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Bodybuilding

  • 26-05-2019 9:15am
    #1
    dexterneill
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Looking to do a 8 to 10 week bulking cycle any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated


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  • #2
    Cake Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,853 ✭✭✭Cake Man


    What’s your age, weight, height, current activity level, current body fat %, training history and total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)?


  • #3
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,585 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Why it 10 weeks?

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  • #4
    nerdyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭nerdyguy


    Hey, you can do an 8-10 week bulking cycle. Use a good whey protien supplement, BCAA, and vitamins. You should go for higher weights with low to moderate reps. Higher weights could mean 80-85% of your 1 rep-max.
    Also, your diet can be 200-300 calories over your metabolic rate. The macro-nutrient break-up could be 40% protien, 40% carbs, and 20% healthy fats.
    Let me know if that helps!
    Cheers


  • #5
    bladespin
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    I don't think you'd need BCAA (more for cutting phase IMO), Volume is your friend here.
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  • #6
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,613 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    nerdyguy wrote: »
    Hey, you can do an 8-10 week bulking cycle. Use a good whey protien supplement, BCAA, and vitamins. You should go for higher weights with low to moderate reps. Higher weights could mean 80-85% of your 1 rep-max.
    Also, your diet can be 200-300 calories over your metabolic rate. The macro-nutrient break-up could be 40% protien, 40% carbs, and 20% healthy fats.
    Let me know if that helps!
    Cheers
    You’re describing strength training not body building.


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  • #7
    nerdyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭nerdyguy


    Mellor wrote: »
    You’re describing strength training not body building.

    I think strength training and bulking are different in terms of calorie intake. As I suggested to go over 200-300 calories above your metabolic requirement, it would help in bulking phase. Also, bulking phase will mean that you would like most of your extra pounds to come from lean muscle and not fat, so doing strength training will be required to get there.


  • #8
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,656 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    nerdyguy wrote: »
    I think strength training and bulking are different in terms of calorie intake. As I suggested to go over 200-300 calories above your metabolic requirement, it would help in bulking phase. Also, bulking phase will mean that you would like most of your extra pounds to come from lean muscle and not fat, so doing strength training will be required to get there.

    Why heavier weight at 80-85% though?
    Volume drives results and if they are training with any degree of frequency, then they will find it hard to sustain hard work at that level of intensity. That's why people typically use 'lighter' weights and higher reps, to work hard but not overly tax the CNS


  • #9
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,613 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    nerdyguy wrote: »
    I think strength training and bulking are different in terms of calorie intake.
    They aren’t.

    Strength training and bodybuilding are training protocols.
    Bulking or cutting are diet protocols.

    You describing strength training with a small surplus. A good way to get strong. But not a good approach for a body builder.


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