Summer is coming to a close and that can only mean one thing, away go the tank tops and shorts and out come the sweaters and fat pants! In other words, it’s time to bulk. It’s off-season time which is the time to make improvements to your physique that you can showcase next summer when you shed those pounds of excess weight and don that tank top again!
In light of that, I believe it would be helpful to list some of the main mistakes, or in this case, the top 10 mistakes that my people make during their mass building or “bulking” phase.
1) Inadequate Caloric Intake
This is the main problem of the group that term themselves as “hard-gainers.” Gaining weight is not rocket science. If you consume more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. If you’re not gaining weight, you need to eat more. It’s as simple as that.
It may hurt to see your vein and striations covered up with a thin layer of fat, but the offseason is when 95% of improvements are made and none of that can happen without an adequate supple (a surplus) of clean healthy food. You cannot add muscle while losing or maintaining body fat. Keep a surplus 500 calories over maintenance or less and the fat you add will be minimal.
2) Eating the Wrong Kind of Foods
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They should be your main source of energy. Simple carbs (faster digesting carbs such as sugars) have their use in places such as post workout meals as they spike insulin and drive glycogen into your muscles, but should not be used in excess as they are not a building block of muscle. Simple carbs are also useful in driving aminos into your muscles post workout but they provide short lived energy. Good examples of simple carbs include fruit, white bread, and refined grains such as
In light of that, I believe it would be helpful to list some of the main mistakes, or in this case, the top 10 mistakes that my people make during their mass building or “bulking” phase.
1) Inadequate Caloric Intake
This is the main problem of the group that term themselves as “hard-gainers.” Gaining weight is not rocket science. If you consume more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. If you’re not gaining weight, you need to eat more. It’s as simple as that.
It may hurt to see your vein and striations covered up with a thin layer of fat, but the offseason is when 95% of improvements are made and none of that can happen without an adequate supple (a surplus) of clean healthy food. You cannot add muscle while losing or maintaining body fat. Keep a surplus 500 calories over maintenance or less and the fat you add will be minimal.
2) Eating the Wrong Kind of Foods
Everybody has a cheat day. It’s necessary for our sanity. What do …show more content…
They should be your main source of energy. Simple carbs (faster digesting carbs such as sugars) have their use in places such as post workout meals as they spike insulin and drive glycogen into your muscles, but should not be used in excess as they are not a building block of muscle. Simple carbs are also useful in driving aminos into your muscles post workout but they provide short lived energy. Good examples of simple carbs include fruit, white bread, and refined grains such as