Not really gains but....

[ItsTWEEkS]

My name is Christopher, I used to be really skinny, started lifting and eating more and now I am skinny fat.
I lift 4x a week, I eat like a regular human being. I am 5'9, and 22 years old.


Before @ 145 pounds :



Now @ 171 (I'm sure it's less, I had all my meals and lots of water in my system already) :





This is for you guys that made a drastic transformation, you all know you wanted help at the beginning, and now you can be the help I need..
There is a ton of information out there available, but I just want to be aimed in the right direction...

We have all been there right.. new guy to fitness.. trying out what the guys at the gym tell you, trying exercises from magazines, taking advice from numerous youtube channels, buying all these kinds of supplements in hope to reach the physique of your dreams... I now have internet, and I am serious about getting in shape at all costs! I just signed up at the gym, bought a food scale, I am excited to start this journey!! I am currently using my fitness pal, is there a better approach to count calories?

Now I have my first question, should I cut or bulk? I gained a ton of BF from bulking like a pig. I want to make clean gains, and look shredded as hell!!

[Feryll]

Nice gains.
It is winter so I'd keep bulking. I'd start to cut about 12 weeks prior to summer.

[tkonpk]

Good base, it's muscle building time!

[ItsTWEEkS]

I'm going to eating out a little less, and cut my surplus by at least 200 cals. I'm developing a lot of BF in my lower stomach area, or is that normal with bulking?

[McrA]

You look so much better man, before you look like 16 years old

[cmAcbrah]

Doing really well. Bulk through winter but don't get over the top with putting on fat, try to stay where u are then after a cut you should look in some pretty great shape.

[ItsTWEEkS]

You look so much better man, before you look like 16 years old

Thanks man, I was 20 years old. I'm 22 now

Doing really well. Bulk through winter but don't get over the top with putting on fat, try to stay where u are then after a cut you should look in some pretty great shape.

So people lose their abs all winter time during bulks right? It's normal right? lol look at my paranoid ass haha.. It's scary I just hope I can burn it off before summer. Have either of you guys tried fasting??

[jtbryant420]

good job man getting thick.

[ItsTWEEkS]

good job man getting thick.

Thanks man, coming from a guy super big! Is "Phat" routine okay for bulking?

[ItsTWEEkS]

Any tips for chest growth? Or is it just diet, genetics and form?

here is a couple new pics:





Another old one!



I am definitely an ectomorph right??

[OkashiiKen]

Your arms look much bigger 3 days later - Looking solid.

If you want to minimize fat gain, try less of a cal surplus. I use myfitnesspal - super convenient for me. I'm bulking now and I make sure I hit my protein\fat macro targets first and worry about overall calories a close second.

[Lites10]

I am definitely an ectomorph right??

There is no such thing. But looking good, I'd get on a good program (maybe check out the icecreamfitness novice 5x5) and lean bulk for a while. No more than 3-4 pounds a month until we get a little closer to summer and then trim down a bit if you want to.

[ItsTWEEkS]

Your arms look much bigger 3 days later - Looking solid.

If you want to minimize fat gain, try less of a cal surplus. I use myfitnesspal - super convenient for me. I'm bulking now and I make sure I hit my protein\fat macro targets first and worry about overall calories a close second.

I use my fitness pal too! Do you hit your macro targets based on what MFP recommends ?? Or how do you figure out how much protein/cabrs/fat your body needs to grow?

There is no such thing. But looking good, I'd get on a good program (maybe check out the icecreamfitness novice 5x5) and lean bulk for a while. No more than 3-4 pounds a month until we get a little closer to summer and then trim down a bit if you want to.

I'm trying to lean bulk, I am having to much fat deposits on my lower abs area. I will check it out!


What is on and off season guys, any one know??