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When it comes to bulking, there seems to be a general misconception that, for a certain period of time, you should be eating uncontrollably in order to gain muscle. People tend to relax during this period and lose track of their meal plans all in the name of “gains.”
In order to grow muscle, you should, in fact, be in a caloric surplus but this process should be executed in a very methodical and controlled manner. When you are in a caloric surplus, or eating more calories than your body needs for its normal functions, you need to be strategic to ensure that the majority of the weight gain consists of muscle. You will inevitable gain some fat when bulking and, if you are not monitoring your bulk very closely, you will gain more fat than you should. When this happens, after each bulking cycle, you will have a harder time gaining muscle and a harder time losing the fat you gained. It's a vicious cycle and you might be feeling awesome when you jump on the scale but you are actually sabotaging yourself!
If you are dirty bulking and gaining more fat than you should, here is what you are REALLY doing to your body: