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Building muscle is a quality very few people possess. Not only do
you have to train like a bodybuilder, you must be willing to eat like one
too. This article will educate the people who are interested in building
muscle on the basics of bulking. You will learn what bulking is, the
difference between clean and dirty bulking, and supplements used when trying
to bulk up.
Bulking is a time when you are primarily focused on building muscle.
You must be willing to train like an animal and eat more calories than what
you are used to eating. It is very important that you set goals for yourself
when trying to successfully bulk. You can only gain .5 to 1 pound of muscle
naturally every week, so set realistic goals for yourself so that you don`t
get discouraged when you`re not gaining the amount of weight you`ve set
yourself out for.
Your main concern when trying to bulk is your diet. Clean bulking is
eating clean, making sure that you don`t gain any fat. Dirty bulking is
thinking that by eating pizza and cookies that you will gain mass. Doing
this will cause weight gain, but not the kind of weight you want to be
gaining. Your diet should consist of the same bodybuilding foods that you
would normally eat, just in a higher caloric amount. Aim for an excess of
300 to 500 per day and make adjustments at the end of the week if you feel
that you`re not gaining enough muscle.
Most bodybuilders use supplements to assist with muscle growth. The
three most frequently used on a bulk are creatine, whey protein, and
glutamine. Creatine holds water, making your muscles look harder. Whey
protein is just a more convenient way of getting your daily protein needs,
and glutamine is an amino acid used to keep fat gain to a minimum while
doing a clean bulk. There are many other supplements that aid in muscle
growth, but for the beginning bodybuilder, these three are your best
choices.
Don`t confuse bulking with cutting. Cutting is the exact opposite of
gaining muscle. When cutting, you are trying to shed as much fat as possible
while not worrying so much about muscle gain. It is very hard to lose fat
and gain muscle at the same time, so bodybuilders have two choices. To cut
or to bulk. Which one are you? Until next time, later.
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