Too many people get anal about off season and/or bulking. Constantly I hear " dont want to lose my abs" or "I'm still doing cardio 6 days/wk" or this other nonsense. When your cutting your cutting, and when your bulking, you have to be straight up pounding calories. If you cannot accept blurry abs, increased bodyfat, or not hearing as many compliments about your abs year round, you will never have what it takes to look like a bodybuilder. All you will ever achieve is the look of a Calvin Klein underwear model. Almost all pics of bodybuilders are taken in their contest mode when they're at their most ripped. I just dont understand how some people can achieve size w/ their proposed diets. Such as only 2 chicken breasts/day, 1 can of tuna, 1 serving rice, and 1 serving oats, w/ maybe some flax oil or natty pb in there. Protien is a big factor, but calories have to come first in a bulking diet.