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Bulking and cutting

jesshanley12
jesshanley12 Posts: 29 Member
edited December 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I’m around 7 stone 4 and looking to bulk to build muscle. If I then cut after gaining a few pounds, will i just end up back where i started?

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Maybe, maybe not. A few lbs is likely to not make much difference and you might gain 1lb of muscle at best. A slow, consistent surplus will yield good results but sometimes even doing everything right, bulk/cuts are slow... Two steps forward one step back type deal. You can end up the same weight but look leaner, more muscular which might only be noticeable when looking at progress photos really closely.

    For me it took 3 bulk/cut cycles to make a difference, I ended up being 12lbs heavier overall.. way more muscle base and larger.
  • jesshanley12
    jesshanley12 Posts: 29 Member
    How did you know when to bulk and cut?
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I initially started because I was just about underweight and had no choice but to gain/bulk. Then I continued to run cycles because I loved the results.
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