HEALTH TALK
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FITBITS:
What is the safest
way to bulk-up?
Dr. Jim Bell, Founder, IFPA
he “Dirty Bulking”
diets are neither safe
nor effective long term.
Neither should they be
considered healthy for
long term use. Using
energy balance is
something you can do
safely, effectively and
very healthy for your
entire life span.
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Dear Dr. Bell,
What is the safest, healthiest way to bulk? I keep
reading all of these ridiculous recommendations, such
as “dirty bulk” which appears to be eating as much
crap as possible. I want to go about this in the right
way. What do you suggest?
This is an excellent question. What is the safest,
healthiest way to bulk-up is perfectly worded! You
are correct, there are many opinions on Bulking and
many of them are not safe, healthy or effective.
Consider that most physique athletes will put on 4-6
pounds of muscle or lean body tissues/year. Knowing
that, does it make sense to go through a Bulking
Phase where you put on 20-40 pounds or more that
still equates out to 4-6 pounds of muscle!?!? No! Of
course not! So why do people do it? Unfortunately, a
lot of physique strategies and tactics are determined
by Physique athletes who use Performance Enhancing
Drugs (PED). Please do not consider PED for any
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