6 Bulking Diet Mistakes

Bulking is the process of intentionally gaining weight to maximise muscle growth. Some lifters adopt a bulking diet that mitigates fat gain; others end up butchering the process and regretting it.

This is why many intermediate and experienced lifters plateau in their physique, especially if they’re pretty lean. Sure, they’ve kept some muscle from their newbie gains, and maybe they don’t have much body fat, but they also don’t really stand out that much.

If that’s you, and you actually DO want to stand out, it’s time to start bulking – the smart way. Bulking isn’t as easy as just eating more and lifting weights. Many people don’t know how to do it well, which is why there’s a belief that it doesn’t work. So here are the top six bulking mistakes to avoid.

You won’t build much muscle with a two-week or two-month bulk. You’ll have to stay in a surplus for a few months to build momentum. We don’t have exact research on this, but there may be a unique anabolic signal that only comes with chronic surpluses, not acute ones. But ask anybody huge and they’ll always tell you they spent a prolonged time in a surplus to build muscle.

So once you nail everything down, the important thing is to keep going. Don’t end your bulk because your abs fade or because you have to eat so much food. These are luxury problems anyways.

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