QUOTE(Mowgly @ Dec 28 2011, 03:57 PM)
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.
Yes you are right, dirty bulk is referring to fast food, junk food and also the over-excessive calories, but even if you have a clean diet, consuming more than 700-800 more than your maintenance would also lead to the increment of bf%. Just that the calories are not as dense in a clean diet compare to those junk foods. So a dirty bulk is easier to be achieved unconsciously by eating those junk foods.
In my opinion,
Dirty bulk --> eating whatever you want without any calories tracking (mostly end up 800-1k of surplus)
Clean bulk --> calculating/tracking your macros (preventing one from overeating which leads to fat gain), it can also mean that one can eat a pizza as long as it fits his macro.
Correct me if im wrong.
This post has been edited by izglory: Dec 28 2011, 04:29 PM 
Dec 28 2011, 03:09 PM
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