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Is 4 weeks of mass building enough?

JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/02/15, 11:56 AM I am planning on going on a mass cycle in 2 weeks and was wondering if 4 weeks was sufficient enough for building some mass before switching it up. I have been stuck at the same weight for a while but i still see changes i just haven't gotten any bigger so i plan on adding a little bit more food to each meal, do you think that oughta do the trick?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/15, 02:05 PM I would opt 6-8 weeks at least. It takes the first week at least to get your weights and reps set when changing over, so that in essence really only leaves 3 weeks. The way I would do it is not really set a time limit, but go by how I feel and how I am proceeding. If after some period of time you like what is going on, then stay with it. Why fix what isn't broken. If you are gaining well, why switch? When you gain more fat than you like, then stop and do a "hardening" cycle, usually 2-3 weeks, this will keep those nasty love handles in check somewhat, and then when you are happy again, continue on with gaining. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/02/15, 02:38 PM Thanks bb1 fit, what do you mean by a week to get your reps and weight set? what exactly is a hardening cycle..is that basically a cutting cycle? And do you think adding a bit to each meal is the right way to go about it?