I can't say everyone, you can never say "everyone" when it comes to anything, but most people love to eat. I sure love too. And for some reason, the things that we love the most are the things that are the worst for you.
If you have read my other posts, you already know that I love honeybuns, cheesecake, and cinnamon rolls, and that is just naming a few; the sweeter the better. And when it comes to meat, give me a fat piece of pork on the grill; oh my! When it's time to pig out (pun intended), I want my deserts sugary and my meat not lean. The sugar and the fat is where the good stuff is, but you have to be weary, because without equivication, that stuff will kill you; everything will eventaully kill you, but high amounts of sugar and fats is like getting on an expressway and riding in the HOV lane doing a buck, you're going to get to the end real soon.
So the question is, can eating massive amounts of food be beneficial? Just like with anything else, nothing is that simple. When it comes to the body and working out, nothing is cut and dry; there is always that "in between" that people want to reach. Bulking up is important if your goal is to gain a large amount of muscles mass.
Often, especially, for those that workout excessively, calorie intake might not be high enough to build muscles, even if most of those calories are from protein. I don't think this is stressed enough, but your body doesn't care about large muscles and razor sharp abs; your body couldn't care less! Your body operates as though any second you might be trapped on a diet island. The body wants to store as many calories as possible and use the least amount. Even though I don't have any science behind what I'm about to say, I believe muscle soreness is your body trying to get you to stop working out and get you to sit on the couch with a gallon of ice cream.
Bulking up, what exactly is it? Bulking up is basically eating whatever you want, provided of course, that you are working out, or at least plan to in the near future. The main idea behind bulking up, is to prevent your body from running out of calories and your body using the slightiest bit of muscle for energy; muscle fanatics don't want to take any chance of that happening, therefore, the will "bulk up" to prevent such an occurace. I have seen a few articles challenge the notion that if someone depletes their daily calories intake that the body will turn to fat and muscle for energy. I have come to believe and agree with those that say, your body will take from fat and not from muscle. If your body did take from muscles when daily calories are depleted then how would a personal ever lose fat when exercising if the body took energy from muscles?
Now this doesn't mean that I disagree with person deciding to bulk up and eat large amount of food. Not every gym fanatic wants to be all lean. Those guys that compete in the Strongest Man Competitions have a night level of body fat, because it is need when competing. Also, not everyone wants to be all ripped up, so people like that massive size and large arms, and having a higher body fat in benefical for that.
But, there is always a but, bulking up is dangerous, or at least can be if a person doesn't it for too long. When bulking up, those calories are not coming fruits and vegetables. They are coming from foods that are high in fat and high in surgary, and a prolong duration of such a diet will not do a body good. Cholesterol is a silent killer and diabetes pops up out of nowehere.
If a person choose to bulk up, I would say do it in interval, once a week at most, therefore allowing your body to reset during the week off, but make sure you are burning at least 80% of those calories or you will find yourself in a world of trouble.
Mr. Felder
