
Originally Posted by
MMA_Influenced
Thanks man.. The reason I've even considered this is because I'm 30 now (not saying thats old) and when I was a bit younger I could eat everything I want but these days if I bulk the way I did when I was 23 food wise I'm gaining 5 pounds a week and believe me if I'm on cycle its still going to be a whole lot of fat slowing down the whole process. When I track my food intake I bulk at a lower number than almost everyone I see on here, for instance I see some people say they bulk on 5000-6000 calories a day. Let me tell you something I bulked on 3500 calories a day and still was gaining 5 pounds a week for the first month. I did it anyway because I was getting so strong but I REALLY regret doing it.. or at least I did as I slow cut for the past 3 months to lose 25 pounds (and maintain for the summer)
I'm not sure what is going on with my body but it basically doesnt want to stay lean. I'm around 9% body fat right now but if I start lifting and eating 3500 calories a day I swear I'd be at 20% body fat before you know it. I'm literally maintaining around 2200 calories a day no joke and not losing any size. If I eat pizza I'm dead.. I'll gain 2 pounds by the next day if I even have 3 slices. Its really crazy man.. everyone is different.. everyone has different genetics. But anyway I was considering it because of the way my body works I'm like shit.. I really wish my metabolism was faster I could actually eat big and maybe even gain faster. But if thats not the case then obviously not worth it. My ideal body (what I'm aiming at) is only maybe 15-25 pounds more lean body mass from where I'm at anyway so maybe I just should keep at it and but there maybe before next summer with visible abs if I play my cards right but I really loved the t3 while I was cutting and was considering if it could help the metabolism for my bulk.
Anyone else bulk on lower cals than most people?