‘Bulking up’ however, is a term that means something different depending on who you ask. A secondary reason can be to build strength, but new muscle tissue and size is the goal for most people that embark on a bulk. The sole purpose of a bulking phase is to build muscle. Therefore, I’ll cover in this article how long you should bulk for and most importantly, what a realistic timeline should look like. ![]() There’s also the flip side in that people don’t bulk for long enough and fail to build any new and noticeable muscle tissue. If you consume too large of a calorie surplus and for too long, it’s inevitable that you’ll gain excess and unwanted body fat. The key issue with bulking is usually the timeline. For an optimal bulk, you should not bulk after your body fat reaches 15% as fat gain will then start to accumulate faster than muscle tissue. ![]() ![]() How long should you bulk for? A typical bulking phase should last for 4 – 8 months whilst following a gradual increase in a weekly calorie surplus. While eating more food and training hard seems like the most fun and straightforward thing (which it can be), you’d be surprised by how few people know how to successfully bulk. The process of building muscle is significantly slower than losing body fat when on a cut and the indicators for progress are much more difficult to track. ![]() Bulking is arguably the most difficult dieting/training phase.
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