bulking

lyonspatrick222
lyonspatrick222 Posts: 49 Member
edited November 20 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hey guys, is it okay to bulk with 11 % bodyfat ? Im now 69 kgs and want to be 77 within 8-9 months so around 1 kg per month. should i still cut til 10 % or i can go to a clean bulk now ?
Btw im an ectomorph but i can gain pretty good gains without really struggling with it..

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Somatotypes are not a real thing. If you are saying you are an ectomorph as you have low BF and relatively low muscle mass (lanky?) then, 11% should be totally fine. One question I would have is how you are determining that you are 11% (its fine anyway, but sometimes its better to bulk at 10% or below - that being said, 1% variance is neither her nor there).
  • Kr15by
    Kr15by Posts: 78 Member
    If you want to be 77kg in 9 months then there is little point in cutting to 10% first. You're not going to be able to put on 8kg of muscle in 9 months without putting on a bit of fat too.
    My advice would be to eat clean above maintenance calories until you at the lean body weight you want to be and then look at cutting down your bodyfat %
  • lyonspatrick222
    lyonspatrick222 Posts: 49 Member
    Sarauk2sf wrote: »
    Somatotypes are not a real thing. If you are saying you are an ectomorph as you have low BF and relatively low muscle mass (lanky?) then, 11% should be totally fine. One question I would have is how you are determining that you are 11% (its fine anyway, but sometimes its better to bulk at 10% or below - that being said, 1% variance is neither her nor there).
    Sarauk2sf wrote: »
    Somatotypes are not a real thing. If you are saying you are an ectomorph as you have low BF and relatively low muscle mass (lanky?) then, 11% should be totally fine. One question I would have is how you are determining that you are 11% (its fine anyway, but sometimes its better to bulk at 10% or below - that being said, 1% variance is neither her nor there).

    According to fat caliper im 8 % so 11 % was my estimation from pictures etc
  • lyonspatrick222
    lyonspatrick222 Posts: 49 Member
    krisbain wrote: »
    If you want to be 77kg in 9 months then there is little point in cutting to 10% first. You're not going to be able to put on 8kg of muscle in 9 months without putting on a bit of fat too.
    My advice would be to eat clean above maintenance calories until you at the lean body weight you want to be and then look at cutting down your bodyfat %

    My fat percentage is 8 according to the fat caliper but i think im around 10-11 percent estimated coz i hardly see my abs but im well defined tho
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