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When looking to build muscle there is a period where you are going to have to bulk up and have a much higher calorie intake as there is no way to gain muscle from nothing, unless you are using supplements or chemicals to enhance your muscle gain. One of the main things that Vince Del Monte practices however is how to bulk up as much as you need, not as much as possible.

Most beginner weightlifters will simply eat as much food as they possibly can, cramming all the food they can possibly eat, as they believe this will lead to much more muscle being built up on the body when they do eventually start lifting weights. This thinking is flawed however as taking on more calories will eventually lead to more body fat. Muscle tissue within the body can only take on as much gain before the remaining calories are then stored as body fat and you will being to put on fat. By taking in more than five thousand calories a day, this can lead to the weightlifters needing more than they need and putting on an unwanted amount of fat weight during the bulk up period.

The best way to gain muscle is to take on a more sensible approach and only eat as much as you need so that you can build much leaner and clean body fat that can quickly be turned into muscle without a huge rise in body fat at the same time. Generally, Vince believes that you should only eat maybe 250-500 calories above your actual intake level so that you can turn that into muscle without gaining additional body fat. Furthermore, using a log to keep track of your fat level and generally watching your appearance can determine whether you need to lower your calorie intake if you see extra body fat being accumulated.

Usually the best way to get muscle mass without extra body fat is to take your bulk up period slow so that you can add muscle slowly instead of putting on much more body fat that you will need to diet off, lessening the length of your muscle-building program. Furthermore, by taking it slow you are more likely to keep muscle definition and therefore motivation, as seeing a huge gain in body fat can often discourage many beginner weightlifters and effectively end their muscle building attempts. By keeping the weight gain under control and not simply cramming as much as possible you can not only track how much exercise you will need to build muscle but also spend less time having to eat or diet and more time going through the muscle building exercises that are going to give you the physique you want.