My latest bulking and cutting journey.

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So I've been doing bulking and cutting for the past 5 years. I have been always a lean person, never had an overweight problem like some have. It was still no fun for me, I would wake up every day and hate what I used to see, I would see a really skinny guy. I decided to make changes when I hit 30 years old and I am glad I gave the gym a shot. I was skeptical at first, thinking that even the gym wouldn't help me build muscles, I figured I was genetically screwed. Thank god, I decided to prove that theory wrong.

This is from my latest bulk and cut, I went from 172 lbs to 160 lbs from late April 2018 to July 26th 2018. For those who wonder, I am 5'9, 160 lbs, I don't do cardio. I usually lift 3 times a week when I am cutting and 4 times a week when I am bulking following the workout program from the book I bought on www.aworkoutroutine.com. I've been using the workout routines in the book for a good 2-3 years and I just love it. Of course, the book had a small role to play in how I built my body, so I am not here to promote it or anything, I am just mentioning that I used the workout routine from the creator of the website.

During my bulking phase, I was eating at most 3325 calories and I was eating at 2460 calories during my cutting phase. I didn't follow any particular diet simply because I don't see the point in doing so, afterall I am healthy male, no medical issues whatsoever. I simply ate any food I want, I just made sure that I met my goals which was to make sure that I hit my calories, protein, fiber and my micronurients. Once those were met, I would then add whatever food I wanted. Here are some photos of my journey, hopefully it can inspire others. If you have any questions, let me know

Me on April 8th 2013, I was 158 lbs. This is where my journey started.


This was me at the end of my bulk. At the moment the photo was taken, I was at 172 lbs.


On the left, it was at the middle point of my cut, I was at 167.8 lbs and on the right, it's my current physique at 160 lbs.


And finally the weight loss graph. As you can see, I weighed myself every day.

AnvilHead

You're killin' it, great job!

sardelsa

Wow look at where you started to now. Hard work and dedication really paid off! Awesome job

quiksylver296

Great work, Fil!!!

Ademann1

Major difference! And it sounds like you are enjoying the journey too!

Tic78

Great work, similar tdee and cutting figures as me but I’m not quite there yet, thanks for the motivation 👍

Tic78

Should have asked do you take creatine and is the 160 you’re finishing weight. Like as soon as you go back to maintenance I guess a few lbs of water weight come on quite quickly. Do you just run with that or go a few lbs lighter to take into account that initial water gain.