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Basically, I'm a big fan of rest-pause training in part because I'm often stuck for time. But I also believe a full body routine is best for where I am at the moment. General googling seems to find...

This was the carnitin I bought (albeit from a local supplier)

http://ie.bodybuilding.com/store/now/lcarn.html?_requestid=316790

Thanks for the answer. So in switching from my current cut to a lean bulk I will basically just be increasing my calories to a small surplus. I fully appreciate this is what determines pretty much...

I'm just in my last week of a cut and I only got both the CLA and L-carnitin 3-4 weeks ago towards the end of the cut. My question is whether there is any benefit in continuing to use these as I...

Thanks for the feedback. So straight to a 200 surplus and monitor, no need for a maintenance period in between...


Regarding the routine. Back 1 to 2 years ago I was running the Icecream Fitness...

Prob have a couple weeks left in my cut still, but getting to the point where I'm starting to consider how best to switch into a slow lean bulk.

So on the diet firstly: Is there any reason why...

The general answer you should expect to get on here is a "no". And while I do agree that you really should aim at trying to get yourself access to free weights, something is definitely better than...

Yeah to be honest my question here is more out of academic interest than anything... In practice getting below ~40-50g of fat isn't really an option (at least not without a fairly restrictive diet),...

Excess calories most definitely do lead to excess fat. BUT, most of the body fat stored comes from dietary fat. This is not in contradiction with the excess calorie point.

So for example you eat...

I'm cutting at the moment, but planning ahead for when I hit my 10% bf target. The following points have me considering the benefits of a "low fat / high carb bulk".

1) Fat is stored as body fat...

Yeah I could well believe that, I'm not really sold on any of the cycling benefits as advertised. That said there is one benefit to the cycling approach that I enjoy and that is having three...

I just decided on cutting a few weeks back and was thinking very much the same as you beforehand. I'd always bulked in the past - as the convention seemed to be bulk first, gain muscle, and worry...

I'm using the leangains cycling approach as well and I'm fair happy with it so far. Essentially all you're doing with it though is a slow or "lean" bulk. So basically you've got 3 workout days and 4...

It might help somewhat, but still no. As long as you're in a consistent caloric deficit you can expect to lose some muscle mass. You can try to preserve as much as possible. To accomplish this I...

As your question is phrased I would answer no. That is, assuming no drugs etc you cannot gain muscle while in a continuous caloric deficit. Presumably what you wanted to ask however, was whether you...

I agree with this completely! And up till now, while I was using linear progression, I have been slowly bulking. It is because I'm at a point now already where while slowly bulking I find it hard to...

Thanks for the feedback. To be honest I've always stuck with a IIFYM's approach in the past and am sceptical myself regarding the cycling thing, but going to give it a try.

Regarding the RPT your...

Any criticism on the following program is welcome.

Long term goal (one year): Go from 178 cm, 76 kg, ~17% BF to 80 kg, ~12% BF.

Approach: First cut to about ~12% BF, then slow lean bulk....

Open to all and any constructive criticism. Put this program together to work around the various restrictions I have, such as limited equipment (only spinlock dumbbells, a bench, and a pull-up bar),...

Stuck with nothing but dumbbells (with decent amount of plates), bench and pull-up bar. If I had access to a full gym I'd be looking at a fast (~30min sessions) full body compound workout focusing...