Cut or still bulk ? Opinions please

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  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I say bulk as long as you can stand the fatness ;) long bulk are better that small bulk / cut cycles but it is such a mindf@ck to gain weight after working so hard to lose it that I have been Unable to bulk more than 3 months out of a year.
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    i would only bulk once i have stopped making gains at maintenence. good luck bro and congrats!
  • medic2038
    medic2038 Posts: 434 Member
    you're not at 15%

    more like 20

    At 20% he'd have no ab definition, 15% is pretty accurate.

    OP,
    Great progress. I'd say keep up the bulk for a while longer! It's far easier to lose fat, then it is to gain muscle. Almost everyone that I know that dropped a bunch of weight had "fat phobia" off the bat when starting to bulk.
  • 123im4u2c
    123im4u2c Posts: 63
    Keep bulking for now, but watch the oblique's! I would guess your BF% is 15-18 right now!
    I would aim for another 10 lbs, 15lbs at the most, and then start cutting hard! I wouldn't worry about
    your BF, it's simply a guide for range by ratio and age! I just turned 60, and I still strength train. I'm bulked
    as much as I want to be, shirt sleeves too tight. The only time I ever bulked like this is when I was into body building
    many years ago, and those days are gone! :laugh: You are doing quite well for the time you have put into it! WTG!!!
  • Jacqson84
    Jacqson84 Posts: 189 Member
    Looking good but keep bulking!
  • TitaniaEcks
    TitaniaEcks Posts: 351 Member
    Welp, to hell with all of you for telling this man to bulk. You're helping to ruin what could have been a perfectly sexy otter mode body.

    I always liked "otter mode" best on men. "Athletic" is already too big for my taste. Would only bang if the guy had a gorgeous face and incredible personality. :-(

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  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    Welp, to hell with all of you for telling this man to bulk. You're helping to ruin what could have been a perfectly sexy otter mode body.

    I always liked "otter mode" best on men. "Athletic" is already too big for my taste. Would only bang if the guy had a gorgeous face and incredible personality. :-(

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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • trojanbb
    trojanbb Posts: 1,297 Member
    cut. Yes you do need to bulk, but what's the point of bulking at 20% bf. you will just look worse even while gaining muscle. get down to 10% bf, should take 2 months tops, much less if you just grind out a high deficit. then bulk for a long long time. way more fun this way, you'll actually see results visually, and you will like what you see in the mirror. bulking at above 15% takes extreme mental fortitude, it is not pretty
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    edited......not worth it.

    OP do what you feel is best for you.
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    Completely uneducated question: what would happen if you progressively lifted heavier while eating at maintenance? Does it have to be cut or bulk?
  • trojanbb
    trojanbb Posts: 1,297 Member
    Completely uneducated question: what would happen if you progressively lifted heavier while eating at maintenance? Does it have to be cut or bulk?

    takes longer to achieve a given result
  • wingchungym
    wingchungym Posts: 30
    This depends what you want, you look fine and healthy to me and have done great work. My view is go for health, I can only offer you my view as my aim is to be as light as I can but maintain muscle (very very metabolically important). As I get older I feel it's wise to think about what is the best form/shape you can be for a long healthy active life, from 40 - 50yrs is a good time to pay attention to wear and tear of your joints (your knees 'you will miss them when they are gone) if we carry more weight than our natural frame requires over time we get wear and tear on our joints, so if you are overweight from either fat or muscle it is (generally in the long run) all a stress on the joints as the years roll on. So I would cut and forget about ego ideals, The bottom line should be health. Now thats how I view health at 50, when I was 25 I would have said, BULK eat Meat and eggs and protein shakes and whole chickens and lift lift lift HEAVY and HARD lol :ohwell: :laugh: :wink::explode:
  • dozerbear
    dozerbear Posts: 1
    If you want to make gains, then this is the perfect time to bulk. How long were you thinking, 6 months?
  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    Welp, to hell with all of you for telling this man to bulk. You're helping to ruin what could have been a perfectly sexy otter mode body.

    I always liked "otter mode" best on men. "Athletic" is already too big for my taste. Would only bang if the guy had a gorgeous face and incredible personality. :-(

    Excuse me? Just because you prefer 'otter mode' looking guys over 'athletic' looking guys doesn't make your opinion more valid than any one else's. Besides, if you go back and read his posts, he never once asked for opinions on what women find more attractive.
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  • neilvv
    neilvv Posts: 146 Member
    If you want to make gains, then this is the perfect time to bulk. How long were you thinking, 6 months?

    I'm not too sure to be honest but i am definitely going to commit to a steady controlled bulk for a few months. If my body fat is not going up too much i will stick with it for a while longer. I think its something that i will strictly monitor as i wont allow my body fat to get out of hand - have that xxl t-shirt lol.
  • neilvv
    neilvv Posts: 146 Member
    Welp, to hell with all of you for telling this man to bulk. You're helping to ruin what could have been a perfectly sexy otter mode body.

    I always liked "otter mode" best on men. "Athletic" is already too big for my taste. Would only bang if the guy had a gorgeous face and incredible personality. :-(

    Excuse me? Just because you prefer 'otter mode' looking guys over 'athletic' looking guys doesn't make your opinion more valid than any one else's. Besides, if you go back and read his posts, he never once asked for opinions on what women find more attractive.

    Thanks and well said i'm not looking for opinions on what is most attractive to women i have been married for 18 years, this is for me i want to be muscular and strong and was asking peoples advice on the best way to achieve my goal's, cut now then bulk or continue a bulk. I'm a noob and didn't really know how long to commit to a bulk phase, turn's out it's all down to personal taste haha
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Thanks and well said i'm not looking for opinions on what is most attractive to women i have been married for 18 years, this is for me i want to be muscular and strong and was asking peoples advice on the best way to achieve my goal's, cut now then bulk or continue a bulk. I'm a noob and didn't really know how long to commit to a bulk phase, turn's out it's all down to personal taste haha

    You got it. Good luck :)
  • neilvv
    neilvv Posts: 146 Member
    Welp, to hell with all of you for telling this man to bulk. You're helping to ruin what could have been a perfectly sexy otter mode body.

    I always liked "otter mode" best on men. "Athletic" is already too big for my taste. Would only bang if the guy had a gorgeous face and incredible personality. :-(

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    I can relate to the bottom row lol
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  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    I can relate to the bottom row lol
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    You've made some really good progress, can't wait to see the rest of the transformation.
  • TitaniaEcks
    TitaniaEcks Posts: 351 Member
    Lots of rageaholic Aspies on this board with no sense of humor. The claws, the claws!

    OP, you go ahead and look however you and your wife agree you should look. As long as you're healthy that's all that counts.
  • Mrsallypants
    Mrsallypants Posts: 887 Member
    You must burn through a lot of toilet paper eating that many calories.

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