end of bulk!!! +8kg (DETAILED plan and PICS on my cutting strategy)

[rosrit]

So I decided it's time to end my bulk, I have put on about 16lbs and went from what I beleive was 8% to 12% (also stopped shaving chest )
I am divided as to wether it was a succesfull bulk. I definitely put on some muscles on, I can feel being bigger under all that fat but not as much as I should have.
I got very lazy towards the end of the bulk. lost a lot of motivation for some reason now That I started cutting again I feel much more "into it"
The current plan is to go down to 1,400 - 1,500 cal a day on low carb with a sunday carb up and cheat meal following Rakich's routine (outlined below) with some minor variants.
the diet is also outline below and this is what helped me to go as low as I did before altough some days I went down to 1,200 cal!! but that was stupid and did more harm than good, at the end my metabolism went sooo slow, I only did number 2 twice a week.
I will try to take 3-4 pics a week to track my progress and see how long it will take me this time.

what do you guys think? any input? was the bulk as bad as I think it is?

End of cut fully carb depleted about 61-62 kg (122lbs) @ 5'8


end of Bulk about 68-69kg (140 lbs) @ 5'8


routine:

tuesday – Chest and Calfs

5 sets dumbbell bench press
5 sets barbell incline bench press
4 sets dumbbell flys
4 sets pec deck
3 sets cable cross-overs
3 sets seated calf raises
3 sets donkey calf raises
3 sets lying calf raises
1 set of stair stepping


Wednesday – Back, Abs and Obliques

5 sets deadlifts
5 sets weighted pull-ups
4 sets seated high rows
4 sets wide grip lat pull-downs
3 sets T-bar rows
5 sets roman chair crunches
4 sets cable crunches
3 sets hanging leg raises
3 sets oblique crunches

thursday – Biceps and Triceps

5 sets barbell curls
5 sets incline seated dumbbell curls
4 sets preacher curls
4 sets hammer curls
5 sets seated dumbbell extensions
5 sets flat bar push-downs
4 sets close grip bench press
4 sets rope pull-downs

saturday – Quads, Hams and Calfs

5 sets squats
5 sets leg press
4 sets of leg extensions
4 sets hack squats
3 sets lying hamstring curls
3 sets seated hamstring curls
5 sets standing calf raises
4 sets seated calf raises
1 set stair stepping

sunday – Shoulders, Abs and Obliques

5 sets dumbbell shoulder press
5 sets lateral delt raises
3 sets up-right rows
3 sets front delt raises
3 sets rear delt face pulls
5 sets jack knifes
3 sets weighted knee ups
3 sets dragon flags
3 sets decline twisting oblique crunches

[DarthInvadeHer]

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