15 Jan 2014 In Part 2 of The War on Bulking, I discussed the typical bulking cycle; a period in which a bulker is obsessed with gaining muscle, yet ends up fat and unhealthy. Muscle growth is limited to about 10 pounds per year. This growth isn't limited by calorie intake, and therefore more food does not necessarily lead to more muscle mass. Instead, it often leads to a spike in body fat. In Part 2, our hypothetical bulker (Serious Bulker) gained 48 pounds of body weight in four months. Of those 48 pounds, 43 were body fat and only five were muscle. Because our bulker gained weight the wrong way, he put on an excessive amount of body fat which brings us to his next step. In Part 3 of this series, I'll discuss the cutting cycle: a period in which the bulker attempts to burn away all the excess body fat he's accumulated.
