So I started a bulk in late January weighing in at 180lbs I am 20 years old and 6"1. I currently weigh in at 201lbs. I have been lifting like a madman and eating like its going out of style! I don’t currently have any updated pictures of myself (sorry) because my digital camera is at home and I am at college so all I would have it my camera phone. While doing this my body fat percentage has gone from 9% to 11% or so which isn’t to bad I suppose.
My lifts have increased a lot. Now I have no idea what my max was for bench press when I started but I did a lot of 135 reps without really ever maxing myself out. But I now can do 230 one time (butt slightly off the bench, yes I know shitty form but I had to resort to that).
For squatting I started at for my 1st ever squat at 185 I have yet to fully max myself but did 300x4 last Thursday. Dead lifting I did my 1st ever at 135 and am now doing 225x13 and my 1 rep max is 290-300 I totally forgot which I was at as of a week ago (sorry. I guess I am just looking to see what everyone thinks of my progress thus far? I know its kinda early to be asking this possibly but I just want to see if I am on the right track. Well thank you all very much for your time.
It sounds like you’re on the right track because your lifts keep going up but as a beginner you could do almost anything and your lifts would go up. What do your workouts look like?
I changed up my workout routine for the 2nd semester of college and must say I am really liking this program! One thing I am not to happy about is that I am starting to develop a bit of a ponch if you know what I mean (if you don’t I mean a belly :D) I would like to keep bulking, getting bigger, stronger, and all that but miss my abs a little bit haha. If anyone would know of what I could do for this I would be much obliged.
I was thinking about cutting out carbs completely from 7pm until I go to bed except for my Metabolic Drive Complete shake I take before I go to bed long with ZMA. Also one thing that makes this hard is the force feeding! Damn I love to eat and all but wow sometimes I over do it to the point of exhaustion but I seem to be hitting better and higher goals all the time so I will keep doing that.
hey whats your diet like, im in college and almost same beginning stats as you and i would like you know how much you eat everyday so i can copy it, i want to get to 200, right now im 180-185. And to get rid of the pouch do some HIIT
Yeah, I would say that your progress sucks, because you look like a seventeen year old girl in a hoochie skirt next to a bike.
Okay, I’ll quit trying to be funny.
That sounds about right. You’re making good progress. Keep working hard.
You’re probably not at 9-11% BF.
Nothing will stop you gaining fat while bulking. That’s why it’s called bulking. If you want, search for CT’s Carb Cycling Codex (use the search feature at the top of the page). Theoretically, it’ll help pack on mass with minimum amount of muscle. But the point to take home is… don’t fear fat gain, so long as you’re diet is predominantly healthy and you’re working hard. You just diet that off later.
First off she is 25 haha go me. With the body fat % I am just going by what my little machine is telling which I fully understand is far from a pinpoint percentage that you could get by doing other tests. I will for sure check out that carb cycling. as far as my diet is concerned this is what it looks like (copied and pasted from microsoft excel)
7:30
Nordica Cottage Cheese (1/2 cup)
Hard Boiled Egg
Hard Boiled Egg
Our Family Peanut Butter (2 Tbsp)
Our Family Peanut Butter (2 Tbsp)
Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bread (1 Slice)
Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bread (1 Slice)
Egg
Egg
Great Value Fat Free Milk (1 Cup/240 mL)
Great Value Fat Free Milk (1 Cup/240 mL)
Grow! Whey (1 Scoop)
Swanon Multi-Vitamin
EFA’s Superior Essential Fatty Acids
EFA’s Superior Essential Fatty Acids
9:30
Our Family Peanut Butter (2 Tbsp)
Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bread (1 Slice)
Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bread (1 Slice)
Nutcracker Mountain Trail Mix (1oz)
Nutcracker Mountain Trail Mix (1oz)
12:30
Egg
Egg
Great Value Fat Free Milk (1 Cup/240 mL)
Great Value Fat Free Milk (1 Cup/240 mL)
Our Family Chicken Breast
Heinz 57 (1 Tbsp)
Nordica Cottage Cheese (1/2 cup)
Swanon Multi-Vitamin
EFA’s Superior Essential Fatty Acids
EFA’s Superior Essential Fatty Acids
EFA’s Superior Essential Fatty Acids
Flameout
Flameout
3:30
Grow! Whey (1 Scoop)
5:00
Surge
6:00
Great Value Fat Free Milk (1 Cup/240 mL)
Great Value Fat Free Milk (1 Cup/240 mL)
Grilled Burger (3.8oz 1entree)
Egg
Egg
Our Family Peanut Butter (2 Tbsp)
Swanon Multi-Vitamin
EFA’s Superior Essential Fatty Acids
EFA’s Superior Essential Fatty Acids
EFA’s Superior Essential Fatty Acids
Flameout
Flameout
9:30
Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese (1 oz)
Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese (1 oz)
Orange (med)
Apple (large)
haha go me. With the body fat % I am just going by what my little machine is telling which I fully understand is far from a pinpoint percentage that you could get by doing other tests. I will for sure check out that carb cycling. as far as my diet is concerned this is what it looks like (copied and pasted from microsoft excel)