My Experience With Lean Bulking on a Budget Month One

I decided to go for my lean bulk in August 2018. I had just completed cutting and weighed in at 140 pounds. There was a few details that needed to be incorporated into overall task of bulking. Number 1 I'm on a really strict budget. After reviewing my options, it was clear how I was going to achieve my goal.

1. PVL whey ISO hydrolasate.

2. Brown rice.

3. Legumes ( black beans, kidney beans, black eyed peas, chickpeas.)

4. Various cold cereal. ( Regular Cheerios, Life.)

On occasion budget permitting I would add no frills 1% cottage cheese or Iogo 0 yogurt and tinned fish ( tuna, sardines, mackerel ) as a treat.

My intentions are to go 6 months bulking by eating fist size portions 7 to 8 times daily. Total calorie surplus would be approximately 3500 per day.

My current size at the start of the bulk is 145 pounds. As you can see I have fairly decent muscle tone and lean body mass. At the time of filming I did not add any footage of my legs. To be honest they were extremely thin and I couldn't work up the courage to include them in the clip. If I were to break down the choice of bulking from August to April it would be gain strength and size while preserving as much lean body mass as possible. My goal is to weigh 160 to 170 pounds completely shredded. There are a few things to note. I have a fair bit of surplus skin around my abdominal section. I used to weigh 240 pounds some years ago and the expansion of fat did not disappoint. Ideally it would be my intention to add muscle mass to the area and in theory reduce the mount of surplus skin.