Bulk and Cut Journey

1/31/25

What’s up everyone. I wanted to announce that I will be attempting my first bulk and cut. I have never gotten fat on purpose so once basketball is over I’m gonna give it a shot. I don’t know how long it will take but I feel that I will learn a lot so hopefully it will be a good experience. I’ve been at my HS weight for nearly a decade so maintenance for me isn’t an issue. I have not had to restrict my cals or change much in terms of how I eat for quite a while. I will be updating everyone in the group once I start but wanted to post what I will be doing in broad terms below.

Once we get a bit closer to kick off and the cut phase I can fill people in on supplementation and what foods I’m eating and why. Before I forget I need to change my order from the farm for next month….Have a great weekend everyone!

Bulking Protocol:

My goal is to push my weight up to higher than it has been in a decade.

My goal weight will be over 160lbs to 162 lbs. (maybe higher, gotta see how long it takes, I have a history of being a hard gainer).

I will do this by eating 4 meals a day shooting for 4k cals+ daily.

I do not plan on counting cals.

I will be working out during this period of time.

I will be hitting a minimum of two strength sessions a week with some low intensity cardio.

Cardio will be either regular walking of over 10k steps or some uphill walking on the tread.

I do not know how long this will take but I am allocating 6-8 weeks for this.

I plan on eating carbs in nearly all of my meals.

Cut Protocol:

I will be eating approx. 2k cals utilizing a 3 meal protocol.

I do not plan on eating snacks regularly.

I will also not be drinking alcohol at all during the week.

I will be minimizing my carbs, first meal low carb.

My workouts will consist of 3 workouts with 2 being strength based with 1 session consisting of higher intensity cardio.

I will be using primarily KBs, Clubs and Cardio equipment during a majority of my workouts.

I will be looking to eat predominantly protein sources that have a 2:1 protein to fat ratio.

2/6/25

Last week I weighed in at 153lbs (top end of my range) so I decided to start the mini-bulk. Here is the before pics and vital statistics. Everything is pretty close to where I was roughly 7 years ago when I started tracking everything. Sub 10% BF, between 149-154lbs, around 80lbs of my weight is lean mass. So far I’m up a couple lbs. It has not always been easy to hit my goal of 4 meals a day but so far I’m doing it. I feel like I have a pretty good plan, just need to give it time to let it come to fruition. If you have any questions about either the bulk protocol or the future cut, just let me know. Have a great week!