When dieting I know it isn’t uncommon to feel small and weak, but how do you feel when bulking? When I wake up I feel pretty good, but as the day goes by, I can’t help but feel like a cow. I put on a little fat, but hardly anything to warrant such emotions. What do you guys think?
Well it is common for me to be stronger when I feel stronger so I guess it is possible to feel fatter when you are fatter. However if you have a screwed up idea of what you should look like it will not matter how you look you will feel off one way or the other.
knuckledragger is correct on this.
I also had some problems during my recent bulking phase with feeling fat, I think because over the years (pre-t-mag) I’ve come to associate cutting with being in shape. One conclusion I draw is to relax and get over it; the other is to cut first, and bulk only up to a point I’m still comfortable with as far as body fat (and no, I’m not anorexic: my body fat goal is 7%, and I do like how I look, even at 11%).
Thanks Andy DC. That was exactly what I needed to hear. I think that I also felt that being cut was being healthy. I feel good in the morning, but at night after eating all day, I feel huge.
I know what you mean… I go through periods of feeling like a bloated slob. Then I weigh myself and find Im the same weight. Its all in your head usually… one mess up (a piece of pie for example) wont put you out of business =P
i agree that sometimes i feel like a pregnant woman during a bulking cycle. however, as long as i dont get to fat (which, although ill loose my abs and some definition, really isnt all that bad), i feel ok. plus, it keeps you warm in the winter 
Joe, I empathize with you completely. I’m doing a mini masser right now with a 1-AD (hey, I got it for free and wanted to try it out) stacked w/ a half bottle of leftover Androsol. Anyhow, I’ve been eating constantly and feel bloated, though my sister swears I don’t really look any different. My abs are still somewhat visible, but I just feel heiferish. Lata.
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I feel like I am the shit when I am bulking. I am blown up and as strong as I can be. I just get a little self concious at the end because I am so bloated and the extra fat is there. But I know that I have to do what it takes.