if you were to gain it slowly over a year the body would not be so shocked about the new mass and it would be more normal. 2 most AFTER pct is the earliest I would make any changes and even then they would be very small.
But if your over your genetic potential it's a different story but even with a good diet you shouldn't be able to hold that anyways. Just trying to maintain you will most likely slowly go back to your genetic potential.
A lot of men and women do bulk during the winter and cut during the summer but many of those people control bloat and although bulking don't go passed say 15% BF (men) so when summer does hit they can cut down to 10%- in a short space of time with the help of a strict diet rather than bloating passed say 18% BF and then having a hard time dropping that fat back down when needed.
No, one cut's in the summer because you are wearing less clothes. IF you are going to bulk, it's suggested you do it in the winter when you're covered up. Who'd want to look as you described on the beach in the summer?
Unless you live in good ole, sunny Fla where its summer year round!! Beaches 90 degrees in december, women in bathing suits and the most beautiful people in the world.......Well so ive heard ;)
I'm getting old so I guess I'll end up in FLA someday... it's a mandatory migration, I think.
Lol, have you ever been?
Show me where to throw the flip-flops bro!........... i am willing to eat raw carrot all fkn year for some of that shit lmao!!!!!!!
You and Ms. Suzie will take ownership of south beach Miami with those bodys! Its a very superficial place and unfortunately, just because you guys are in tip top shape, you can have anything you lay your eyes on. ;)
stats say 243lbs.................. Fitness model ??????????????????????????????????
31in waist now ..................... whats that then bout 180ish...................... fishy :?
Sort your stats out please bro..... you are making me doubt you.
RustyhookerYou want fitness look. So your goals are different. When you hit your "ideal" fitness weight you're driven mainly by mastering foods.
To add mass for stage or looking superfreak, you'll need some dirty bulk going on. Especially when well past your limits.
Because there are no comps in the winter (off season)...... show time starts usually april/may until oct.
Plus in Britain its cold so its good to eat a lot lol.
I'm married, my mrs has to make do
Best way to lay down more bulk is the go all out and bulk, not thus "lean bulk" everyone refers to nowadays. Lay down some mire meat, carve it up, repeat.
Different goals I guess.
ThAnk you thank you all out bulk
Well in the winter everyone's all bundled up, you don't have to take your shirt off. Putting on muscle at the most efficient rate means sacrificing some of your leanness. So it's best to do this in the winter when your not gonna be out by the pool or at the beach. But nobody ever said you needed to completely let yourself go in the winter. If you start your bulk at 10% bf there's no reason that you have to go above 12% and you should still be in really good shape at that bodyfat. Bulking doesn't mean stuffing your face with pizza and burgers you should stil be tracking your macros and calories.
All depends on your personal goals brother. When "bulking" and eating more calories in your body has more nutrients to pack on muscle. In essence you will put on some bodyfat with that because our eating in excess of calories. All depends on your personal preference. Some of the best advice I read on here was to do your first few cycles as a bulk so when you decide to "cut" you'll have a solid foundation of muscle you established.
Rustyhooker^^^^ nice! Agree
Thanks rusty