Bulking and Cutting Progress

sardelsa

I think it would be awesome to share progress photos here, and it would be interesting to see everyone's pre-bulk, post-bulk, post-cut, whatever progress you are comfortable with sharing. It would also give people new to bulking/cutting an idea of where people start off and the results.
If you want to share your height, weight, length of bulk, goals, what program you ran or are running, etc.

This is from my first bulk Winter 2014.

Before/After Bulk:


Post-Cut:



Before photos (Aug/Sept 2014) I was 121lbs. I gained ~10 lbs over 4.5 months running Strong Curves. (I am 5'7"). I gained all over, but mostly added size to the glutes which was my goal.

I then did a very small cut which is the following photos.

I am currently wrapping up my second bulk...a long slow bulk. I will eventually post the before/after photos from that too. Here is a shot from December, just a few months in.

bioklutz

Awesome! I hope I am brave enough to put some photos up after I am done cutting.

lilolilo920

@sardelsa I will never stop being wowed by your progress. Amazing!! Great thread idea.
I just thought I'd share my progress with starting a progressive weight lifting program! So these are before lifting, actually underweight (~102 at 5'3.5")


And these are after 4 weeks of lifting while beginning my reverse diet-not flexed and then flexed!



I'm currently bulking and not brace enough to post my less than lean pics-maybe once I start cutting/recomping!

VintageFeline

sardelsa wrote: »

I think it would be awesome to share progress photos here, and it would be interesting to see everyone's pre-bulk, post-bulk, post-cut, whatever progress you are comfortable with sharing. It would also give people new to bulking/cutting an idea of where people start off and the results.
If you want to share your height, weight, length of bulk, goals, what program you ran or are running, etc.

This is from my first bulk Winter 2014.

Before/After Bulk:


Post-Cut:



Before photos (Aug/Sept 2014) I was 121lbs. I gained ~10 lbs over 4.5 months running Strong Curves. (I am 5'7"). I gained all over, but mostly added size to the glutes which was my goal.

I then did a very small cut which is the following photos.

I am currently wrapping up my second bulk...a long slow bulk. I will eventually post the before/after photos from that too. Here is a shot from December, just a few months in.

Dem quads gurl.

kiahz_

Any tips for adding mass to glutes? Working them and eating right isn't working for me

sardelsa

Thank you @bioklutz , I would definitely love to see your progress, and @lilolilo920 thanks you are looking great, keep up the great work!
@VintageFeline , haha thanks, I definitely added some nice mass to my legs

@kiahz_
When you say eating right, are you eating in a surplus? In order to gain you want to eat above maintenance (at least 125-250 cals generally), get an adequate ratio of macros and follow a glute focused lifting program like Strong Curves (which is what I did). It has you training the glutes 3-4x per week with hip thrusts, glute bridges, deadlifts, squats, plus isolation work.

sardelsa

Woohoo! One more month of bulking left, 9 lbs up, 2-3lbs more to go. Feeling good.




I always seem to have a resistance band around me these days, hehe There is sooo much band work in my program (you would be surprised how effective they are)

ndj1979

kiahz_ wrote: »

Any tips for adding mass to glutes? Working them and eating right isn't working for me

surplus of calories + strong curves + micro/macro adherence

leajas1

Great thread and great progress!

sardelsa

leajas1 wrote: »

Great thread and great progress!

Thanks!

bioklutz

@sardelsa - Is that an ab vein I see? Looking good!

VintageFeline

sardelsa wrote: »

Woohoo! One more month of bulking left, 9 lbs up, 2-3lbs more to go. Feeling good.




I always seem to have a resistance band around me these days, hehe There is sooo much band work in my program (you would be surprised how effective they are)

You've just reminded me I need to get one these.

sardelsa

Haha thanks @bioklutz I had to look twice, it is just lighting.. that would be crazy sick though!!

psuLemon

liftorgohome

Looks very good for a lean bulk. Keep up the good work!!

sardelsa

@Gimsteinn1 you look amazing! Whatever you are doing is clearly working, so keep it up !!

Ironandwine69

Gimsteinn1 wrote: »

I'm doing this for the first time in my life. I hit my goal weight of 58 kg last summer after weighing 95 kg for years.



I still didn't feel good about myself, wanted more muscles but had no idea how to get there so I just kept lifting things and eating even though I didn't like seeing the scale go up. I gained 5 kg and went up to 63 kg.



Started cutting a few weeks back and in the first week I lost 2 kg I think it was mostly water.
Now I'm 61 kg and I'm kinda happy with my look although I want to get a little leaner but it seems I'm accidentally doing a recomp cause I keep getting smaller (I'm almost down 2 sizes) but I keep getting stronger and I'm still 61 kg.

I honestly have no idea what I'm doing, I just copy you guys *blush*

You look amazing girl!

leajas1

@Gimsteinn1 amazing work!

sardelsa

Gimsteinn1 wrote: »

sardelsa wrote: »

@Gimsteinn1 you look amazing! Whatever you are doing is clearly working, so keep it up !!

You look pretty amazing yourself! I love your legs.

Thanks! I have worked them hard on this bulk, poor things (but bah they can handle it!)

JoRocka

kiahz_ wrote: »

Any tips for adding mass to glutes? Working them and eating right isn't working for me

well implants are the only other option then.

damn all that hard work of eating and working.



































































/sarcasm

cnbbnc

Both of you look fantastic!!!