Explosions in the Sky
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Hi,
I read some of your posts and I was wondering if you could share your experience in terms of bulking and HST. You mentioned you started out at 160 lbs before training and then went up to 230 after a few years at a respectable BF-%. Quite a transformation.
1) You probably did not start bulking (eat above maintenance) right from the beginning of your training. Did you notice any muscle gains during the period when you weren't eating enough or just eating maintenance?
2) What gains did you achieve after your first bulking cycle?
3) How would you structure a optimal bulking cycle? Bulking for 8 weeks (1 cycle), then cut? When do you stop bulking? What would speak against bulking until I reach the desired muscle mass? Bulking for 1 year and then cut would result in more muscle gains than cutting after 6 months and again bulking, wouldn't it?
4) What would be a realistic weight gain over 1 cycle (8 weeks of HST) when taking in about the 20x BW in calories a day you recommended (for a rather ectomorph person like myself)?
5) When did you start to make changes to your HST-workouts, i.e. like changing rests between sets, switch from full-body to splits etc?
Any feedback would be great.
Thanks
I read some of your posts and I was wondering if you could share your experience in terms of bulking and HST. You mentioned you started out at 160 lbs before training and then went up to 230 after a few years at a respectable BF-%. Quite a transformation.
1) You probably did not start bulking (eat above maintenance) right from the beginning of your training. Did you notice any muscle gains during the period when you weren't eating enough or just eating maintenance?
2) What gains did you achieve after your first bulking cycle?
3) How would you structure a optimal bulking cycle? Bulking for 8 weeks (1 cycle), then cut? When do you stop bulking? What would speak against bulking until I reach the desired muscle mass? Bulking for 1 year and then cut would result in more muscle gains than cutting after 6 months and again bulking, wouldn't it?
4) What would be a realistic weight gain over 1 cycle (8 weeks of HST) when taking in about the 20x BW in calories a day you recommended (for a rather ectomorph person like myself)?
5) When did you start to make changes to your HST-workouts, i.e. like changing rests between sets, switch from full-body to splits etc?
Any feedback would be great.
Thanks