I posted on this forum back in Summer 2007 -- I was a bloated/skinny fat 190Lbs , maybe 18-20% bodyfat. I did a Cut/Starvation diet for 2 months, then bulked for 4 months and settled into about 195-200 at 15-17% bodyfat. I have been basically at maintenance for about 6 years. Lifting about once or twice a week. An average of 1.5 days a week for 6 years with some small periods (month or so) of intensity.
I am 31 years old now and want to get back into things. I have a bad lower back (bulging discs) and can't really go heavy on squats or deadlifts but will try high reps at low weight.
Anyhow I posted several pics below. I believe I am about 17% bodyfat but have no clue if that is accurate? I weigh about 200Lbs. Sometimes I get up to 207Lbs and as low as 195Lbs depending on my diet and exercise frequency, but I think most of it is just water retention/fluctuation with an erratic diet and exercise frequency.
Most of these 6 years I have had a SEMI-Dirty Diet. Some periods of decent/clean food but mostly poor to moderately clean diet.
I have already started cleaning up my diet, I was 207 last week and am now 200Lbs, (probably all water loss, some fat, some muscle) coupled with more frequent lifting in the last two weeks.
I think my general size is about 200Lbs -- I might have been as low as 15%BF in the past -- but I generally have hovered around this weight.
Can someone tell me if I should BULK or CUT first? I generally am disgusted with my gut and fatty hips as you can see in the pics. So maybe cutting would be more satisfying to do first?
Can I reach my goal of 200Lbs and 10% or less bodyfat in ONE YEAR? Do I need to BULK to 215 then shred down to 200 or should I shred down to 190 now then Bulk to 200-205? Will my GUT be too huge at 215 and bulking?
Any help/critique on my body and in terms of to cut or bulk first would be greatly appreciated.
-Nikos
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02-03-2014, 05:04 PM #1
Want to be 200+ 8-10% Bodyfat at 6'0"
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02-03-2014, 05:07 PM #2
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02-03-2014, 05:10 PM #3
last photos
more photos.
6'0" 200 Lbs 17% bodyfat? help me here, more or less? = 166Lbs LBM
GOAL: 6'0" 200Lbs 8-10% bodyfat = 184LBs LBM
WANT TO LOSE THE GUT/FAT STOMACH, SEE ABS while improving muscle mass and definition
Wow, do I really need to gain 18lbs of muscle to see my abs while maintaining this weight? I worry if I bulk my stomach will be HUGE -- my body composition is weird in that it holds a ton of a fat in the stomach, hips and ass, but yet still have vascularity in arms and back. Is this common?
One important thing to note is that I am generally weak lifting wise due to not sticking to a consistent regiment to get stronger. I can only bench 225 Lbs maybe 8 times at most, and my incline is barely 6 -8 reps at 185Lbs. Also I RARELY do squats I can probably not even do 10 Reps at 245Lbs right now. Granted I have not done them often or for more than 2-3 months without stopping for several months or years before redoing. Basically a lack of consistent partner killed my motivation to lift heavy.
If my numbers are somewhat accurate bodyfat wise and goal wise, will it take me about 2 years to reach this goal of being big and ripped at 200-205? Or might I have decent potential if I lift heavy and get stronger with a more consistent regiment?Last edited by Nikos30; 02-03-2014 at 05:31 PM.
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02-03-2014, 05:14 PM #4
Dude, you actually have a decent amount of mass.. and your pretty lean too, js, not a bad physique at all. I'd say go cut for a bit, next 8-12 weeks, see how you look, feel and make a judgement from there to keep cutting or go on a bulk. Nevertheless I am in to see progress pics, you've got good potential man.
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02-03-2014, 06:32 PM #5
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02-07-2014, 07:36 AM #7
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02-07-2014, 04:13 PM #8
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02-08-2014, 03:03 AM #9
Hey thanks for the honesty. Yeah, 6% BF is too low for me in one year. But I think 10% is more realistic, which would make me have to gain close to 10Lbs, assuming 15% BF right now. Judging by pics online 17% BF seems a little too high, because I do have vascularity in my arms and back. I just have a soft stomach relative to everything else.
Hopefully by years end I can be about 10% bodyfat and close to 195-200.Trying to Get Ripped at 200-210Lbs
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02-08-2014, 04:26 AM #10
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02-08-2014, 04:27 AM #11
No one outside of a bb.com community would describe you as "fat".
I'd keep bulking.Youtube Channel --> youtube.com/channel/UCNSdg8uIH4A1dRey0-Kzdpg
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DL - 240kg
Squat - 180kg
Bench - 130kg
Total - 550kg
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02-09-2014, 10:25 PM #12
I have decided to do a CLEAN BULK. The reason is I am only barely past the beginner stage in terms of strength.
Bench = 225 for like 6-8 reps
Squat = Barely 6-8 reps of 245
And I NEVER deadlift. Until now.
Is it possible I could reach my genetic potential faster by doing this lifts more consistently? I feel like I should be a lot stronger for my size. Many others who are similarly built to me or smaller can do MUCH more weight than I (most of that is probably because they actually DID the work and trained with a purpose to get stronger).
Also my diet has never been better than a C for more than a few months. I can get my diet to about a B+ / A- by eating much cleaner than in the past.
I feel like SLOW, CLEAN Bulking might come easier this year for me if I lift for strength and/or high reps in the MAIN LIFTS. Also the diet should make a difference.
Hopefully I can gain 5 Lbs of muscle in a years time as long as I stay healthy and consistent with these goals.Trying to Get Ripped at 200-210Lbs
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