Bulk or Cut? Pictures inside!

[rotteneggz]

Hello bro's,
I just started back again and this time i am trying to do everything right. I've been bulking for the past 2 months and gained about 10 pounds but did notice big gains on the belly.
Here is my diet:

Breakfast
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup milk
4 egg whites 3 full egg
1 banana
Orange Juice

Snack
6 ounce brown rice
1.5 can tuna
3 ounce veggies
Water

Lunch
6 ounce brown rice
6 ounce ground beef
6 ounce veggies
Water

Snack
Banana

Diner
6 ounce rice
6 ounce chicken
6 ounce veggies
Orange Juice

Preworkout
2 scoops whey protein

During workout
1.5 scoops xtend bcaa

Postworkout
2 scoops whey + 0.5 scoops carbs

I also take a multivitamin and fish-oil capsule in the morning and at night

My totals minus the veggies:
Carbs: 313
Fat: 94.25
Protein: 265
Cals: 2900

Should i continue to bulk for a few more months and then cut or should i just cut right away and drop by bf% bellow 20?
My Stats
Age: 23
Weight: 190
BF%: ??
Height: 5'10"

My strength isnt that great either, i can squat max 195 and can rep 175. I do dbl bench and do 45.. just giving you guys an idea of how weak i am lol.

[JeffyDOS]

Ehh, my opinion may not be the greatest... but I'd cut. I wouldn't want that much fat on my body.

[thefloormat10]

i wana say cut.
but hell i looked like that and i bulked and it turned out well.

do you want to be lookin buff..or looking like you dont have fat by summertime?

[Kirch21]

i would cut for a while and lower your body fat percentage, get a clean slate, then clean bulk for the rest of your life

[charley33]

cut

[rotteneggz]

i wana say cut.
but hell i looked like that and i bulked and it turned out well.

do you want to be lookin buff..or looking like you dont have fat by summertime?

I really dont care how i look for the summer because i know if i continue with this bulk for a little while longer i'll have better results after i cut. How long did you bulk for and what was your weight before and after?

i would cut for a while and lower your body fat percentage, get a clean slate, then clean bulk for the rest of your life

I know what you mean and i think about this every day.. I weigh 190 right now so i'm thinking i should maybe bulk for 2 more months until 200 and then start a super clean cut and then start another super clean bulk. I'm guessing i could put on another 5+ lbs of muscle mass in 2 months and i'll look better once done cutting.

Can anyone guesstimate my BF%?

[Joelsopher]

cut

this. ^

and try working out with heavier weights, you have no lean mass on you that i can see.

[DanielBeauchamp]

Cut to a healthy body fat, and gain slower and leaner.

You will have a lot of problems if you try to put on 30 lbs in two months and forever bulk and cut like that. Have patience.

[snapey1]

Id guess you're around 17/18%. 20% is really the limit for buling. I'd cut then do a clean bulk.

[rotteneggz]

this. ^

and try working out with heavier weights, you have no lean mass on you that i can see.

Thanks, i try to go as heavy as i can everytime i workout.

Cut to a healthy body fat, and gain slower and leaner.

You will have a lot of problems if you try to put on 30 lbs in two months and forever bulk and cut like that. Have patience.

I was planning on putting on another 10 lbs before cutting but i think i'll just cut now and start with on a clean slate.

Id guess you're around 17/18%. 20% is really the limit for buling. I'd cut then do a clean bulk.

Thanks for the estimate. I always thought i was 20+
Anyone know if cutting with rippetoes SS program is a good combo?

[MisterMY]

My goal is 200 and cut to 185...

Maybe you should try the same.

I think you can squat way more than 195 lol.

[scarboro]

20%+ is accurate.
I'd say definately cut.
It would motivate you more than bulking for 10lbs and barely seeing results because of the extra fat you have.

[eXpiRaTioN_DaTe]

i think you should try and eat exactly at maintanance and try to recomp. cutting blows and you wont put on LBM as fast as bulking. eating at maintenance certainly isnt bulking but itll be more conducive to losing some fat and gaining muscle.

[bodybuild45]

Maybe try lifting weights. Have a clean healthy diet and a good mixture of cardio in your training.

[TarenRay]

def cut. then Slow bulk. you put on like 6-8 pounds of fat in 2 months. should bulk slower after the cut. goodluck

[xStriker7]

It's weird because your carrying all the fat in mainly your stomach so when you cut your going to look very thin, but I think you should just lift hard and eat a lot but just add in extra cardio.

[PopOverride]

Anyone know if cutting with rippetoes SS program is a good combo?

It really depends how long you've been lifting. I lost over 20 pounds while all my lifts went up on Rippetoe's thanks to noob gains.

[rotteneggz]

It's weird because your carrying all the fat in mainly your stomach so when you cut your going to look very thin, but I think you should just lift hard and eat a lot but just add in extra cardio.

Tell me about it, all my fat goes to my belly and ass... so my body shape is really weird. So you suggesting i eat above maintenance and add in some cardio?

It really depends how long you've been lifting. I lost over 20 pounds while all my lifts went up on Rippetoe's thanks to noob gains.

I did rippetoe's a year ago and managed to get to 225 on squat and improved a lot from all my other lifts. Maybe i'll just go back to rippetoes and take in a calorie deficit so i can shed some fat and at least increase my strength.

[IanHudon]

i.d say you've got over 20% body fat so cut this

[Joelsopher]

Thanks, i try to go as heavy as i can everytime i workout.



I was planning on putting on another 10 lbs before cutting but i think i'll just cut now and start with on a clean slate.



Thanks for the estimate. I always thought i was 20+
Anyone know if cutting with rippetoes SS program is a good combo?

Awsome! i would get a spotter too so you are safe with those heavy weights.