Can Hardly Gain
Q: When do u reach a point when u can hardly gain easy kgs anymore with bulkup?I have heard its after a year since u start it and by then u gain first kgs this way very easy and fast.
A: That is definitely correct. As you bulk you'll have to eat more and more to keep gaining. It will also be the case that as you progress in your bulk you gain more and more fat and less and less muscle -- which of course defeats the purpose of the bulk for most people. This is not something you can avoid -- if one could continue easy gains forever, then everyone would be huge and buff after 2-3 years of training.
When this point of slowing gains comes will be different for everyone, but after one year is probably pretty common. You can't avoid this, but you can help yourself by doing little things right:
- Gain slowly! Even though early gains come easily if you gain too fast in the beginning you'll still gain a good amount of fat. 1 pound every 2 weeks is a good pace for gains in the first year and should be even slower afterwards.
- When you get to the point when you feel you've gained too much fat, stop bulking and start on a cut. You'll be able to cut some of the fat and you'll be able to regain the muscle you'll lose during the cut when you restart the bulk.
- Have 'maintenance' periods interspersed throughout the year when you neither cut nor bulk, but just let your body 'get used' to the new weight. This is also good time to do strength-specific training.
- http://www.mikesfitness.com/content/cardio-or-hiit-on-a-bulk .