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Top 3 Dangers to Avoid When Bulking Up

Most people have heard that to get big and muscular you need to eat BIG and feed those muscles; after all, you are what you eat.

While this is partially true, it is really only half the story. The biggest problem many people face is that they often gain fat as well as muscle while bulking up. If you’re a skinny guy, it might not be a big deal, but if you already have a body fat percentage that’s pretty high, you can’t afford to take on more without sacrificing your health.

Below, I highlight the top 3 dangers traditional loading diets can present and the best way to avoid them.

1./ High consumption of fats and salt

Since you are consuming a greater number of calories each day on a bulking diet, not enough emphasis is being placed on the quality of the calories you are consuming and where those calories are coming from. Most bulking diets involve consuming large amounts of salt, sugars, unhealthy fats, corn syrup, and trans fats. As I’m sure you’ll agree, those things are recipes for poor long-term health and an increased risk of heart disease and other cholesterol-related diseases.

2./ Insulin resistance

Regular bulking diets cause your body to develop insulin resistance, which can make it harder to build muscle, as insulin resistance causes your body to send the carbohydrates you eat to your fat stores instead of to your muscle tissue.

Insulin resistance can be difficult to reverse, which means that as time goes on, it will become harder to lose body fat, but easier to GAIN IT… not good! This is one of the main reasons why skinny people can stay skinny despite eating whatever they want.

3./ Underactive thyroid

Too much fat gain can wreak havoc on thyroid production. This hormone is responsible for accelerating the entire fat burning process, and the fatter you are, the less efficient it becomes, causing you to gain fat faster; this is an unpleasant vicious circle that you should definitely avoid.

How to avoid these volume up pitfalls…

As you can see, not understanding how your body reacts to what you put on it is a major cause of excessive fat gain while bulking up, but also a greater chance of long-term health risks.

The key to avoiding these pitfalls is to cut back on high-calorie bulking cycles. In other words, many bulking cycles can last for several months; this affects your body and your metabolism. Shortening your cycles to just a few weeks will reduce your risk of fat gain and you’ll also get enough variety in your routine.

Focus on timing your meals properly too, don’t just eat whenever you want throughout the day. Understand that your nutrient needs fluctuate throughout the day. Understanding how and when to eat certain foods and food groups will maximize muscle gains and minimize fat gain. This is the art of nutrient timing.

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