BJJ Shawn
Level 6 Valued Member
Hello All,
Is there a consensus for how to eat during a deload week when trying to bulk? I have never done a program with built in deloads, and never TRIED to gain weight, so these are both new to me. I will be hitting my first deload week soon, and I am currently trying to bulk up as much as possible so I'm not too concerned with gaining fat along with muscle.
I'm pretty sure I should keep eating the same amount, but I recall reading on here someone posted about doing 6 weeks bulk, followed by a 2 week mini-cut, before going back to a bulk. I don't know if that is to try and limit body fat gain, or can just hormonally boost muscle gain, so I figured I'd ask you guys. I know in Easy Strength Dan John and/or Pavel talk about bulking being most effective immediately after cutting, so maybe that's the idea behind this?
What do you all do that has worked best for you?
Is there a consensus for how to eat during a deload week when trying to bulk? I have never done a program with built in deloads, and never TRIED to gain weight, so these are both new to me. I will be hitting my first deload week soon, and I am currently trying to bulk up as much as possible so I'm not too concerned with gaining fat along with muscle.
I'm pretty sure I should keep eating the same amount, but I recall reading on here someone posted about doing 6 weeks bulk, followed by a 2 week mini-cut, before going back to a bulk. I don't know if that is to try and limit body fat gain, or can just hormonally boost muscle gain, so I figured I'd ask you guys. I know in Easy Strength Dan John and/or Pavel talk about bulking being most effective immediately after cutting, so maybe that's the idea behind this?
What do you all do that has worked best for you?