BULK?

[B L l l T Z]

Looking to bulk for football during the off-season,  How exactly do you go about bulking? Do you eat like chicken breasts and potatoes and shit or do you eat like fucking mcdonalds 7 days a week?

I did look on bodybuilding.com but I just want as many answers as possible.

Also, whats a dirty bulk?

[I Meleed I]

To bulk just eat at a surplus. Say you need 2500 calories a day to maintain your weight (the average male). Just eat anywhere from 500-1000 calories a day over that.

Generally as long as you meet your protein macro's and eat at a surplus you'll be okay.

Dirty bulk just relates to the food that you take in. Usually just peoples excuse to eat McDonalds or KFC and shit lol.

Strong tip - eat a fuck load of oats.

[Tris]

Your question is quite broad, there's a huge amount of information on bulking but I'll try point out some stuff I think is important.

First off, if you want to bulk you need to work out your daily calorie intake:

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

For instance mine is 2701 according to that calculator and in order to gain you need to eat over that maintenance level, hence why I'm eating anywhere between 3700-4500 calories a day.

Protein and Carbs are what you want to be focusing on when bulking for muscle growth, however fats are important too for testosterone.  If you take a look at the average meal plan for a body builder you'll see most of their meals consist of a lean meat, a complex carb and possibly some veges for example:

"Supper - Two Grilled chicken sandwich on whole wheat bun, brown rice, and peas or corn with potato."

I try to eat at least 5-6 meals a day consisting of 20-30 grams of protein per a meal. You want to aim for at least 1g of protein per every lbs you weigh, however myself and others would recommended 1.5g of protein per lbs, supplements such as whey protein will help you reach this with pre and post workout consumption.

Good article to read about dirty/clean bulking:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1887861&page=1

Some transformations that may relate to you and inspire/motivate you (NO HOMO):

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/graeme-mckillop-body-transformation.html

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/brian-turner-body-transformation.html

If you do some further reading you'll see that the average male puts on between 17-21 lbs of clean muscle in a year if they stuck with their macro nutrients and gym routine.  You may see that as no weight but adding 17-21lbs or 9~ kilos of meat  as muscle onto your frame makes you keen does it not?

[Smush]

To put it in simple terms ....

Eat hard, hit the weights hard.

You can count every calorie you eat, but seeing as you're in high school, (15) most students don't have the time, money, or patience ..

You can dirty bulk, but you'll probably put on fat. Dirty bulking is associated with fast food and junk food.

It all depends on the person, but for me, I love fast food and my BF is still low. Don't over complicate things, just eat and lift.

[Reevesy]

bulking on chicken n rice is for fucking rich idiots lol, just eat. get protein in and eat.

[Reevesy]

To put it in simple terms ....

Eat hard, hit the weights hard.

You can count every calorie you eat, but seeing as you're in high school, (15) most students don't have the time, money, or patience ..

You can dirty bulk, but you'll probably put on fat. Dirty bulking is associated with fast food and junk food.

It all depends on the person, but for me, I love fast food and my BF is still low. Don't over complicate things, just eat and lift.

gaining muscle naturally you will allways gain fat along with it, just depends how much over maintenance u eat as to how much fat u gain lol

edit: and b4 u come back with some stupid shit cunt remark like 'i gained muscle and im leaner now so ur wrong' u gained more muscle than fat. making the muscle to fat ratio greater than what it was

[Adam|Spakka]

Eat lots

lift lots

keep cardio to a minimum

[Mortuls]

bulking on chicken n rice is for fucking rich idiots lol, just eat. get protein in and eat.

how come u always talk about price o-O'

anyway dirty bulking is pretty much bulking on shit like KFC from what i've heard, better to bulk on a variety of:

lean meats

chicken

tuna

mackerel

eat like 5 times a day too, lay off sugary drinks so basically drink only water & milk

yup gl

[Reevesy]

bulking on chicken n rice is for fucking rich idiots lol, just eat. get protein in and eat.

how come u always talk about price o-O'

anyway dirty bulking is pretty much bulking on shit like KFC from what i've heard, better to bulk on a variety of:

lean meats

chicken

tuna

mackerel

eat like 5 times a day too, lay off sugary drinks so basically drink only water & milk

yup gl

because 99% of us here are 15-19 years old. price matters