| Do you put on some bodyfat when building | | | | The second way is to take a moderate |
| muscle mass? If you do, you are not | | | | approach by only eating so many |
| alone. | | | | additional calories to support muscle |
| When people choose to build well defined | | | | growth. This will hopefully allow you to |
| muscles to get a muscular physique, | | | | gain as much lean muscle tissues as |
| there will be two goals in mind. First | | | | possible without the accumulation of |
| is to gain muscle mass and then to lose | | | | ugly body fat, which you will have to |
| body fat so that the muscles definitions | | | | put in considerable effort to get rid of |
| can be seen clearly. The problem is that | | | | later during the cutting phase, unless |
| these two goals are in direct conflict | | | | you are the naturally skinny and want to |
| with each other. | | | | put on more weight. |
| Why is this so? You see, when building | | | | So that leads us to questions like how |
| muscle mass, you need to consume more | | | | much muscles can you build? How many |
| calories than you burn up because you | | | | calories over mere maintenance of your |
| need those extra calories to feed your | | | | muscles should you be consuming? |
| muscles for them to grow, right? | | | | You probably would have heard of someone |
| However, on the other hand, in order to | | | | who claimed that he has added 20 pounds |
| lose body fat, you must burn more | | | | of muscle mass in merely six or seven |
| calories than you consume. See the | | | | weeks. While this may be possible for |
| contrast? | | | | someone who has amazingly good genetics |
| Striving to achieve both goals at the | | | | and utilizing excellent training and |
| same time may not be a good approach to | | | | nutritional programs, the fact is that |
| your bodybuilding program because more | | | | most people are simply not going to be |
| often than not, you will just end up | | | | able to even come close to adding this |
| getting getting stuck where you are. | | | | much muscle is such a short duration. |
| People who train with weights to build | | | | Most natural bodybuilder without using |
| muscle mass will have to accept the fact | | | | enhancing drugs can hope to achieve |
| that they will put on some body fat in | | | | about half a pound to one pound of |
| along the way. So the idea is try not to | | | | muscle per week and that is if he is |
| put on extra body fat when you are | | | | doing everything correctly. If he does |
| bulking up and then cut whatever fat you | | | | not have the greatest genetics or is not |
| have put on and more during the cutting | | | | feeding himself optimally, then muscle |
| phase. | | | | gain will even be less. Therefore, by |
| There basically are two ways you can | | | | gaining a measly three to four pounds of |
| take when you want to put on muscle | | | | muscle growth per month, it is |
| mass. | | | | absolutely unnecessary to have insanely |
| One way is just eat as much food as you | | | | high calorie consumption, right? |
| can possibly stuff into your stomach. It | | | | It is a no brainer that the more calorie |
| is interesting to note that bodybuilders | | | | you consume over what you body needs, |
| who take this approach will suddenly | | | | the more body fat you will gain. |
| find their life to be a day long buffet | | | | Therefore as a general rule, keep your |
| since they think that the more food they | | | | extra caloric consumption to about 250 |
| eat, the more their muscles will grow. | | | | to 500 calories so that you will put on |
| In my humble opinion, this approach is | | | | mostly muscle mass instead of too much |
| may be flawed because your body can only | | | | body fat. |
| assimilate so much muscle tissue at one | | | | You will also need to keep track of your |
| go and after it has done so, any | | | | current body fat level and if you see |
| remaining calories will be stored away | | | | that too much of your weight gain is |
| as body fat. | | | | coming from putting on fat, then you |
| For those people who are gorging in more | | | | will also need to reduce your calorie |
| than 4 to 5 thousand calories per day | | | | consumption slightly. Think about it, |
| which is obviously way more calories | | | | isn't this approach to building lean |
| than their muscles need will inevitably | | | | muscles more practical? |
| result in a considerable amount of body | | | | There is no reason why should you gain |
| fat accumulated over a period of four to | | | | body fat when building muscles when you |
| six months, which is about the period of | | | | are careful with what you are eating. |
| time most bodybuilders take to bulk up. | | | | you are eating. |