correct me if im wrong, but i thought that the only difference between a "dirty-bulk" and
a "clean-bulk" is the quality of food that is eaten and not the amount of calories consumed.
As far as i know, bulking or a bulking period simply means a period of time consuming a larger amount of calories more than maintanence level.
If your extra 500 calories above your maintenence level is from junk/fast food, then its a dirty bulk.
If its from a clean healthy gourmet (eg. lean grilled chicken/beef, veggies, healthy fats etc) then its a clean bulk.
my advice to McDbigMac, dont worry TOO much about the body fat percentage. What DL said is true, its harder to gain muscle at a BF % less than 10. Youre looking like youre around >14%. Concentrate on gaining as much muscle as possible with as little fat gain as possible. Dont worry if your BF% goes up 2-3%. but dont overdo it and let it go up 5-10%.
For what its worth, its easier to lose fats than gain muscle.
This is correct.