Should women bulk?
>not wanting to be high test
>>35479826
Depends.
What are your goals?
>>35479826
If you want to gain muscle mass, then yes.
You can bulk for a year and then go on a mega cut. Youll end up fit qt3.14
Id do that at least
Yes if skelly.
I was around 42kg and I bulked up to 47kg with GOMAD, and I must say I look WAY better now (I now actually have a butt and legs). Though I have lost around 2kg recently...
>>35479826
I did it. But result may vary between non natty bulk and natty bulk. Since I'm not natty I was able to gain 15lbs of mass pretty quick on bulk, but when I was natty and bulked it worked too so if you're looking to get mass I recommend it.
>>35479826
Bulking and cutting are for roiders
>>35479826
Most (read: almost all) women forget to cut.
>>35479826
No...
no.
>>35480024
how come?
no one should ever "bulk"
it's a term that only applies to people who know what they're doing and are masters in bringing down their bodyfat into single digit range.
you can grow muscle and lose fat at the same time, especially if you haven't been lifting for years.
the sticky is a lie.
>>35479949
You're not a woman though.
>>35480081
i am shallow and lift to look good and i pursue that type of girl as well. i like slim, athletic girls. you dont need to bulk to be slim/athletic.
it is just my own personal opinion. take it for what it's worth.
>>35480120
Riiight. Post your body.
>>35480143
post your IQ and education level?
>>35480137
You're not shallow, it just means that you're goal is different than others. I guess bulking is for people who wants to get big.
>>35480154
IQ 190, 2 PhDs.
>>35480154
I asked first. I want to see the body that years of recomp gets.
>>35480190
>has literally nothing to post
so you're a high school dropout or something like that ? I thought so.
>>35480120
Yes you can gain muscle and lose fat, but I wouldn't say that no one shouldn't bulk since my goal was to gain mass quickly and effectively and I succeeded in doing so.
>>35480214
MY IQ IS 290 AND I HAVE 4 PHDS YOU DONT EVEN KNOW ME
>>35480232
ok enough with changing the subject provide pic
>>35480012
I wouldn't say it's only roiders, but it's for people who already have and impressive muscle mass and very low body fat percentage.
Beginners and permanent fatties shouldn't even be thinking in cycles. The human physiology much more complex than the sticky implies, "you can't get stronger on a deficit" is a very harmful meme perpetuated by morons.
>>35480258
>>35479826
Yes, but not in the traditional sense
Women who "bulk" eat 200-300 calories over maintenance for a year straight. Guys can eat at a 500-700 calorie surplus and get stronk as fuck but you will end up very fat if you try this
>>35480327
Have mercy
>>35479949
You're not a woman you delusion fuck
Wake up already
I """bulked""" for like 3 years. Not intentionally, but I just hit the gym about 4 times a week and pretty much ate what I felt like. My general diet is pretty healthy and I don't eat crap on daily basis or binge, so it was more like I tried to get in as much protein as possible and if I felt like eating some cake, I took some cake. (not an entire cake though.)
I did this for little over 3 years and it was good. My life was pretty hectic cause of school and I didn't have such knowledge on fitness/dieting/nutrition/training as I do nowadays.
I probably ate pretty much according my TDEE or a bit over, and in 3 years I had gained 10kg. (weighing 70kg, 5'7 tall.) Nothing drastic and same clothes fit me still. Now I'm cutting atm and I'm down to 66kg at the moment. I think 62kg will be pretty ideal, I still got tits, my hightest ass but I can already see my abs a little bit.
Earlier today at the gym I realized, that without really eating properly for the last years I wouldn't have this glorious ass. The muscle ain't growing with holy spirit and I see that a lot at gym, that women are fit but not muscular really cause they keep their calorie intake low all the time. But on the other end of the scale there are those who bulk too drastically and quick and just end up being chubby. I don't think that that serves anyone's progression really.
TLDR; just eat properly and don't starve yourself and there should be a good balance naturally and also some sweet gains. Train hard, sleep a lot, eat well and right and you'll be good. At least if you wanna gain some actual muscle, which ain't easy as a woman anyways.
>>35481469
Post high test asss
>>35481469
I use to work a out a bunch and was just skinny, then I gained a bunch of weight and now I'm a chubby girl. I hate it but I want to have curves. If I just start cutting calories and doing cardio with minimal weight training I am scared I'll just go back to being skinny and curveless. Recommendations? I've read the sticky so I know spot reduction isn't a thing.
>>35481194
>>35480129
Fuck off transphobes.
>>35479949
>Trap
>Women.
Sorry brah, you are at the best a hardcore cosplayer of another sex. (plus mental illness)
>>35480154
Lmao what a faggot not posting his body
>>35479949
Not hating you, just wanna know somethin'.
did you ever had depression? Sexual abuse? When you discover that you hated your fiscal state as a male?
Hijacking thread for semi-related topic. I started lifting heavy and exercising regularly about 5ish months ago, I was already lower end of average weight at the time so it's not like I started overweight, just severely skinnyfat. I don't have a good measure of bf% but it was visibly very high for my relatively low weight, almost no muscle just all fat due to poor eating habits. Now I've been exercising and I still eat at a moderate calorie deficit most the time, I'm afraid of getting fat.
Here's the thing, I'm getting all the wrong changes in my body. Lost what little fat I had in my tits/ass, like they're both COMPLETELY flat now, and my ass is somehow saggier and worse shaped. I work glutes 2x a week and incorporate glute-centric exercises like donkey kicks, weighted bridge, weighted hip thrust etc on top of normal shit like squats and deads. My lifts are progressing but my ass is looking worse and worse by the day. Each cheek is literally like a perfect square now, it's disgusting. Meanwhile, my biceps/quads grew and idk, it's kinda unattractive because nothing else did and I just look weird. I'd look like an honest to god trap (not passing either) if I didn't have a high waist to hip ratio. Will eating more/"bulking" help this issue at all? Should I go back to cardio only? I can't believe I put in so much effort and look so much worse.
>>35479826
Not unless you're a professional bodybuilder. Same goes for males though, bulking is retarded unless you're a pro who's going to be in a show.yoyo dieting is actually really hard on the system
Sort of related question, is there a way for a girl to be strong and somewhat have muscles but not like distinct curves? Any tips for that?
>>35484866
Bumping to help to this anon out, suffering from similar problems in the sag ass department.
Women, like anybody can do whatever they want.Who are you to say otherwise?
>>35480327
niice you look pretty stronk for a girl but not too lean i like it!
if you get a lot more muscular you might spook me a little though and make you less attractive!
either way i tipp my hat to you m'lady!
>>35486196
>>35480190
nigger if you're going to lie about your stats like everyone else on this board at least make them slightly realistic.
>>35483949
back to tumblr you scumbag
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>35479826
The amount of muscle mass that women can gain is a lot less than men, and you lose weight slower.
Unless being strong quickly is more important than being attractive, then go ahead.
>>35479826
Yes. 99% of women have too little muscle
>>35484180
Yes
No
Always felt like this ever since I was a child (I used to dress in girl's clothes since I was 5 or so), but only came to realise something was wrong at the start of puberty.
>>35479826
Most do after they get married...
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