Lean Bulk Bundle
Add quality muscle without the fat — controlled surplus + heavy compound progression.
Push-pull-legs hypertrophy split layered over a small surplus. Heavy compounds drive strength, accessory volume drives size, and the diet keeps the gain ratio clean.
Training framework
Three phases, twelve weeks.
Base (Weeks 1-4)
Volume accumulation, technique refinement
Build (Weeks 5-8)
Intensification, progressive overload
Peak (Weeks 9-12)
Heavy strength weeks, top-set work
Weekly template
Your training week, mapped
One row per training day. Repeat across the 12 weeks; the loading scheme below evolves.
1 · Mon
Push (Heavy)
Bench-focused chest + shoulders
- 5 × 5
Barbell Bench Press
- 4 × 6
Standing Overhead Press
- 3 × 10
Incline DB Press
- 3 × 12
DB Lateral Raise
- 3 × 8
Close-grip Bench
- 3 × 12
Rope Pushdown
1 · Tue
Pull (Heavy)
Deadlift + back thickness
- 4 × 5
Conventional Deadlift
- 4 × 6-8
Weighted Pull-up
- 4 × 8
Barbell Row
- 3 × 10
Lat Pulldown
- 3 × 15
Face Pull
- 4 × 8
Barbell Curl
1 · Wed
Legs (Quad focus)
Squat + quad volume
- 5 × 5
Back Squat
- 3 × 8
Front Squat
- 3 × 10 per leg
Bulgarian Split Squat
- 3 × 12
Leg Extension
- 4 × 12
Standing Calf Raise
- 3 × 12
Hanging Leg Raise
1 · Fri
Push (Hypertrophy)
Chest volume + lateral delts
- 4 × 8
Incline Bench Press
- 4 × 10
Flat DB Press
- 3 × 12
Cable Crossover
- 3 × 10
Seated DB OHP
- 4 × 15
Cable Lateral Raise
- 3 × 12
Overhead Tri Extension
1 · Sat
Legs (Posterior) + Pull Accessories
RDL + hamstring + back finisher
- 4 × 6-8
Romanian Deadlift
- 4 × 10
Hip Thrust
- 3 × 12
Hamstring Curl
- 4 × 10
Chest-supported Row
- 3 × 12
Hammer Curl
- 4 × 15
Standing Calf Raise
Progression
How loads evolve over 12 weeks
Base · 1-4
Loading
5×5 main lifts at 75%, accessories 3×10
Intensity cue
RPE 7 — accumulate volume, dial technique
Build · 5-8
Loading
5×5 at 82%, accessories 4×8 with load increase
Intensity cue
RPE 8 — bar speed must stay crisp
Peak · 9-12
Loading
3×3 top sets at 87% + 2×5 back-offs, accessories 4×6-8
Intensity cue
RPE 8-9 — heavy work, recover hard
Equipment
What you'll need
Warm-up
- 5 min easy bike or row · raise core temp
- Hip CARs · 5 reps per side
- T-spine rotations · 8 per side
- Banded shoulder dislocates · 10 reps
- 2 ramp-up sets on the first main lift (50% · 70%)
Cool-down
- 3 min easy walk to bring HR down
- 90/90 hip stretch · 60s per side
- Doorway pec stretch · 45s per side
- Box breathing · 6 rounds (4-4-4-4)
Equipment
Nutrition framework
Lean Bulk Diet
- Style
- Lean bulk · 80/20 whole foods
- Protein target
- 1.0 g per lb bodyweight
- Calorie bias
- +10% above maintenance
Slow gain target: 0.5-1 lb per week. Re-baseline every 4 weeks.
Recipe library
Six meals that match this diet
Picked to hit the macros above without spending all day in the kitchen.
Ingredients
- · 3/4 cup rolled oats
- · 1 scoop chocolate whey
- · 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- · 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
- · 1 tbsp chia seeds · 1/2 banana sliced
Method
- 01Combine oats, whey, chia, milk in a jar.
- 02Stir until smooth, swirl in peanut butter.
- 03Refrigerate overnight (or at least 4 hours).
- 04Top with banana before eating.
Ingredients
- · 5 egg whites + 2 whole eggs
- · 1/2 cup black beans (rinsed)
- · 1/4 cup salsa · 2 tbsp shredded cheese
- · 1 small whole-grain tortilla
- · Cilantro · hot sauce to taste
Method
- 01Warm beans in a non-stick pan.
- 02Pour in beaten eggs, scramble 2-3 min.
- 03Fold in salsa + cheese until just melted.
- 04Spoon onto warm tortilla, top with cilantro.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz chicken breast
- · 1 cup cooked jasmine rice
- · 1/2 cup black beans · 1/2 cup corn
- · 1/4 avocado · 1/4 cup pico de gallo
- · Lime · cumin · paprika · garlic powder
Method
- 01Season chicken with cumin, paprika, garlic, salt.
- 02Sear 4 min per side, rest 3 min, slice.
- 03Layer rice, beans, corn in a bowl.
- 04Top with chicken, avocado, pico, lime squeeze.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz 93/7 ground beef
- · 2 oz dry whole-wheat penne
- · 1 cup marinara · 1 cup baby spinach
- · 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- · Garlic · oregano · red pepper flakes
Method
- 01Boil pasta to al dente, reserve 1/4 cup water.
- 02Brown beef with garlic, drain excess fat.
- 03Add marinara + spinach, simmer 3 min.
- 04Toss in pasta + reserved water, finish with parmesan.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz salmon fillet
- · 1 medium sweet potato
- · 2 cups broccoli florets
- · 1 tbsp honey · 1 tbsp soy sauce · 1 clove garlic
- · 1 tsp olive oil · sesame seeds
Method
- 01Roast cubed sweet potato 20 min at 425°F.
- 02Whisk honey, soy, minced garlic; brush onto salmon.
- 03Pan-sear salmon skin-down 4 min, flip 2 min.
- 04Steam broccoli, plate everything, sprinkle sesame.
Ingredients
- · 1 scoop whey protein
- · 1 banana
- · 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
- · 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- · Ice · cinnamon
Method
- 01Drop everything in the blender.
- 02Blend 30s until smooth.
- 03Pour, dust cinnamon, drink within 30 min of training.
Weekly grocery list
One trip, one cart
Built to cover the recipes above for a single training week. Scale 0.75-1.25× to your bodyweight.
Proteins
Carbs
Vegetables
Healthy fats
Dairy
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