Ive been lifting seriously for about 2-3 months and have gained roughly 20 pounds 130-150) I look alot more filled out rather than the skinny **** i used to be and gained a fair bit of muscle in that time frame. (will upload before/after pics on bs) but theres a problem, my fat storage is right at the bottom of my belly and looks weird as hell, like a lump that isnt suppose to be there.
I dont know what to do, i dont want it there. I'm debating to cut for a little bit so its not so noticeable then clean bulk as slow as i can, suggestions?
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05-26-2012, 02:38 AM #1
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Gained too much fat while on a bulk, what do?
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05-26-2012, 02:46 AM #2
You shouldn't have gained 20 pounds in 3 months, of course a large amount of it is fat when your body is capable of maybe gaining 6-7 lbs of muscle in that time frame. pounds in that time frame. Looking filled out because of extra fat is not that great, skinniness look better than fat-filled imo. How many calories you're eating. You should decrease those calories a fair bit
a mini-cut cycle is not a bad idea, there are people who bulk for 6 weeks and cut for 2 weeks, over and over and they keep gaining muscle without ever getting too fat
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05-26-2012, 02:56 AM #3
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05-26-2012, 02:59 AM #4
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05-26-2012, 03:01 AM #5
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05-26-2012, 03:05 AM #6
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05-26-2012, 03:24 AM #7
yes like 1 pound 1.5 pound a week depending on your deficit
you can either cut till you're satisfied with your level of definition then bulk again, gaining weight at the rate of 1 pound per week and stopping when
you lose too much definition, or you can keep doing the small bulking and cutting cycles, bulking for few weeks to build 2-3 pounds of muscle and cutting for 2 weeks to lose the 1 pound of fat you gained, then bulk again... that way you will have more mass and still low fat after many cycles
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05-26-2012, 03:28 AM #8
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05-26-2012, 03:29 AM #9
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05-26-2012, 04:28 AM #10
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05-26-2012, 04:32 AM #11
I wouldn't worry too much about it if it's just fat in the stomach, i'm pretty sure everyone has it and believe it or not we get A LOT of this kind of threads every week, people asking if they should stop bulking because they see abit of stomache fat.
Btw, I've gained about 15 pounds in 3 months, and I wish it could be more. If you've gained muscle, just keep at it."Better to run than curse the road"
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05-26-2012, 04:37 AM #12
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05-26-2012, 05:27 AM #13
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05-26-2012, 02:42 PM #14
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05-27-2012, 06:02 AM #15
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05-27-2012, 06:04 AM #16
it's your choice
what worked during a bulk will work during a cut too, just do less sets as it will be harder to recover if the volume is too high
since 5x5 is to increase strength quickly and you won't increase strength quickly when on a deficit and you won't be able to increase the weight as often, maybe something as 3x8 would be a better idea during a cut
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05-27-2012, 06:11 AM #17
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11-07-2012, 04:53 PM #18
Im late i know...
From personal experience, you should switch rep and weight ranges only to break plateaus, not to accommodate the cut. Lift the same weight you lift for 5x5, and accept the fact the weights won't go up every week, while on a deficit. If you lower the weight, just for the cut, you can't gauge if there's a lot of strength loss. That's the main thing to look for on a cut. So if the weights stay the same, your fine.
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11-07-2012, 05:05 PM #19
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11-07-2012, 05:10 PM #20
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