What is your personal philosophy when it comes to bulking strategies? There is so much conflicting information when it comes to body building that it can be tough to wrap your head around it.
Some claim (Dante, for example) that eating like a horse and gaining massive strength over a long period of time (at a rate of around a pound per week I think), then slow diet down is the fastest way to hitting your genetic potential.
Others claim that since the body can only grow half a pound of muscle a week in extremely ideal conditions, and even that is hard to hit, that a slow bulk while staying fairly lean is the best way to go about it. They claim the bulk/cut method just lives most spinning their wheels.
And still others (for example Layne Norton) feel that a 6 week bulk followed by 2 week cut is the best method.
I understand that getting wrapped up in minor details is dumb, but to me this actually seems important. I would like to reach my goal (190 @ 10% BF, 5'9, a very realistic goal I think) as quickly as possible (currently at 170 @ 12% BF).
Let me know your experiences and which method you feel works best for you
Some claim (Dante, for example) that eating like a horse and gaining massive strength over a long period of time (at a rate of around a pound per week I think), then slow diet down is the fastest way to hitting your genetic potential.
Others claim that since the body can only grow half a pound of muscle a week in extremely ideal conditions, and even that is hard to hit, that a slow bulk while staying fairly lean is the best way to go about it. They claim the bulk/cut method just lives most spinning their wheels.
And still others (for example Layne Norton) feel that a 6 week bulk followed by 2 week cut is the best method.
I understand that getting wrapped up in minor details is dumb, but to me this actually seems important. I would like to reach my goal (190 @ 10% BF, 5'9, a very realistic goal I think) as quickly as possible (currently at 170 @ 12% BF).
Let me know your experiences and which method you feel works best for you
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