[quote]shinchan wrote:
I’ve dicided to go with Professor X’s method of bulking. I started off at 6’1 155lbs 2 years ago to 210lbs now with 17% bf. Gaining weight is no problem as long as i keep adding food but muscle gain has definitely started to decrease.
So is there any upper limit to the percentage of bodyfat you can have in the long period of bulk? I surely wouldn’t like to have 30% bodyfat. Thanks. [/quote]
I hate the use of only body fat percentage numbers as a way of determining progress. It doesn’t tell me that much. Hell, it doesn’t tell YOU that much. One thing is for certain, it comes down to personal preference and if you feel you are adding too much body fat, then without going into an all out dieting phase of training, either add a couple of days of cardio to your training or cut back on the food intake while working on increasing protein as a focus in your diet.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
gottatrain wrote:
A few months ago, I decided I wanted to gain about 10-12 lbs., so I began eating more. Basically all I did was add 1 or 2 more CLEAN carb meals a day. My protein intake has always been around 1.5+ grams per pound BW. I went from 154 lbs. (I’m only 5’6") to where I’m at now…about 167 lbs. and I gained very little fat around my gut.
Sure, I gained a little fat and my pants got a little tighter but overall I’m happy with the “distribution” of the weight. It has also allowed me to move more weight in the gym. I think that the key to gaining “quality” weight is increasing CLEAN calories and of course, continuing to train intensely. For me, it’s been WM for the past 4 weeks.
I think the point some of you miss (perhaps on purpose) is that everyone doesn’t have the same metabolism.
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That’s a good point, Prof. I think there are a lot of people out there (myself included when I was younger) who think that gaining weight is a ticket to wharf down anything and everything in sight. Hell, that may even work for some people. At 38, I wanted to be a little more deliberate about what I put in my mouth. I’ve always wondered if I had a “slow” or “fast” metabolism.