21st Guru

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Take steps to put a cap on your cardio the best you can whenever you are bulking, or to catch up for the calorie loss by eating more. You certainly wouldn’t like to do any cardio more than needed (walking to your car from work) when you are on a bulking plan.  Bulking phases generally last 4 to 8 weeks, and then it should be time for the cutting phase.  Find out all about the bulking and cutting phases here.

Weightlifting is a requirement if your objective is to build lean muscle.  Below are some rules to adopt: Use free weights over machines.  Machines cancel the negative motion of many exercises, which is very important for successfully breaking down muscle. Do basic compound exercises primarily.  Examples of these are squats, deadlifts, bench press, bent-over rows, chin ups, lat pulldowns, and barbell curls.  Isolation exercises (flyes, concentration curls, leg curls, leg extensions, leg raises) are not dispensable in terms of bulking so avoid them.