Bulk, damn it. Bulk!

You know, I got a lot of crap to talk about in this post. I haven’t posted for a while and I’ve run into quite a few idiots in the past couple of days. First, let’s talk about those people who still want to lose fat and cut. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DO THAT! What in god’s name have you been doing the past 8 months? Chugging down on those m&m’s, that’s what! I woke up at 5 am this morning, and there was no light whatsoever. The sun didn’t start coming up til 6 am, and it was as cold as hell. You want to do cardio in that kind of weather? Ah f***, who am I kidding? You aren’t gonna do cardio anyway. You’re just gonna bitch and brag about how you don’t have time to exercise and what not and you’re gonna try to eat salad all day. Look, if you’re overweight and you wake up early in the morning, do your cardio, follow a “sane” diet, and lift weights with good results… good for you. If not, then SHUT THE HELL UP! Nothing is worse than a fat ass going on and on about how he should lose weight and that it’s not healthy to be in his situation and what not… AND DOESN’T DO A THING ABOUT IT!! they just freakin’ complain!!! Of course, college students are the worst. They have classes at 11 am, and say that they can’t wake up early to do cardio. You can’t wake up at 9? You don’t have time? Well, freakin’ make time! I don’t mean to offend my friends, but some of them really piss me off when it comes to “getting in shape”. I swear, some of them spend 3 or 4 hours playing a game of halo every single freakin day, and then they tell me that they don’t have time to work-out. Seriously, if you don’t have time, shut up and don’t go around telling people how you need to lose weight and what not. Accept who you are… and shut up!

Let’s talk about bulking up for a second here. You cannot, and I repeat, you cannot gain a significant amount of muscle mass without gaining that beautiful fat that comes with it. If you eat 200 grams of protein and 100 grams of carbs a day and you weigh 160 lbs, you aint gaining s***. I’m going on a clean bulk right now and I’ve gained so much fat, it’s not even funny. I still have 3 months to go!!! Anyway, my point is, don’t be afraid of fat when you’re bulking. You know how to lose it when you cut, right? (who the hell am I kidding). If you aren’t gaining atleast 2 lbs a week, you aren’t eating enough.

Squats and deadlifts, go hard and heavy on these exercises. Nothing builds muscle mass like these two exercises. Don’t get me wrong here, I’m not talking about doing 135 lbs on squats for 10 reps. I’m talking nothing less than 315 lbs. It won’t take much to get there, really. Just make sure you use proper form, a back support belt, and if you got knee problems, use some knee wraps. As for deadlifts, it’s the king of building upper body mass. Please, always use proper form on these exercises cuz you’re gonna have to go really heavy on them. Now, the gym I go to is full of old people. So, I don’t blame them for not doing squats or deadlifts. But the younger people that go there are just pathetic. I’ve only seen a couple of them doing deadlifts, but they do it with the barbells that are used for curling. You know, the ones that weigh 80 lbs. That’s just sad. And squats, god, The most I’ve ever seen anyone do was about 225 lbs for a couple of reps. COME ON! Those two exercises are core exercises. Don’t take them lightly.

Well, this is the last thing I’m gonna talk about, and it’s pretty important. I’ve been gifted with very responsive arms. I mean, If I grab a can of coke and lift it, my arms start to grow. Lately, my biceps have been lagging like crap. It’s been like this for over a year. My triceps kept on growing, but the biceps just wouldn’t budge. I searched and searched and searched for a long ass time for anything related to that. All I could find was the usual “focus on compound movements”. Well, recently I came across a great discussion that was started by a fellow called ‘fitnessman’ on bodybuilders.com. He was talking about the long head bicep, and the short head bicep and how to train each one. Well, almost everything works with the long head bicep, but the short head is quite different. To know if you have a short, or long head, flex your bicep as if you’re doing a front double bicep pose with one arm. When your forearm is perpendicular to your bicep, look at the empty space between the bicep and forearm. If you can fit a finger or two (two fingers should feel a bit tight) in that space, you have a short bicep head. To those who have 11 inch arms, I’m talking about fully developed biceps, and not someone who’s been training them for 2 weeks. Anyway, I tried fitnessmans method of training, and for the first time in around a year my biceps felt sore the next day (which is a good thing). Tell me if you’re interested, and I’ll send you a link to the discussion.