Bulk Dieting Principles on Cycle

[rthor4573]

I will be doing my first cycle soon, and I'm researching bulk dieting for on cycle.

Tho they likely won't be needed for people to answer this question, I'm sure I'll be asked.. so I'm...
- 6'4"
- 200lbs
- 15% bf
- currently cutting on approx 2700 cals a day... down 13lbs so far.
- I train 6 days/wk, PPL split. Cardio about 4 days a week for the cut.

I'm looking for general rules of thumb for nutrition while on a bulk. Not so much what kind of foods to eat (I have a good handle on this aspect, but certainly all suggestions welcome), but moreso what macro breakdown should be for a bulk, what initial calorie surplus should be, and knowing how and when to increase calories when needed.

I currently only really track protein macros and total daily calories, but certainly fat is kept quite low compared to carbs. I eat about 1.25g/lb protein currently.

I'm just wanting to do my first bulk cycle as optimally as I can.

 

[Big_Daddy]

I hope it's not a pointless bump and you still want your question answered.

Short answer: MORE

Bump the protein up to 1.5g per LB
Carbs, Double your weight or more 2 - 2.5g per LB
Fats, Just whatever. Not more than 1g per LB

Honestly, Unless you gain fat easily, Naturally. Slow metabolism, etc. Your body will utilize everything you give it on cycle. If you don't give it enough fuel, Your gains will be minimal and the cycle is wasted. Too little is far worse than too much! If this is your first bulking cycle, Just start eating everything all the time and see what your body does with it. You especially need the carbs.

If you're bloated, Dial back the sodium.
If you're making all the wrong gains, Pull back the total calories some.

Good luck!

 

[rthor4573]

I hope it's not a pointless bump and you still want your question answered.

Short answer: MORE

Bump the protein up to 1.5g per LB
Carbs, Double your weight or more 2 - 2.5g per LB
Fats, Just whatever. Not more than 1g per LB

Honestly, Unless you gain fat easily, Naturally. Slow metabolism, etc. Your body will utilize everything you give it on cycle. If you don't give it enough fuel, Your gains will be minimal and the cycle is wasted. Too little is far worse than too much! If this is your first bulking cycle, Just start eating everything all the time and see what your body does with it. You especially need the carbs.

If you're bloated, Dial back the sodium.
If you're making all the wrong gains, Pull back the total calories some.

Good luck!

Definitely not a pointless bump! Thank you. Im finishing my first week on my first cycle. Your recommendations mirror pretty closely what I’ve decided on doing. I have a thread over in the cycle log forum where I've laid it all out if you want to take a peek. Thank you very much for responding.