Back to bulking, at last!
Oh, glorious day. This morning was my official weigh in for my fight in the Bronze Gloves in a week and a few days. After four and a half months of cutting, I managed to get myself down to a lean 141.6lbs. I am fighting in the light-middleweight division, which is a max weight of 142 pounds. Now that I have my weight recorded as within the limit and signed by an MD, I’m free to start bulking again! Today I started loading up on creatine and did a solid arm workout. I’m really exited to be eating more and doing less cardio.
This will be my second time bulking since I started weight lifting. Although I first picked up a dumbbell almost four years ago, I feel that my first three and a half years or so lifting were not very effective. I managed to put on some mass during that time, but I have made almost as much progress in the past eight months that I had made in the first three and a half years combined. Even though I am now bulking and cutting more effectively, I’m aware that there is still so much I don’t know. Everything I do know though, is credited to the members and staff of BodyBuilding.com. If anybody actually reads this, I’d just like to say thank you for teaching me 
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That being said, I plan on bulking better this time. I put on some muscle last bulk that I am very happy with, but I also put on a lot of fat. In order to slow down the fat gain this time, I plan on cleaning up my diet. No junk food or meals with lots of cheese or creamy sauces. I also am planning on doing a bit of cardio, as I train for boxing twice a week. Last summer the closest thing I got to cardio was walking around at work!
I’m currently sitting at about 6.5% fat right now. I will continue to bulk until I can only see my top row of abs, which I estimate is about 11%.
