thank you for the response and of course, ask away! I'll try and give you all as detailed a breakdown as possible and if theres anything else I leave out, please ask!

My goals are to build as much lean mass as I can - I do like to try and stay fairly lean all year round (not always with visible abs but still quite lean)
At present I've got quite a good bit of size on my shoulders/chest legs and arms. Back would undoubtedly be my strongest and most defined area. Over the course of the cycle I'd be looking to add lean tissue to these areas while cutting away the retained water and adipose tissue

heres my diet

7am sirloin Steak and cashews. Greens shake, multi vitamin, cod liver oil
10.30am - 300g tub of cottage cheese and grapefruit /// or 4 boiled eggs (3egg white, 1 whole)
12.45 - 2xtins of tuna and broccolli
3.45 - 1.5 large chicken breasts with hot sauce
Intra Training Bcaa's
Post Training
Bowl of cereal - for the glycogen spike
Whey protein shake with 5g creatine

post workout meal
Sweet potato and 2 chicken fillets

22.30 - 200g lean mince with which ive added avocado, red onions, garlic, peppers.
(this is all cooked up in batch on sundays and wednesdays)

also depending on if I need to get extra calories in, or had a high volume training session, il have a shake before bed with some oats added in

i try to weight train at least 6 x per week which are all fairly high intensive. I train heavy and keep the rest time down as much I can within reason!
and will be adding in HIIT in the mornings before work 3x p/w

thanks pal. its a serious topic - not to be messed with! Just trying to gather as much information as possible before starting. There is ALOT to learn! haha
I've came to the right place!