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I use a combination of Wendler's 531 (main lifts) and Steve Shaw's Massive Iron (accessories), but I've been doing this for the past 8.5 months (since the beginning of the bulk) and I'm starting to get bored. I've added running and crossfit back into my programming, but 4x a week lifting plus all that is really starting to…

With what the OP had access to, this is a great suggestion

What do you maintain on? When I started my last bulk I was your exact size and maintained on 2400 cals, so I could cut easily at 2000. Take your maintenance, cut about 300 cals, and make sure you're eating around 120g protein.

You're adorable! Okay, so you're the same weight I was when I started my last bulk, though I'm 5'5" and was really lean. I personally think that if you eat around maintenance and lift 3-4x a week doing one of the stickied programs (I think Strong Curves would be amazing for you) you'll have the best results.

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Holy crap, you look incredible! I think that about sums it up for me as well... I've been lifting consistently, bulking and cutting, for about five years now. I feel like I should look way better than I do, and some days I feel like I actually look worse. The mind is a funny thing.

Damn, she sounds impressive!

Absolutely you can do it now! The theory behind crossfit is that the exercise needs of people (from Olympic athletes to the elderly or obese) differ by degree, not kind. Essentially, we should all be doing the same work (squats, deadlifts, sprinting), but scaled to our individual needs.

Do tell!

That's crazy to me as a woman who maintains on around 2600 cals!

Shouldn't take long at all. https://stronglifts.com/5x5/

Burpees! Seriously, though, running outside.

StrongLifts 5x5. Takes about 30 min.

I'd just keep maintaining before your bulk, unless you're cool with less food. I like to eat as much as possible. You look good as is.

This made me LOL! I'm a 5'5" woman who started my last bulk at 126 lbs. I bulked on 2600-3000 calories and maintained a lot of leaness. Pretty sure 3000 doesn't seem high for the OP, who is an almost 6' tall man.

I totally get it. I used to never think I was skinny enough, and lifting got me out of that mentality... but now I never feel big enough or lean enough. I see these women with, what I consider to be, perfect physiques and wonder how many more bulk/cut/recomp cycles do I need to do to get there. I've also realized that I'm…

Yup. I end up watching other people at the gym. There's a badass little chick and I love when she's deadlifting next to me.

For reference, I'm a 5'5" female who started my last bulk at 126 lbs. I think I started at 2500 and ended up close to 3000 calories a day. To me, your overall calories look too low, but your protein is excessively high.

All of my maxes are beltless. Hmm...

:* I'm right there with you! No belt for me either. Kisses @quiksylver296 <3

Clean vs dirty in terms of bulking is in regard to the amount of the caloric surplus, not the kinds of food you're eating. I'm twice your age, 5" shorter than you, and a woman.... and I bulked on 2800 cals with minimal fat gains. My TDEE is around 2600. I ate pizza, tacos, ice cream, etc. Now I'm recomping and I'm eating…

I agree with what @Simpyll said. At your age, you should set yourself up to gain about 0.5-1.0 lb per week. As long as you're lifting using a progressive overload program focused on compound movements, you should be able to make some good gains. Don't listen to the bros at your gym!

Bro, how old are you?

I do single-arm lifts all the time. They're great for helping your weaker side catch up. Best to start with the weak side, do your reps, and repeat the same rep number on the stronger side.

Magic.

Nothing wrong with that! I specifically went into this bulk with the mindset that the end weight is my goal weight and that once I hit it I'd recomp. It's been a month since I hit my goal and I dropped to maintenance. So far so good.

This all day long. I eat in a surplus more often than not and still am not bulky, though I actually wouldn't mind being "bulky."

Eat! Lol

When I do squats, my warm up is squats; When I do deads, my warm up is deads; etc.

A month into my recomp and I'm sitting at exactly 140.0 still. My TDEE has dropped because life stuff has changed, so I'm trying out 2400 cals now.