How hard is it to bulk up naturally?

[Dazoreilly]

I've been lifting for 3 years now(naturally) and I've put on around 60lbs. I just wondered how long it's took some of you guys to get bigger.

[Sugarhill]

That sounds like really good progress to me. Are you just bulking or do you also do a cut before summer? That will help you decipher just how much is muscle.

[kingusama92]

Everyone is different.

If you maintain the proper diet with proper levels of protein, you can bulk up in a respectable amount of time.

It also depends upon what you term as bulking up. Everyone has a different viewpoint of what bulking up equals in terms of weight and look.

I would say 1-2 years is a good time period to see results.

[Dazoreilly]

That sounds like really good progress to me. Are you just bulking or do you also do a cut before summer? That will help you decipher just how much is muscle.

I'm cutting at the minute, it's my first one. I went from 140lbs to 200lbs but I'm 6 2 so 200lb isn't that much really plus I'm around 15% body fat.

[Sugarhill]

I won't say that 200 lbs. isn't much, especially since you went from 140. I won't dismiss your gains. But, yeah, I think 220 minimum should be your goal. Good luck on the cut.

[Dazoreilly]

I'm finishing my cut in a few weeks time, I'm sitting around 185lb now. I'll aim for 220+ when I'm bulking again thanks.

[ljepilo]

I'm finishing my cut in a few weeks time, I'm sitting around 185lb now. I'll aim for 220+ when I'm bulking again thanks.

How long will it take you to get onto 220+ ?

[supershopper]

I'm only in high school, so it's tough for me to say whether or not bulking is hard. However, in my first year of lifting, I gained about 15-20 pounds in muscle. Weight gained about 10 pounds, so some fat loss there. The next year, I went on another bulk (I'm super skinny) and gained no weight, but tons of muscle.

[Dazoreilly]

I'm goin to aim for 220 this time next year. Then do a 3 month cut.

[Sugarhill]

Good job. I think you'll really like how you look at 220. You should end up rather well proportioned.