It’s the first of March and I wanted to officially announce my attempt at “getting big”. I’ve read a lot of articles on fitness and getting into shape in the past, but I hadn’t done a lot about it. I’ve got a pretty small frame; I’m 5’6" and I’ve consistently weighed between 130 and 135 for the past 7 years. I’m now attempting to change that.

I have a friend who has done the whole getting big thing before and he did it extremely well. He started off around 140, bulked up to 200+ or so, and is currently about 160+. I asked him what the best way is to getting bigger. His answer: “eat. A lot.” His advice, in more detail, went something like this- basically, if I don’t mind cutting fat after bulking up, then eating a lot is the best way to get big. Compensate eating with whey protein for best results. And of course, work out a lot (not so much cardio). Obviously, I’ll be gaining a fair share of fat with the muscle (which is what I mean when I say I want to getting big), so I’ll definitely have to start cutting later.

My goal:

145 lbs, body fat ~5-8% by August 1st.

Currently:

141 lbs, body fat ~15%

Weight Gameplan:

• End of February – 141 lbs
• End of March – 146 lbs
• End of April – 151 lbs
• End of May – 155 lbs
• End of June – 150 lbs
• End of July – 145 lbs

So far, I’m on target, as I ended last month at 141 lbs. I’ve been going to the gym at my apartment consistently for the last month too, and I can already tell I’m a little bigger.

Workout Gameplan:

Bulking workout: M/W/F- upper body/back, T/Th- abs/legs, S- cardio.
Cutting workout: M/F- upper body/back, T/Th- abs/legs, M/T/Th/F/S- cardio.

• Current – Mid-March – bulking, 4 sets.
• Mid-March – Mid-April – bulking, 5 sets.
• Mid-April – Mid-May – bulking, 6 sets.
• Mid-May – beginning of June – bulking, 7 sets.
• June – Mid-June – cutting, cardio = run 2 miles.
• Mid-Jun – beginning of July – cutting, cardio = run 3 miles.
• July – Mid July – cutting, cardio = run 4 miles.
• Mid-July – August – cutting, cardio = run 5 miles.

One thing that I haven’t gotten yet is some calipers to actually check my body fat percentage. Once I have those, I’ll update this blog post above.
edit: I’ve updated my current body fat percentage.

So Far:

The biggest downside to the whole thing so far is that I feel tired of eating sometimes. My metabolism has skyrocketed since I’ve started eating a lot more and working out a lot. Of course, I still enjoy eating desserts, but I’m trying to stay semi-healthy. I am a pretty good rut-eater though, so I should be good for eating a lot of the same stuff. I’ll keep you updated on that as well.