what's going on guys welcome back to the
channel i'm so happy that you stopped by
for those who are new here my name is
katie corrio i am a fitness professional
i'm an online coach and i love to help
you reach your goals if you're
interested in one-on-one coaching with
me please go to choreofit.com
it's less than one dollar a day and i
give you everything you need 100
customized i'd love to have you and
welcome to the video today's video i'm
going to talk about how you can mentally
prepare for a bowl a lot of you guys ask
me like when do i know when i should
bulk should i bulk is bulking gonna make
me fat forever what's the use so for
those of you who don't know what a bulk
is a bulk is when you decide for a
period of time that you choose for the
next four months i'm gonna bulk so i'm
going to focus on building as much
muscle as i can i'm gonna lift really
heavy and i'm gonna eat a lot in a
surplus and i'm going to gain weight on
purpose but it's going to be mostly
muscle if you do a bulk correctly it
should be mostly muscle you should not
gain tons of fat as you bulk you can do
bulks incorrectly however so be careful
about how you do it you want to minimize
the falcon there will be sun backing but
if you do it correctly there should be
very minimal and it should be very easy
for you to cut down again when you're
done so the benefits of a bulk are once
you bulk up and say you're four months
in you're done with your bulk you've
gained 10 pounds and you're ready to cut
down again and see what you've built the
reason you do that is because it's so
much easier to build muscle quality
muscle that's going to stay with you a
foundation that's really strong when you
do a bulking phase because you're going
all in you're eating in a surplus you're
giving your body everything it can
possibly need
to build that muscle you're working out
really hard you're training hard you're
lifting heavy you're eating lots of
protein right when you're done with your
bulk and you decide to cut down and you
lose fat you're preserving the muscle
you just built and you're losing fat so
all the fat that's on the outside of
your body between your skin and your
muscle the fat goes from outside your
skin goes
and then you have your skin and your
muscle and your muscle pops through and
you just look shredded and beautiful
that's why people bulk and a lot of
people struggle with feeling like they
don't make a lot of progress you know
people come to me and they're like oh
i've been working out for years but i
just never feel like i've made good
progress i want to look like this but i
look like this and what do i do well
honestly you should probably build some
muscle and do a bulk people are so um
resistant to doing bulks because of the
weight gain that comes with it but i
would not look like i do now if i didn't
do a book i've done so many books like
literally probably
10 bulks
spoken seasons and you woke up and then
you cut down you broke up you cut down
you don't have to do it that way but if
you want that really solid muscle and
you want to be muscular and curvy and
you want to gain muscle the best way to
do it is in a bulk so most people do it
over the winter time the way that you
can mentally prepare to do a bulk would
be to number one set your time frame
don't just bulk till the end of time
don't you need to set an end date say
from this date to this date i will do a
bull then when this date comes i'm gonna
cut down so that gives your mind time
frame in which you're gonna do this it's
not an open-ended thing so as you're
going through the mental struggle of
bulking of maybe you're gaining weight
and you don't like the way you look the
way that you can remember to pull
yourself through is number one remember
that you are in control if you ever feel
like you're out of control and you want
out just cut down nobody's locking you
into doing the ball if you want to
commit to doing it and see the see it
through for the results that come
afterward you have to remember it's only
four months or however long you decide
two months i would i would do it longer
than one month one month is not enough
time to really make good gains it's only
set amount of time so you're not going
to look like this forever you're doing
this because it's an investment upfront
for the results that you're that you'll
get later mentally you should not be
gaining more than a pound a week a pound
is like a lot you shouldn't be gaining
more than half a pound a week half a
pound to a pound a week is a good bulk
if you're gaining more than that you're
doing something wrong you need to have
somebody professional look at what
you're doing and help you out you don't
want to end up at the end of your bulk
with too much fat to lose that's no fun
and i've done it both ways like if you
do end up in that situation also know
that you're gonna be okay ultimately
your body is adjustable so no matter how
much fat you have no matter how much
muscle you have to gain like you can do
it it just you need to follow the
certain steps and be committed and
that's the hardest part so mentally go
into your bulk thinking okay this is an
investment i'm doing this out of choice
nobody's forcing me i'm doing this
because i want to challenge myself and i
know that i love myself enough to pull
through this time because a lot of girls
struggle with the bulk and face i
personally love it because i'm really
strong when i book when you have extra
food and your your body is so much
stronger and you feel so good and you
can just lift really heavy and like when
you're doing a bulk i recommend like
focusing on those strength gains and
like other things that are fun for you
to achieve and strive for and then just
get a really good program and follow it
and just don't think about it anymore
you know what i mean like enjoy eating
the extra food it's not going to last
forever you're going to want to cut down
when you're done so just enjoy it and
let go and know that your body is
adjustable and you can cut down later
that was a big blab but i hope that i
shed some light and i encourage those of
you out there who are considering doing
a bulk i've bulked many many many times
i've booked over the summer time i've
done a book where i've just gained tons
of fat and then i had to lose it so
just know your body is adjustable you
can always change it if you're
struggling with doing a bulk or a cut or
anything and you need help definitely
reach out to me or somebody in your
community that you trust it's so much
easier when you have somebody to bounce
things off of that's another good point
is that you should have somebody to hold
you accountable and somebody that you
can bounce things off of when you have
moments of weakness in your mind when
you think like oh i don't know i'm not
getting any progress blah blah blah blah
go to that person a person that can just
bring you up a little bit and encourage
you another big point is shifting your
focus from results to consistency this
has been a major thing for me lately
this goes for no matter what if you're
cutting or bulking but you should never
ever hyper focus on results because
that's like watching paint dry on a wall
or a pot of water boil you will
literally drive yourself insane if you
just focus on results you step on the
scale every day and you totally obsessed
about oh my gosh
today i have like a half an inch pinch
and i used to have a quarter inch i'm
beginning no show that out the
window all you need to focus on is
consistency if you are consistent and
you have a good plan results will follow
so learn to love the progress learn to
love the journey learn to love the
routine of it every day and the
challenges that it brings you because
you have so much more to gain than you
have to lose you have confidence
you have determination you have so many
things those are really lame
examples so many things to gain though
seriously like your self-confidence will
go through the roof that'll open a lot
of doors for you when you feel confident
about yourself more opportunities will
will open and present themselves you
will maybe have the gusto to talk to
somebody or to go after a different job
and it will just completely transform
your life i'm blabbing anyway i hope you
enjoyed this video and i'll see you next
monday and thursday here on my channel
please subscribe and hit that bell
button and i'll see you guys next time
bye
[Music]