Bulking

Bulking is pretty much an essential part of building muscle in the long term. As a beginner just lifting weights and engaging in resistance training is enough to kick start the muscle building process.  As you get stronger and build more lean muscle mass however, it then becomes increasingly difficult to keep adding more muscle […]

The main purpose of a bulk is not necessarily to gain weight but should actually be to build lean muscle tissue. Gaining weight is of course part of the process but this is made up of water retention, muscle glycogen, muscle tissue growth and unfortunately fat gain.  Therefore even though you want to gain weight

There is often a lot of meticulous work that goes into a cutting phase, people will calculate their macros precisely, choose specific food groups that are nutrient dense and eat to fuel their body. When it comes to bulking however, this careful planning often gets completely ignored.  Bulking season for the majority is a time

The timeless phrase for a skinny hardgainer when it comes to putting on size is often: “No matter how much I eat I can’t put on size, my metabolism is too high” You will hear this same phrase over and over again when it comes to skinny guys struggling to build muscle and put on

People are often surprised to see that after the first few weeks of a bulking phase (designed to build muscle with an acceptance of some fat gain) that they actually start to look leaner and end up questioning whether they are consuming enough calories.  This is a dangerous trap and mindset to fall into, everything