cut or bulk?

[4evershredding]

stats: 5'6.5 162.5 lb
squat: 275*5
bench: 175*6
deadlift: 305*4

should i cut or bulk?? and what percentage body fat am i?

[selffirst]

Clean bulk...you're about 15%

[Stalldad]

Clean bulk...you're about 15%

What he said.

[jeffl1980]

Clean bulk...you're about 15%

This^^^^ looks like you have a good frame to build on. I bet you will see good gains pretty fast.

[4evershredding]

thanks guys. currently coming off a cut, gonna up calories from 1700 to 2000 for a week then go up to maintenance for 2 weeks @ 2300. then im gonna clean bulk 200-300 calories over maintenance for 8-12 weeks. i will try to post pictures in this thread by then. thanks once again guys

[Oriainarama]

defo bulk for a while 8-12 weeks sounds good, see where you're at then, good luck!

[4evershredding]

it has been about 11.28 weeks or 79 days, thought i'd put up some progress pics. unfortunately i went full dreamer during the first month (November) and gained 6 lbs, gained about 4 lbs in December, and 2 lbs in January. Calories were about 2800-3300... protein was about 150 grams. Lifts increased drastically bench 175*6 > 205*5
dl 305*4 > 335*3
squat 275*5 > 320*5

don't think i gained much size though... if any at all. thoughts? should i continue bulking till the end of February or should i cut?? oh yeah im about 173.5 lbs atm

[4evershredding]

Bump..

[brayzie]

IMO very small gains, if any at all.

[4evershredding]

IMO very small gains, if any at all.

i dont know what's going on... i gain a lot of mass in my legs but not in my upper body... although i do train legs with much higher intensity.. but then again i am doubling up on chest & back 2 times a week. btw congrats on your 50th post haha

[annual]

i dont know what's going on... i gain a lot of mass in my legs but not in my upper body... although i do train legs with much higher intensity.. but then again i am doubling up on chest & back 2 times a week. btw congrats on your 50th post haha

two and a half months is not that long really mate, you would gain some muscle in that time but not all that much just cut the calories a little as you seem to be gaining too much fat and carry on for a few months and evaluate then if you need to increase them again depending on how much weight you gained.

The fact you gained strength is a good sign your on the right track, keep up the intensity, but the strength gains will start to be a lot less the stronger you get.