Im going through a lot of mixed feelings about bulking. Some days I LOVE it, and other days I just hate constantly eating and now its getting to the point where I feel very fluffy since my weight spiked a few days ago and hasn't gone down (though it may be hormonal, but I can't tell since I don't get periods with my IUD).
About a week ago I calculated my fat and muscle gain using my BF% scale, and I put on about 1.75 pounds of muscle, and 2.2 pounds of fat (before my sudden 2 pound increase this week). I was hoping for a more even distribution but oh well. However a few days later I just don't wake up feeling the same, I feel fluffier than I have in weeks, so its making me eager to end this bulk soon lol Im up to about 140lb and 5'7 (started at 131 before the first week back at the end of October, 134 after due to glycogen). so 6 pounds of real weight gain in three months isn't too bad, its just the spikes that are getting to me. I'm loving the strength I'm getting though, my boyfriend took me through a lat workout (want to do a pull up one day!), and my 1RM for the lat pull down was 115! And the next day i was bicep curling 15 and 17.5 dumbbells. My upper body strength is almost outweighing my doubts about gaining, as I used to have super skinny "runners" arms with no muscle.
How do you deal with swinging feelings towards bulking? How can I get myself to put on my big girl pants (literally) and keep pushing. Im so tempted to drop my calories down a bit but I don't want to hinder my gains. My coach said I would be bulking till mid or late February, and my goal is to get down to 16 or 17% body fat by August (Im about 22 or so right now). Maybe when I drop all this water and fat weight I WILL get to my goal of doing a strict pull up.
Surprisingly my size 2 jeans still fit, barely, but still fit. I'm hoping I won't have to cave and buy new ones because I honestly just can't afford it LOL
About a week ago I calculated my fat and muscle gain using my BF% scale, and I put on about 1.75 pounds of muscle, and 2.2 pounds of fat (before my sudden 2 pound increase this week). I was hoping for a more even distribution but oh well. However a few days later I just don't wake up feeling the same, I feel fluffier than I have in weeks, so its making me eager to end this bulk soon lol Im up to about 140lb and 5'7 (started at 131 before the first week back at the end of October, 134 after due to glycogen). so 6 pounds of real weight gain in three months isn't too bad, its just the spikes that are getting to me. I'm loving the strength I'm getting though, my boyfriend took me through a lat workout (want to do a pull up one day!), and my 1RM for the lat pull down was 115! And the next day i was bicep curling 15 and 17.5 dumbbells. My upper body strength is almost outweighing my doubts about gaining, as I used to have super skinny "runners" arms with no muscle.
How do you deal with swinging feelings towards bulking? How can I get myself to put on my big girl pants (literally) and keep pushing. Im so tempted to drop my calories down a bit but I don't want to hinder my gains. My coach said I would be bulking till mid or late February, and my goal is to get down to 16 or 17% body fat by August (Im about 22 or so right now). Maybe when I drop all this water and fat weight I WILL get to my goal of doing a strict pull up.
Surprisingly my size 2 jeans still fit, barely, but still fit. I'm hoping I won't have to cave and buy new ones because I honestly just can't afford it LOL
by danaflava via Bodybuilding.com Forums - Female Bodybuilding
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