I recently tried a clean bulk. Literally tried to do what the pro's do. Obviously way less in the calorie count since I am 1/4 of their size. I picked out 2 veggies (broccoli & peas) compex carbs consisted of (sweet potatoes, baked beans, & oats. I did chicken and tuna for my protein and my protein shake was a 120cal, low sodium, 1g of sugar, 4g carbs, super lean shake.
My goal was 5437 calories a day, every meal planned out and Pre-prepared, and an alarm set to go off for each meal. I made it 1 week. One fucking week. I was eating every two hours, taking about 45 minutes to eat, & shitting my pants after each meal. My day consisted of eating...shitting...and hitting the gym.
It was the end of my cycle and I had successfully gained a lot of weight. I was 232. But it resulted in me never wanting to eat again. Follow that with a shitty post cycle resulting in a month in and out of the gym...mostly out, and I dropped down to 195 and still had all my bulk bodyfat. I will now bulk at around 3400-3600 calories....keep my beautiful abs (once I get them back)....and make my gains slow and steady.
My bulk story. Lesson learned.