I BULKED For 6 Months - My Progress
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2024
- A breakdown of my 6-months of trying to gain muscle by eating more and lifting heavier. Did it work? What setbacks did I have and what did I figure out to make this the best natural bulk yet!
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U should grow a beard for 8-10 weeks and show us the journey
He already has gd facial hair
Bro no one cares about that
And a buzz cut, I feel like that would look sick
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Have an amazing Saturday today pal. Thank you for existing
Thank you bro you too
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During a bulk, mini cuts are often useful. Generally mini cuts are paired with 1/2 to 2/3 less volume during workouts. This helps with over reaching during aggressive cuts (the goal is to maintain muscle not build), and re-sensitives the muscles effectively being a deload to manage fatigue.
Mini cuts are incorporated every 3-4 months of bulking and last 3-6 weeks. They can be done two to three times during a bulk before a more sustained and longer cut is required. For more info check the RP channel.
This. I was bulking for 9 months straight, and got a bit chubby for my liking, so mini cuts are so useful when bulking
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Bro u just like me fr😂😂💀
Looking incredible so far 🦾⏰
If you feel overly fatigued, take out 1, 2 or even 3 sets from your training now and then, lower the intensity for a couple of workouts, do higher reps instead of going for P.R's on every workout, add variety by modifying your training split for a while, etc. BUT don't take a whole month off to do yoga and meditate; that's exactly what plateaued trainees do, always spinning their wheels and then they ask themselves why they always look the same.
Reduce volume, never intensity.
@@chuck7001 agree
@@chuck7001unless you deload
Personally what works best for me for plateaus is completely taking a break from what I'm doing for one whole week. I'll then do 2 warmup days and go for a PR push on the 3rd or 4th. Almost always helps me break through and make massive progress.
@@chuck7001depends on what you’re going for. For size increase volume but lower weight. Of course train with equal intensity 🔥
We can tell hes putting in the grind!
Thanks for this high-quality, educational, funny and enjoyable, and authentic content!
This dude is the best. Funny and not annoying. Love watching your experiments and journeys
0:22 “Lady and gentlemen” is so relatable
😂
Literally his girlfriend and then the rest of the audience.
did you just assume my gender?
@@UnoriginalUsername25 I think he meant me haha
Love you pigmie I think your videos are great and very underrated, keep them coming and take care!
Thank you for being so consistent. Always makes my Saturday morning! Doing what I've dubbed the Lucas Challenge to see if I can get in shape 💪
Really enjoy watching your experiments, this one was really interesting and you've made some good progress too
Absolute G for bringing this level offff video creation
inspiring, can't wait to see the results of the clean up
Awesome bulking journey Lucas! 🙌🏻 really pushed it and inspired me to bulk harder than ever before too! I’m around the same height and starting weight as you were too before this bulk at 5’10.5” at 190 lbs, so I’m gonna try my best to make it to 200 lbs naturally in the morning before the end of the year :)
The leg growth is incredible! Nice job sticking to the BULK
Cool thing, that you made this longer experiment, very inspiring ty.
I love these videos. I watched a lot of these when i jumped into my fitness journey. Used to lift weights only now i use calisthenics and Cross fit type workouts. Finally getting abs.
Sick video! 💪 mobility video needed. 👌
Amamazing bulk, man! Nice job!
I was bulking from August 2023 to April 2024. Now in May I’ve started the one month plan again for the fifth year in a row now and its already working wonders just one week in. I was fluctuating between 206-209 at the end of my bulk up from 195ish and at the end of week one I hit 202 today but I did start my diet a few days before the program. Cant wait to see my weight at the end of my second or third month of running the program.
Thanks so much for making the 1mp!
You’re looking big bro, Congrats!
U live a lot of peoples dream just so you know if you ever feel down. Keep going and we appreciate you
Dr. Mike is right, deload period is important. I am glad you shared this pigmie, I now learned through you. At some point full systemic fatigue will happen (if you train super hard for long), and it's important with deloading.
Wow great video!!!! Those shoulders look fuller along with the triceps
Top-notch team at Revux - expecting big developments soon!
Dude ur videos & experiments are amazing!!! 🫡🫡🫡
The breaks are key!. The burnout is real from all the eating and training
You look great man, keep it up
Tracking Revux development - impressed with the progress!
Congrats bro keeps me motivated thank you
Looking big king
I think the quad growth stands out the most of all parts on this bulk. They're almost twice the size! Great job dude
thanks lucas. great video
Congratulations pal💪
Keep up the good work bro
That beard just looks majestic, U've gotta grow it bro
Great vid man. thanks for the template.
Thanks man! And great job
You expirienced the same effects as me and I'm now on a bulk brake, after putting on 10 kg from November 2023. Feeling better than ever but I need to start working out again after I finish school in end of May.
Solid work
Amazing video, inspires me to try new ideas
Solid gains. I think Dr Mike Isreatel would recommend you do a mini cut for 3-6 weeks then continue the bulk, based on your end of video commentary.
Good to see u get back into eating again.
Dont listen to the hate bro jus keep on the grind keep trying new things and your progress will build
Your body is still on point as always. 🔥 brother.
So tempted to try this
Do it!
Do it
Great progress
i'm also doing a slight bulk rn, feels great.
I liked the outcome, you've grown proportionally in all your muscles
Revux promising roadmap signals exciting times ahead!
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It's 10 now big boy, go make momma proud now :))
@@vampiszoonis9691 yupp letss gooooo
It's time for 5 more big boy just do it and make yourself proud
@@madxd7243 I’m gonna destroy it
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Great progress bro, you should definitely do a deload and maybe a maintenance phase, then you can start another massing phase
Bro, you look great!!
Great results man! When you get back to weight training, I'd suggest focussing on time under tension - so slower, more controlled negatives and emphasising the stretch under load at the bottom of a given movement. I personally find this a really satisfying way to train but also you can reduce the load significantly which protects your joints.
Pigmie saying he's 33 is the most surprising thing I have ever heard I thought he was like 24-25
Goes to show he's very healthy!
Dafuq 33 is not old 🤷🏻♀️ i’m 34 and i don’t look different than when i was 25 just prettier now
@@ItsPlebblebruh 33 is young stop making 30s sound like 70s 🤦🏻♀️ 30s are no different than 20s just more mature and most people (men and women) become prettier in their 30s actually
@@ItsPlebbleeven if he wasn’t “very healthy” he’d still look young like this cuz he’s YOUNG
I can’t stand how gen z be thinking y’all are the only young people on earth and everyone above 25 is old 🥴 that’s seriously annoying
Love your video bro👍
i love this channel
Excited to see how crazy the cut is going to be .
watched the whole vid, amazing
no you didn’t
Have you ever killed your meal??!!
@@predragradojkovic3960 yes
lets go dude u look fucking awesome! Work on those poses so we can truly see the hard work u put in
Very enticing, I have about your proportions before the bulk more or less and have never done deliberate bulking. Really pondering the idea but as the summer is approaching it is not that easy to make that leap mentally, maybe I'll wait until September.
Great video 💪
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Theoretically man your weight gain is pretty proportionate considering you had growth on every limb! I think it was well worth it! I definitely have similar goals!
I go only calisthenics, but surely I will try eating more or less like you did. Maybe that is what I am missing to have progress. Thanks for the video!
I started to notice how life is a principle of Fullmetal Allchemy , when you gain strenght you lose speed or resistence, when you gain money you lose time, when you gain happiness you lose either time or money, maybe both, when you gain a relationship you lose a bit of a bond with someone you had before, like a friend or a familiar, maybe the only thing possible in life is to give something you want less to obtain something you want more, but at the end you always end up with the same. There's only two variable that can change that, Lucky and your desire, for example if you gamble, you can gain or lose, that's lucky based, and other example, if you have a desire of obtaining strenght you try to improve, or if you lose a desire of wanting to administrate your finances it shrinks down with time.
Never thought about it that way, interesting
Gaining strength actually increases your speed tho (generally speaking)
@@ivarpadberg Most of time if it does increase, it's not alot, it depends on the variable i said "the desire"
Depends on overall stress load. I wasn't my fastest when I was my strongest on lower body compounds, or even when my standing vertical jump was its highest. Actually, highest squat, deadlift and vertical came years ago, and my sprint speed has peaked in the last year at age 28, and I weigh more.
Difference is skill acquisition, biomechanics, lower extremity conditioning
great video!!!
You're awesome dude
You got this. ❤
This is very interesting, a well documented progression with idividual diferences this gives a great reference point to what a 5/6Kg clean bulk can get you. I was starting to feel like im getting bigger but at the same time im not doing anything in my bulk but with your video it made me realize that its only been gradual and change of composition while maintaining volume, really motivating me to keep my bulk going from 79.5Kg (current) up to 85Kg. Id recomend a maintenance phase where you eat by instinct and workout as a habbit rather than for intensity for like about 4-8 weeks and then make a slow cut to trigger body recomposition Ive researched about this before and done it and it is absolutely not only more comfortable but it makes you look ripped as fuck depending on how low you choose to drop your body fat (I accidentally droped it to 7%, I wanted my final body fat at 11-13%
DANGGG
Bro casually dropped a masterpiece ~O~
9:51 You were looking incredible here, if you can manage to get the V tape while keeping the strength and add some of those exercises It would be great.
The cut’s gonna be insane🔥
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You look sick with that beard on a preview! Thx for the videos! 💪
This is actually really inspirational, I feel like nowadays these short of videos are the success story from the get go as well as me being a bit desensitized to them.
But your's man felt very relatable, more personal. Really enjoyed this one. But If you see this comment how many calories were you eating everyday and what's your maintenance?
probably the only real natural fitness influencer on YT
Wow i think i use to watch your videos in the OG youtube days, your dance videos had me lookin right in high school 😂
Great job. Especially with legs. 👍
If a muscle group is fatigued just deload it for one day, if everything is fatigued - (systemic fatigue) deload for a week.
A pause in bulk is a good idea - similar to how you would want to pause a cut at times.
Cut is going to be crazy ❤
knees over toes protocol for dunking would be a great next experiment
You should recomp or cut to somewhere in the 8-15% body fat range before commencing another bulk. And hopefully your getting annual blood work to ensure everything is within healthy reference ranges along the journey. PT since 2011 here 😉💪 excellent work. Also, if you need a break from all the prep, try some meal subscriptions for a break from cooking maybe, even if it's just a day or two here and there as I know you like to cook. And training wise you could also pivot to 2-3 full body days occasionally to get in more rest/growth days. But on off days do mobility and walking 🙌. Amazing stuff man
Yo he is a legend have to say and inspirational
Dr. Mike from Renaissance Periodisation just did a series of videos on deloads: sometimes it’s good to take a week off (if you’ve been going v hard), but go check his vids for yourself - insanely good & practical, and describes the various levels & when deloads are needed 👍
Inspiring progress bro, thanks for sharing the process. Lots to apply, and seems realistic, unlike so many of what fitness influencers share these days 💪
Great job! Very slowly come down and you'll keep 99% of your strength. Don't hit the bulk button again until your body tells you it wants to eat again and some of the bulk magic will be back.
love seeing a realistic fitness journey/ bulk. SO many influencers out here would be on steroids and make a bulk video where they gained 50 pounds in 6 months or something staying shredded and acting like they're completely natural it's a toxic community at times but its really refreshing to see something a normal dude like me can acheive.
Nice Pigmie💪🔥
Today is the first day of my bulk break too lol. I like viewing it as a "diet deload" just like how your muscles need a break every so often
Dude you’re great
I HIT THE SAME BULK PLATEAU!!! I had to give up on the bulk and go on a cut so I’m about to slowly bulk again now
That beard in the thumbnail looks amazing bro
Sweet vid! Would love to see if a cut cycle made you more lean/defined while keeping muscle 💪
Your legs grew so much!
the cuts gonna be crazy
Nice job, I wanted to do this too, but my ankle broke 6 months ago and I’ve been healing ever since. Don’t worry, once I can start training again I’ll get right too it
Broken ankle doesn't stop bench press / knee pressups / curls
At 7:00 when you experienced fatigue, you should have done a deload and/or adjusted your weekly volume. Aswell as doing more cardio to make your heart handle the weight increase much better
Thank you for this video, it helped me have an eureka moment, would you mind sharing the actual diet/nutrition plan? or at least the list of foods that are hearthy healthy proteins and high quality carbs?
W stay focused
your coming up on swimsuit season so pushing a bit of cardio and dropping some weight makes sense. so long as you lift and keep your protein up you should maintain any new lean mass so a slow cut should be fine. If anything coming off the bulk will help re-sensitize you to it so you can start pushing again in the fall.
The body is an adaptation machine, so in everything you do you need to change up the stimulus every once in awhile to keep making progress; cycling exercises and calorie intake is just part of the process.