# If I Am Bulking and doing a Low Stress Week, do I keep eating in a calorie surplus

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**Created:** [May 10, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/if-i-am-bulking-and-doing-a-low-stress-week-do-i-keep-eating-in-a-calorie-surplus/1952 "2018-05-10T22:40:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidvanlegendary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@davidvanlegendary](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/davidvanlegendary)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/if-i-am-bulking-and-doing-a-low-stress-week-do-i-keep-eating-in-a-calorie-surplus/1952/1 "2018-05-10T22:40:55Z")

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If I Am Bulking and doing a Low Stress Week, do I maintain the calorie surplus I have been eating so far, or do I eat less for this week of training

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/if-i-am-bulking-and-doing-a-low-stress-week-do-i-keep-eating-in-a-calorie-surplus/1952/2 "2018-05-12T19:59:05Z")

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Yes, I would recommend continuing the same calorie intake. The amount of calories burned via activity relating to resistance training is not really impressive.