Calorie transition; Cutting to Bulking, Bulking to cutting!?

[GrandmasterSpank]

Hi guys, just a quick question on adjusting calorie consumption when moving from a cutting cycle to a bulking cycle (Natural or AS assisted), or visa versa.

Say for example your daily target intake on a cut is 2000kcals, and to bulk you need to get up to 3500kcals,- how quickly would you be looking at filling that 1500kcal void? - I assume it would be unwise and possibly unhealthy for the body to boost intake too fast, so my question is, what would be sensible e.g. boosting by 250kcals a week, 500kcals, or 750kcals maybe???

What sort of thing do you guys do when it comes to adjusting from cut to a bulk, or visa versa???

Cheers y'all!

[Klimax]

i like to add all the calories in a time. When i do it i feel a sort of pump effect. Also during cutting phases i have carb loads with many calories. However some people can stand to change diet so fast and feel weaker.

[GrandmasterSpank]

i like to add all the calories in a time. When i do it i feel a sort of pump effect. Also during cutting phases i have carb loads with many calories. However some people can stand to change diet so fast and feel weaker.

Thanks for your reply Klimax. My main concern is that it might encourage fat storage more if ones calories are increased from a cutting level to a bulking level literally overnight, as opposed to increasing them in 200-500kcal weekly increments for example.

Anyone else want to throw in their 2 cents???

[M302_Imola]

If bulking natty then I say slowly step up the cals, but if your on aas then you could make a a big jump in cals to get the rebound effect due to the fact that you had been cutting (depleting carbs).

[Klimax]

a big jump could increase the release of anabolic hormones. I think you should try and see how your body reacts.

[M302_Imola]

a big jump could increase the release of anabolic hormones. I think you should try and see how your body reacts.

I agree but aas might be a huge factor as well!