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[ASTRONOMICAL]

Just looking for some feedback. BF% estimates. suggested course of action. compliments don't hurt.

thanks for your time...

5'10.5" 169# 29yo naturally vascular/veiny never bulked... clean slate

[ASTRONOMICAL]

some background info.. kinda useless...

started on APSBR in the winter of 2012 @ ~25%BF... started bulking april of 2013 but sustained a tear in the supraspinatus and was sidelined for ~5 months... got fat again and stopped lifting.. started cutting again in ~september 2013 and switched to 5-3-1.. "quickly" got my numbers back to where they were.. weight slowly came off cuz there was a lot of social activity (weddings, friends moving out of the country, etc [they type of **** you gotta enjoy])... been pretty dedicated since late january when my best friend moved to Japan (raged til he left). Here we are.. present pictures.. start 6th cycle of 5/3/1 tomorrow and thinking ill most likely be bulking mid april after this cycle completes.

[Gigi999]

No idea on bf, but you look great (esp arms)

[secretskills]

mate you look great, thumbs up. but one suggestion... dont go back and forward on bulking and cutting. you're just gonna get stuck in between for a long time like my buddy, who has wasted years on bodybuilding making tht mistake.
but great progress.

[ASTRONOMICAL]

mate you look great, thumbs up. but one suggestion... dont go back and forward on bulking and cutting. you're just gonna get stuck in between for a long time like my buddy, who has wasted years on bodybuilding making tht mistake.
but great progress.

thx for the compliments, but, I can't just stay in a caloric deficit indefinitely. I'm gonna lean bulk. My eating habits are pretty tuned in and I log on MFP. I'm not concerned about excessive fat gain due to taking bulking "too far". I plan to spend a couple weeks at maintenance and then continue from there at a 10% surplus.

Still would love some guesses as to BF%. I pretty certain I'm below 15%. Don't really have the abdominal definition I was hoping for unflexed, but, I guess thats probably due to never having performed a mass gain phase.

@Gigi999.... thx... you're smokin.. nice transformation

[dbman4]

thx for the compliments, but, I can't just stay in a caloric deficit indefinitely. I'm gonna lean bulk. My eating habits are pretty tuned in and I log on MFP. I'm not concerned about excessive fat gain due to taking bulking "too far". I plan to spend a couple weeks at maintenance and then continue from there at a 10% surplus.

Still would love some guesses as to BF%. I pretty certain I'm below 15%. Don't really have the abdominal definition I was hoping for unflexed, but, I guess thats probably due to never having performed a mass gain phase.

@Gigi999.... thx... you're smokin.. nice transformation

I'd venture to say you're lower given in your shots you have pretty clear Christmas tree

[PBateman2]

…11-12%BF.

Good work.

What do your legs look like?

Back and legs always separate the men from the boys - IMHO.

[ASTRONOMICAL]

What do your legs look like?

Excuse the poor lighting in that room. Its the only full mirror and the lighting makes me look more muscular than I am. They're not my strong point (I don't think), but, I don't skip training them. That's what I had below the fat.

My current plan is to do 3 more weeks of 5-3-1 [in a deficit] and switch to maintenance during my deload then move into a clean bulking phase [and continue 5-3-1 with some added volume[probably the Boring But Big accessories]. Does that seem appropriate?

I'm hoping i'll see noob gains since I have yet to perform a mass gain phase. I realize that a lot of neural adaption has most likely taken place, but, I'm ambitious that I ought to see some nice gains out the gate since I've added so much to my lifts without gaining size. Just thinking aloud here.

[PBateman2]

Sounds like a plan. Compound movements FTW.

Good progress. Keep it up.

[softpounder]

My current plan is to do 3 more weeks of 5-3-1 [in a deficit] and switch to maintenance during my deload then move into a clean bulking phase [and continue 5-3-1 with some added volume[probably the Boring But Big accessories]. Does that seem appropriate?

Yes.

[BazingaO]

You're looking great man, keep it up. Nice veins on the arm !

Maybe the back, lats can be hit harder ?

By the way you're definitely below 15% BF.
I'd say maybe 11% as mentionned earlier.