6 month very dirty bulk (145 lb's --> 172 lb's)

[SaorAlba]

Long story short I needed the weight because I do a Varsity sport, but the season is winding down now so I need to cut it off. I was wondering if someone can give me a bodyfat percentage and whether I've dun goofed or not.

Also im tensing my abs in the second pic, you can just about see the top two.

[SaorAlba]

Bump.

[krete77]

Good mass, but dirty as fuark

[b34tBoX]

22-25%? IDK, what does it matter, if you want to cut, then cut.

[HoneycombBandit]

Might have gotten a little carried away on the filthy bulk brah.. looks like you put on more fat than muscle ;\

[thenightskies]

dat dere frogtech

[SaorAlba]

22-25%? IDK, what does it matter, if you want to cut, then cut.

I need to cut in time for Easter (23rd of March), im 5 days in and sticking to my macros pretty well.

[PeZzYy]

i dont mean to shoot you down but it doesnt seem that you ever lifted?

I would definitly start a winter cut now for summer, idk what your goals are intended for physique wise

but gl

im not good with bf% estimates but you dont look fat

[HoneycombBandit]

I need to cut in time for Easter (23rd of March), im 5 days in and sticking to my macros pretty well.

Your macros should look like this brah:

P- 225 gs
C-125 gs
F-45 gs

CARDIO! CARDIO! CARDIO!

That should get u cut up by March

[SaorAlba]

i dont mean to shoot you down but it doesnt seem that you ever lifted?

I would definitly start a winter cut now for summer, idk what your goals are intended for physique wise

but gl

im not good with bf% estimates but you dont look fat

U srs brah? I've been lifting on a 5 day then 3 day split for the past 6 months.

Feels very bad man.

[SaorAlba]

Your macros should look like this brah:

P- 225 gs
C-125 gs
F-45 gs

CARDIO! CARDIO! CARDIO!

That should get u cut up by March

Mines

P 150 g
C 150 g
F 50 g

Looks like I need to up my protein intake a lot more.

[SensationWhite]

So you dirty bulked for a sport ? lmao wtf is this sh it what sport requieres you to get fat and who in their right mind would get unhealthy while damaging your skin for your entire life ? hope there was some money involved in the sport or you dun goofed =// sry for my post!

[SaorAlba]

So you dirty bulked for a sport ? lmao wtf is this sh it what sport requieres you to get fat and who in their right mind would get unhealthy while damaging your skin for your entire life ? hope there was some money involved in the sport or you dun goofed =// sry for my post!

No money involved, only bragging rights and a better CV haha. And I didn't destroy my skin, I didn't exactly go overboard and there are no stretchmarks. Imo I have an okish base.

[SensationWhite]

No money involved, only bragging rights and a better CV haha. And I didn't destroy my skin, I didn't exactly go overboard and there are no stretchmarks. Imo I have an okish base.

Fat cells (adipocytes) are like little bags. The more fat you put in the bags, the bigger they get. However, the bags can only hold so much fat. But lucky for us (or not) our body is a fantastic storage machine built for survival. As a result, it can also increase fat storage by adding more fat cells. The more fat cells you have, the easier it is for your body to store fat. This is where the problem comes in.

When overeating for a significant period of time, your body increases its number of fat cells. While you can make the existing fat cells "smaller" by emptying their fat content (fat loss), it's impossible to remove fat cells without surgery.
So your body can add fat cells, but it can't remove them. This is a big problem: the more fat cells you have, the easier it is for your body to store fat. So by adding new fat cells to your body you're actually making it better at gaining body fat as well as worse at losing it! By following an all-out bulking approach, you can stimulate adipocyte hyperplasia, which will make it harder to lose fat and easier to gain it over time.

Source : http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1268956

[SaorAlba]

Fat cells (adipocytes) are like little bags. The more fat you put in the bags, the bigger they get. However, the bags can only hold so much fat. But lucky for us (or not) our body is a fantastic storage machine built for survival. As a result, it can also increase fat storage by adding more fat cells. The more fat cells you have, the easier it is for your body to store fat. This is where the problem comes in.

When overeating for a significant period of time, your body increases its number of fat cells. While you can make the existing fat cells "smaller" by emptying their fat content (fat loss), it's impossible to remove fat cells without surgery.
So your body can add fat cells, but it can't remove them. This is a big problem: the more fat cells you have, the easier it is for your body to store fat. So by adding new fat cells to your body you're actually making it better at gaining body fat as well as worse at losing it! By following an all-out bulking approach, you can stimulate adipocyte hyperplasia, which will make it harder to lose fat and easier to gain it over time.

Yeah I knew that already. Ah well time to cut, I had a Doctor's checkup and was about 26 on the BMI.

[SkinnyGuy11]

Yeah I knew that already. Ah well time to cut, I had a Doctor's checkup and was about 26 on the BMI.

Were you starting at a high bodyfat prior to the bulk? If so maybe that explains why you don't look like you've put on much muscle. Also what was a typical day's diet like, did you count macros at all?

[TR1PLE7]

March will be cutting it close man. Your gonna have to push yourself extremely hard and do lots of cardio. Probably gonna lose muscle and strength because of this.

[SaorAlba]

Were you starting at a high bodyfat prior to the bulk? If so maybe that explains why you don't look like you've put on much muscle. Also what was a typical day's diet like, did you count macros at all?

I didn't count macros, only protein and Cals. My bf% prior to the bulk was around 14-15% I reckon, but I think I've put on a lot of muscle as well as fat tbh.

March will be cutting it close man. Your gonna have to push yourself extremely hard and do lots of cardio. Probably gonna lose muscle and strength because of this.

I don't care about losing a little bit of muscle or strength. Id rather lose a bit of muscle and cut faster than try to cut slowly to conserve it all.

[baxx]

go for a cut dude

[acherwinski13]

cut for like 7 months.

[ReedRothchild]

good work