Is Bulking-Cutting necessary?

Certifiedfamilylaw · 2016-07-15T16:41:32+00:00

It is possible - search leangains.

Tbh, since your young and (probably) haven't lifted much, bulk for like a year.

There's no point in being thin if you don't have muscle.

grubek · 2016-07-15T16:40:57+00:00

No. Some people live for it, some people think it is bullshit.

Eat enough protein and have a good diet (avoid processed food, eat vegetables and fruit daily) and youll be fine.

brooklynisburnin · 2016-07-15T17:17:33+00:00

Depends on your goals, time frame, and overall discipline.

IMO bulking and cutting is the most efficient method to develop hypertrophy close, or at, genetic limit level, but for it to be that efficient, you need to have a really good understanding of your own body, rock solid discipline, and will.

If you want to just look good and show a little muscular definition, just keep your general diet to whole foods, and moderate your calorie intake, over time you will progress slowly but surely.

If you are fat, just diet hard, it's the only option, none of that recomp bullshit.

If you're skinny, and want to put on some mass to just look good, train hard and eat more, if you do not put weight or get stronger, eat even more, repeat.

tthrowaway- · 2016-07-16T12:37:53+00:00

Much much easier to do it separately, because the anabolic (muscle and fat gain) and catabolic (muscle and fat loss) are opposite states in the body, meaning that when one is activated the other is suppressed. Trying to do both is very inefficient.

If you are fat (or even not very lean, > 15% bodyfat) cut to 10-15% bodyfat, then start bulking.

If you are lean you can start bulking now.

Title	Is Bulking-Cutting necessary?
Author	logic-denier
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Comments	9
Date	July 15, 2016 4:36 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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