How do I decide if I should cut or bulk?

Ravenscar7 · 2018-12-08T03:25:48+00:00

The concept of bulking and cutting is bullshit to be honest. It's bad nutritional advice or less you're overweight, in which case you should cut to loose the pounds.

Ideally you want to loose weight and lean up to 10% body fat, you should be aiming to get a nice lean 6 pack before you do anything else.

Then from there you don't need to bulk. You just need to eat a little extra food to compensate for the fact you are weight lifting. This is normally only 100-200 calories over maintenance. Or 10% which is optimal for muscle growth.

You shouldn't really put a massive amount of fat back on. And even if you do, you should be able to loose it in a month. If it takes longer than a month then you bulked too hard and you ate too much.

Remember 1.6g of protein per kg of body weight is the essential macro for building muscles. It doesn't matter of you're cutting or bulking you will still build muscle.

Don't put unnecessary fat on. You will just look like shit.

itsBoundless · 2018-12-07T23:25:19+00:00

fat=cut

skinny=bulk

fat but want to gain muscle?=cut then bulk

MagnumHippo · 2018-12-07T23:34:41+00:00

Talk to your doctor and get a solid reading on your BMI.

Over 20% and you should cut, under you determine what your goals are and set up a clean diet.

Divine_Instrument · 2018-12-08T02:14:37+00:00

Are you skinny fat? If so, I’d say go by bodyfat percentage. Cut down to sub 15% bodyfat and then think about bulking.

It would be helpful to know your height and weight.

kril89 · 2018-12-08T02:31:44+00:00

If you are above 15% bodyfat cut, if you are below do a nice clean bulk and cut back down to like 12% and see what you look like.

I'm skinny fat, started at 162lbs and 28% body fat at 5-7. I started losing weight in August i'm down to 136lbs and 17-19% body fat with most of that just being from diet. I just started back at the gym 3 weeks ago. Once I get to 125-130 i'll be at like 12-15% body fat. Once I get to that i'll bulk for awhile and see where I end up.

alt41510 · 2018-12-08T04:35:03+00:00

Not enough info or pics to say bulk or cut, BUT not matter what you decide, EAT CLEAN MOTHERFER

Title	How do I decide if I should cut or bulk?
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Date	December 7, 2018 11:20 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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