How to bulk like a pro!!!!!
With winter fast approaching, many of us will bundle up, hibernate and enter into the BULKING phase of the year. Now this is absolutely not an excuse to get fat, and if done right, can lend yourself some pretty good gains in the coming year!!!! BUT, there are some rules that need to be followed if this is bound to happen.
Continue to do cardio multiple times a week!!!!! This is one of the biggest mistakes that I see a lot of guys make and that is they neglect cardio during this phase of the year. Now, I am not saying that you need to overdo it here, but you cannot neglect this aspect of training either. I would recommend 20-30 minutes of moderate intensity cardio 4-5 times a week. Not only will cardio help to keep you on the leaner side (which will make cutting easier) but will also allow you to make progress with the weights because of the increased capacity to do work with the weights, and as we know more work equals more gains!!!!
Allow yourself 1 un-tracked meal daily, but no more!!!!! It is a pretty common mindset for guys to use this bulking season as an excuse to get lax with their diet and kind of eat whatever they want. That will not only lead to unnecessary fat gain, but will also lead to insulin resistance and from a muscle building standpoint that is not good!!!!! Now, I will say having 1 meal daily that is not your typical bodybuilding meal will go a long way to not only keep you sane but also give your metabolism a little bit of a boost.
Lift heavy weights!!!!! I mean its pretty simple, if you want to grow you need to lift heavy!!!! There needs to be a stimulus to trigger growth in the body, and without that progress will stall. Focus on incrementally increasing weight week to week.
Keep water at 1 gallon a day!! This is something that you should be doing daily regardless but becomes even more important during a bulking phase of the year. Water will ensure that digestion is on point and will also aid in not only recovery but also will ensure that your workouts are effective.
There you have it, some things that I would recommend as you enter into this BULKING time of the year. Follow these 4 simple principles and watch your progress skyrocket going into the spring and summer cutting season lol!!!
BEYOND JUST BODYBUILDING!!!!!