Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Bulking phase

sbroyhill
sbroyhill
Posts: 442
Joined: 2005/04/06
United States
2005/04/17, 10:51 AM
I am in the bulking phase, trying to put on some muscle and (hopefully as little as possible) fat. I have been doing this for about 3 weeks. I have gained probably 5-10 lbs, but on my last tape my waist has dropped .5"-1". Is this normal in the bulking phase? Just curious. I have been lifting for a while, but this is the first time I have done it in phases (bulking and cutting). I have definitely started noticing results on my upper body bulk wise as well, but it almost seems as if I am losing fat and gaining muscle. Would I get better results weight gain wise if I up my calories a few more? I am following the ft profile on calories and c,p,f currently, and am around 4,400 calories, 650c/270p/100-125f. (FYI- I am 6'1, 195 lbs, 14% bf) Also if it helps at all, I use a 3g Creatine Ethyl Ester Compound twice a day.

Any feedback would be appreciated.
thedominator
thedominator
Posts: 288
Joined: 2005/02/16
United Kingdom
2005/04/17, 12:12 PM
thats a lot of calories there.. so i don't think u need more calories.. and if u r losing waist size during gaining mass on the upper section of ur body.. that should be considered good..


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sbroyhill
sbroyhill
Posts: 442
Joined: 2005/04/06
United States
2005/04/17, 01:12 PM
thats what I thought but it helps knowing others think the same :big_smile: thanks!