bulk up

Muskelmasse aufbauen

Durch Krafttraining und mehr Essen einen größeren, muskulöseren Körper entwickeln.

In einfachem Englisch: To make your body and muscles bigger by lifting weights and eating more.

• He wants to bulk up.
• She bulked up during months of weight training.
• Are you eating enough protein to bulk up?

So benutzt man es: bulk up by doing something (He bulked up by lifting weights and eating more.)

Synonyme: build muscle

Gegenteile: slim down

Häufige Wendungen: bulk up fast, bulk up with weights

zunehmen, schwerer werden

Schwerer oder größer werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To become heavier or bigger.

• The young bear began to bulk up.
• He bulked up after eating more each day.
• The animals need to bulk up before winter.

Synonyme: gain weight, put on weight

Gegenteile: slim down

Häufige Wendungen: bulk up gradually, bulk up for winter

vergrößern, schwerer machen

Durch zusätzliches Material etwas größer oder schwerer machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make something heavier or larger by adding more material.

• Beans bulk up the meal.
• She bulked the soup up with potatoes.
• We used extra padding to bulk up the costume.

So benutzt man es: bulk something up with something (You can bulk the mixture up with oats.)

Synonyme: make heavier, enlarge

Häufige Wendungen: bulk up something, bulk up a meal, bulk up soup