Does anyone on this site know if it is possible to get good results by bulking one month and then cutting two weeks and keep repeating this process?
My bulking diet:
2 eggs w/ oil
2 packets of oatmeal with a scoop of whey
1 glass of milk
More milk with tuna and toast
A turkey sub
Peanut butter and Jelly Snadwich
AN apple with a protein shake
(post Workout) 2 scoops of whey in milk and some white bread
Chicken and rice and milk
Cottage cheese with olive oil
and snaking throughout the day
[quote]Stength4life wrote:
Does anyone on this site know if it is possible to get good results by bulking one month and then cutting two weeks and keep repeating this process?
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That sounds like a great way…
…to not gain shit and run in circles for a few years.
Have fun!
Oh, if you are interested, and you may not be, giving your body enough TIME to adapt and grow is very important. There should be no reason for you to diet down every month unless you are gaining more body fat than muscle mass.
no.
AHhh you got me!
As Prof X said, so you’ll gain 4 lbs to diet back off 6-8 lbs?
I’m gunna say naw.
I think you got too much dairy. And I have never heard of eggs n oil. Is that just scrambled with oil?
It’s funny, I see people doing this stuff on fitness forums all the time. Then loggin their progress for ‘1 year’ - and they look exactly the same, just with chocolate arms if it’s the summer. And their threads are full of “wow man, awesome progress!”, “You look great! :)”
That is a diet for a small child. When are people going to figure out there isn’t short cuts to big time muscle gains? Those plans look great on paper but don’t seem to work out in the real world.
I can’t say whether it’s a great idea or not, BUT I know that Layne Norton does something similar to what you’re suggesting. I don’t know the specifics, but I’m sure you can find the info if you browse his articles. He says that it lets him slowly gain LBM without getting too heavy, and risking putting on too much fat. Again, I don’t recall the specifics, so it may be completely different than what you’re proposing. Check it out.
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[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
I can’t say whether it’s a great idea or not, BUT I know that Layne Norton does something similar to what you’re suggesting. I don’t know the specifics, but I’m sure you can find the info if you browse his articles. He says that it lets him slowly gain LBM without getting too heavy, and risking putting on too much fat. Again, I don’t recall the specifics, so it may be completely different than what you’re proposing. Check it out.
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Someone already big can gain muscle SLOWLY and no one will give a shit. If I claimed I wanted to gain slowly, that would be a huge difference from someone just starting who actually plans on building a solid base of muscle mass or even standing out in a crowd saying the same.
I do believe it’s in Layne’s best interest as a public figure(via his web shows) to stay in pretty good shape year round. If he was faced with having to gain as much muscle as he could for his next show 9 months from now I don’t imagine he’d approach it the same way.
Does anyone think that Layne would be a natural pro at his age if he had stuck to that approach from the very beginning?
[quote]Scott M wrote:
That is a diet for a small child
When are people going to figure out there isn’t short cuts to big time muscle gains? Those plans look great on paper but don’t seem to work out in the real world. [/quote]
Really a small child? I think that is a little over the top. Especially considering I break up my meals so much. AND I snack throught the day too…
I know muscle takes time. I just like to be experimental. Sometimes life feels so cliche you know what I mean?
[quote]Stength4life wrote:
Scott M wrote:
That is a diet for a small child
When are people going to figure out there isn’t short cuts to big time muscle gains? Those plans look great on paper but don’t seem to work out in the real world.
Really a small child? I think that is a little over the top. Especially considering I break up my meals so much. AND I snack throught the day too…
I know muscle takes time. I just like to be experimental. Sometimes life feels so cliche you know what I mean?
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No, not really.
Eat BIG, Lift BIG.
dont’ do it.
take it one step at a time.
diet down.
maintain.
build up.
don’t combine any of those and you’ll get optimal results.
[quote]Stength4life wrote:
Does anyone on this site know if it is possible to get good results by bulking one month and then cutting two weeks and keep repeating this process?
My bulking diet:
2 eggs w/ oil
2 packets of oatmeal with a scoop of whey
1 glass of milk
More milk with tuna and toast
A turkey sub
Peanut butter and Jelly Snadwich
AN apple with a protein shake
(post Workout) 2 scoops of whey in milk and some white bread
Chicken and rice and milk
Cottage cheese with olive oil
and snaking throughout the day[/quote]
Is the snaking some sort of exercise you are doing?
Ok, seriously, what is the point of giving us your diet if you don’t tell us anything about how much you weigh, how tall you are and how many calories you need for maintenance? This might be a great diet for one person and a horrible diet for another. Heck, it could even be a cutting diet for some people.
One thing I’ve thought about is what about bulk/cut cycles where you bulk longer than previously stated.
Let’s say 6-8 months, then you cut for 2-3 months while preserving as much muscle as possible. Again, in theory sounds like a decent idea.
You gain let’s say 30 lbs with say maybe 5 being fat. Then you cut for 2 months losing the fat you gained plus a little more and then get back into gaining. You’ll be leaner and ready for the next bulk while having the best of both worlds.
Seems like it would also give your body a break from the constant bombardment of nutrients.
Again, in theory sounds decent, thoughts?
[quote]Stength4life wrote:
Scott M wrote:
That is a diet for a small child
When are people going to figure out there isn’t short cuts to big time muscle gains? Those plans look great on paper but don’t seem to work out in the real world.
Really a small child? I think that is a little over the top. Especially considering I break up my meals so much. AND I snack throught the day too…
I know muscle takes time. I just like to be experimental. Sometimes life feels so cliche you know what I mean?
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Actually it’s more like under the bottom.
My 12 year old daughter who lifts, literally eats about twice what you listed here.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
One thing I’ve thought about is what about bulk/cut cycles where you bulk longer than previously stated.
Let’s say 6-8 months, then you cut for 2-3 months while preserving as much muscle as possible. Again, in theory sounds like a decent idea.
You gain let’s say 30 lbs with say maybe 5 being fat. Then you cut for 2 months losing the fat you gained plus a little more and then get back into gaining. You’ll be leaner and ready for the next bulk while having the best of both worlds.
Seems like it would also give your body a break from the constant bombardment of nutrients.
Again, in theory sounds decent, thoughts?[/quote]
Why would your body need a break from…getting plenty of nutrients to grow?
It doesn’t. Other than that, 6-8 months may be perfect if you already have a solid base. If you weigh all of 130lbs, you need to expect to spend YEARS gaining some weight assuming the goal is to actually resemble a bodybuilder one day.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
One thing I’ve thought about is what about bulk/cut cycles where you bulk longer than previously stated.
Let’s say 6-8 months, then you cut for 2-3 months while preserving as much muscle as possible. Again, in theory sounds like a decent idea.
You gain let’s say 30 lbs with say maybe 5 being fat. Then you cut for 2 months losing the fat you gained plus a little more and then get back into gaining. You’ll be leaner and ready for the next bulk while having the best of both worlds.
Seems like it would also give your body a break from the constant bombardment of nutrients.
Again, in theory sounds decent, thoughts?[/quote]
If you can gain 5-1 muscle to fat, why would you stop bulking?