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se015

hey everyone so I am faced with a dilemma. I've gone from 154 to 167 so 13 lbs which is awesome. My ultimate goal is to be 170 with 8-10% body fat. Right now I'm at 14-15%. So it's a dilemma because I don't rly want to stop gaining weight but also don't want a bigger stomach. While glad I got bigger like I wanted I have a belly. I'm not really doing abs so maybe that's part of problem or should I do more cardio or Lower my calories? Thanks!

ndj1979

OP - did you not get the answers in this thread that you started on same topic???http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/33518679#Comment_33518679

just because you don't like the answers does not make them any less valid.

You have three options.

1. stop bulking and go into a cut.
2. keep bulking until you get to 170#, or higher, and then cut.
3. transition to reccomp and slowly lose fat and add some more muscle…

Pinnacle_IAO

Seth1825 wrote: »

hey everyone so I am faced with a dilemma. I've gone from 154 to 167 so 13 lbs which is awesome. My ultimate goal is to be 170 with 8-10% body fat. Right now I'm at 14-15%. So it's a dilemma because I don't rly want to stop gaining weight but also don't want a bigger stomach. While glad I got bigger like I wanted I have a belly. I'm not really doing abs so maybe that's part of problem or should I do more cardio or Lower my calories? Thanks!

Anything above 15% body fat makes me look too blubbery.

Sometimes we must accept our genetic potential.
Body builders do the cycles of bulking and cutting, so that's an option, but I say no thanks to that.
Godspeed in whatever path you take.

se015

ndj1979 wrote: »

OP - did you not get the answers in this thread that you started on same topic???http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/33518679#Comment_33518679

just because you don't like the answers does not make them any less valid.

You have three options.

1. stop bulking and go into a cut.
2. keep bulking until you get to 170#, or higher, and then cut.
3. transition to reccomp and slowly lose fat and add some more muscle…

Thanks for your response. Can you give suggestions on how option 3 is done? If you don't mind is greatly appreciate it. And I apologize for asking same question its just although it may seem simple to you it's not easy to figure out for others that's all. It's not that I don't like the answers or think they are not valid.

Giolis

Here's a good thread that has a lot of information on recomp.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

se015

Giolis wrote: »

Here's a good thread that has a lot of information on recomp.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

Thanks!

ndj1979

Giolis wrote: »

Here's a good thread that has a lot of information on recomp.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

This

ndj1979

Seth1825 wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

OP - did you not get the answers in this thread that you started on same topic???http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/33518679#Comment_33518679

just because you don't like the answers does not make them any less valid.

You have three options.

1. stop bulking and go into a cut.
2. keep bulking until you get to 170#, or higher, and then cut.
3. transition to reccomp and slowly lose fat and add some more muscle…

Thanks for your response. Can you give suggestions on how option 3 is done? If you don't mind is greatly appreciate it. And I apologize for asking same question its just although it may seem simple to you it's not easy to figure out for others that's all. It's not that I don't like the answers or think they are not valid.

Op - I would check out the recomp link....as far as my little thread thing I get you but you could of just rebumped your old thread...when people keep asking same thing the troll bell alarms go off..

se015

Lol ok thanks

psuLemon

Just one remark regarding timeframes. If you want to get back in shape fairly quickly, do the cut/bulk cycles. Recomps can take a year or more for many people and require a lot of consistency.

se015

Good point, kind of impatient.