{"id":11222,"date":"2015-11-02T12:23:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T12:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/hk-blog\/how-to-prepare-for-the-bulking-season-bid-4472\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:07:54","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-the-bulking-season-bid-4472","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/how-to-prepare-for-the-bulking-season\/bid-4472\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for The Bulking Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bulking for many is understood as the license to eat anything whenever you please. Though to a dieter\u2019s delight, terms like clean and dirty bulking can be confusing for the skinny guy next door trying to pack pounds of unadulterated muscle. After all, a calorie is a calorie, thinks the lanky guy, but you will be amazed if I tell you that\u00a0<a style=\"color: #25ade3!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.healthkart.com\/counting-calories-magical-way-weight-loss-and-weight-gain\"><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\">calorie counting is magical way to weight gain and weight loss<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If only it were so simple! Putting it simply, bulking means to grow bigger in muscle, size and strength and requires additional nutrients to fuel the process. Henceforth, anyone who wishes to bulk needs to eat 500 more calories, above his maintenance intake to pack on pounds. For clean bulking, the foods supplying the additional 500 calories per day are more important, because to build that muscle mass you need to consume nutrients coming from\u00a0<a style=\"color: #25ade3!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/nutrition\/sports-nutrition\/proteins?navKey=SCT-snt-pt&amp;itracker=w:hkconnect|;p:inter-linking|;\"><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\">high quality protein supplements<\/span><\/a>, complex carbohydrates and good fats.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/how-to-prepare-for-the-bulking-season\/bid-4472\/#Why_should_you_bulk\" >Why should you bulk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/how-to-prepare-for-the-bulking-season\/bid-4472\/#How_much_muscle_can_you_build\" >How much muscle can you build<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/how-to-prepare-for-the-bulking-season\/bid-4472\/#Dieting_is_catabolic\" >Dieting is catabolic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/how-to-prepare-for-the-bulking-season\/bid-4472\/#You_can_add_fat_cells_but_need_surgery_to_remove_those\" >You can add fat cells, but need surgery to remove those<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_should_you_bulk\"><\/span><strong>Why should you bulk<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Different strokes for <a style=\"color: #25ade3!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.healthkart.com\/body-types-explained\/bid-4351\"><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\">different body types<\/span><\/a>. The skinny guy or ectomorph bulks for aesthetics and strength, the bodybuilder chooses to gain fat and muscle between shows to improve his strength, stamina and size. Whereas earlier, the bodybuilder in his off-season would eat indiscriminately, anything in his view, clean gaining is the dictum now, and for good reasons.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_muscle_can_you_build\"><\/span><strong>How much muscle can you build<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The amount of muscle you can build relies on your body\u2019s ability to synthesize muscles from the protein foods and <a style=\"color: #25ade3!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/speciality-supplements?navKey=SCT-vns-sup\"><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\">vitamin supplements<\/span><\/a>\u00a0you ate, and there is a limit to it. Your body can build between 0.25 to 0.5 pounds of dry muscle tissue in a week\u2019s time, under ideal circumstances (perfect diet, training, recovery and supplementation). On an average, your body will process one or two pounds of muscle in a month.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dieting_is_catabolic\"><\/span><strong>Dieting is catabolic<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you supply your body with more calories than it can use for muscle building, it will result in fat gain. If there is more of fat gain, you\u2019ll have to resort to <a style=\"color: #25ade3!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.healthkart.com\/how-to-create-your-own-diet-plan\/bid-4278\"><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\">customized\u00a0diet plan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to get rid of that fat, which can be catabolic for you. Therefore, you risk losing the hard earned muscle that you so keenly wish to preserve, as when you restrict calories, your body goes on a fat-preservation mode.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"hk-content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.healthkart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bulking season.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_can_add_fat_cells_but_need_surgery_to_remove_those\"><\/span><strong>You can add fat cells, but need surgery to remove those<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you force feed yourself in the dirty bulking, your body responds by adding fat cells to fill in the surplus calories. Adding fat cells is a one-way street for your body, hence when you cut, you might reduce the fat content, but the cells still do exist, therefore, your body becomes more liable to fat gain when the next time you bulk up.<\/p>\n<p>Following the clean bulking option is sensible as you gain surplus calories from clean source. Since there is very little fat gain in this approach, there is less to cut. Restricting calories and a couple of cardio sessions work fine. This makes you feel physically and psychologically much better overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bulking for many is understood as the license to eat anything whenever you please. Though to a dieter\u2019s delight, terms like clean and dirty bulking can be confusing for the skinny guy next door trying to pack pounds of unadulterated muscle. 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