Bulking and Cutting for dummies.

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What is going on, how are you all doing on this fine day? Whether this is your first time viewing my blog or you are returning from my previous blogs, welcome! I write mostly about living in a balanced and healthy state of physical well-being. Today on my blog, I will be discussing bulking, cutting, and fake nattys so buckle in.

Bulking and Cutting
What is bulking and cutting? Together, bulking and cutting make the two distinct lifestyles that serious strength athletes and competitive bodybuilders utilize in order to be successful at building lean muscle and losing body fat. Although it is normally the professionals that follow such strategies of eating and exercise, there is a lot of useful information that the average person might want to understand if they are looking to live a balanced, and healthy life. Bulking, in essence, is putting your body in a daily caloric surplus while regularly strength training in order to put on pounds of quality lean muscle and fat. While bulking, athletes typically experience a large increase in strength and pounds of muscle, while also losing some muscle definition because of the excess fat gain. After one engages the bulking lifestyle for a bit, normally in the winter while everyone is wearing sweaters and warm winter coats, there will eventually come a time for one to begin a cut. People normally begin their cutting lifestyle as summer approaches so they are ready to display their hot and sexy summer body. In theory, cutting is putting one’s body in a slight caloric deficit, while continuing to strength train as well as incorporating cardio into their workouts, in order to cut the fat that was gained during the period of bulking and lean out. During a cut, one would expect to maintain levels of strength while losing fat and gaining muscle definition. The important takeaway from bulking and cutting is the idea of calorie excess and calorie surplus. Everyone burns an amount of calories in a day, an amount that is dependent on age, gender, sleep, diet, and amount of activity. In order to not be reduced to dust, we need to fuel our body with food. The amount of calories we consume directly impacts our body weight. If one is in a calorie deficit, that is one consumes less calories than their body burns in a day, they will lose weight. If one is in a calorie surplus, or they consume more calories than their body burns in a day, then they will gain weight. This is math. If you are trying to lose weight or gain weight, adjust the amount of calories that you consume on a daily basis.

Fake Nattys

A fake natty or a fake natural is somebody in the fitness industry who claims to be drug and steroid free, but in reality uses all sorts of illegal substances. A fake natural could be a regular gym goer who wants to exponentially boost his progress, or a popular fitness influencer trying to sell their audience a workout program with the promise of getting muscular and lean like them. I personally hate the latter version because they are greedy and manipulative people who sell garbage product to insecure vulnerable people. Fake naturals do not need to bulk or cut and are instead able to put on unrealistic amounts of lean muscle and strength in short periods of time. The majority of bodybuilders with unrealistic body compositions are the majority of the time on steroids. The fitness industry is a business, with the primary goal of many of the influencers being to make money. Remember to look out for yourself and love yourself. Thank you forreading!