+ 1 Keep Bulking Into "Fat" Territory or Cut?
2 years ago, I was 160 lbs 10% bodyfat. I jumped on gear and gained 30 lbs in a year without much change in bodyfat and got to 190 lbs in 1 year. Now 1 year later, I'm 215 lbs, but my bodyfat is slowly creeping up there. My waist was 30 inches at 160 lbs, now I'm 215 lbs 2 years later, and it's 35 inches. I don't look fat, but my waist is getting flabby and I'd rather be a bit more shredded. The problem is that I haven't necessarily gained the size I want in certain areas and feel like I need to pack on more muscle mass on my shoulders and legs before I cut to reach my desired "goal" physique. I've been eating like a monster and training my legs like a man possessed the past few months and noticed huge improvements in my legs. Should I just do a 3 month cut now and then keep bulking or keep bulking into fat bear mode territory to pack on more size on my legs and shoulders, and then do a massive 6 month cut?
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the higher your bodyfat gets the worse your insulin sensitive becomes. there is a point that your bodyfat becomes too high and your insulin sensitivity becomes unfavorable and your body becomes more prone to store extra calories as fat rather than muscle.
if gaining muscle mass is your goal mini cuts now and then to keep bodyfat and insulin sensitive in check are a great too to help keep progress moving forward. after a nice little mini cut, your body will be primed to use the extra calories to grow and insulin sensitivity will be more favorable. also if you are fat enough, like 18-20% plus, you are at a pretty low risk for losing too much mass and can be pretty aggressive on your mini cut.
Drop your calories down for a month. Start with a 20% decrease in carbs and work your way down, keep fats at a min and train just as hard. Reassess in a month where to go.
I would start cutting now and getting ready for summer!
I would at the minimum do one cut per year. If i didnt i'd get fat as fuck lol. In the overall scheme of things i bulk up, cut down the fat that inhernetly comes with it, bulk up, cut down fat again always gaining muscle over time. Of course youd gain more muscle quicker if you never cut down but is it really worth it if you become a fat mess?
So TL;DR= cut down some fat, then go back to current scheme. But dont cut so hard that you lose muscle tissue unless competing.
need more info than that. Cycle history? If your goal is bulk with your current cycle then keep bulking and worry about the extra fat later, thats what i would do. Extra fat should be easy enough to lose so don't waste your bulk cycle.
I cruise on test year around at 200mg and blast with more test(400mg-600mg) and add deca or an oral. Right now I am on 400mg test and 250mg deca and ghrp-6 for hunger stimulation. I plan on finishing this blast phase in March. So probably just gonna keep chugging away at my bulk. And assess from there. I just feel like crap with this moon face and bloat.
When you go back on your cruise do a little extra work to lose the fat before jumping on another blast. Deca will blow you up lol i know. I have about a half inch fat layer on my stomach now in about week 10 of deca test cycle but fuck it i know im getting my calories. I lost 6 lbs of bloat in a week after adding aromasin too.
you might be mistaking water bloat for fat, deca, some orals, high test and high carbs will do that. if you drop the deca and the test down to 200mgs you can really assess if you were just holding alot of water or did gain a noticable amount of fat. Im about done with high test because of this.
If your holding 10%BF that's pretty good if you look around in the real world. Diet diet diet is your answer.
Started @ 24yrs old
215lbs now @ 5'9
What is your body fat?
What is your goal?
Need way more info, otherwise you're just asking if you should bulk or cut without a sound reason behind it...
lol im right there with you bro. It sucks. I just try and remind myself of the big picture, be happy im married and not doing the single thing trying to bag girls, and that my wife is still attracted to me in this condition, which isnt bad at all but i like to be leaner then i am now. And the big picture is, look slightly shitty for a few more months while trying to add muscle in the right places and then cut down and look great. Or you cut now when you know you dont have the size, get lean, look small as fuck and cant wait to get back to bulking. Been there done that. Just keep reminding myself it will be worth it to keep adding size for 3 more months or so and then get lean for summer. And still i probably wont be happy with my size but ill be closer. Most of us will never be truly happy.
Cut?? What's a cut??? Bulk bulk bulk then bulk some more
Bro, I swear bodybuilding induces a disease of the mind. You're never satisfied, even if you look better than 99% of the population. It sucks, but it just drives you to be even better and I love it.