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    Cutting, but look stringy

    Hey all, I am looking for ideas or something I could be missing.

    Little background, 6'1"
    Been lifting for 20 yrs
    Currently do 5 (2 heavy/3 hypertrophy) days of lifting....the other 2 days is usually ab work and light cardio (stairmaster or elliptical)

    So when I cut down for summer, I just look so stinking small and stringy.
    Even now, I am about 175, and if I had to guess around 8- 10% BF
    And a pic taken of me from a distance, I just look like a string bean.

    So I am wondering if there is something I can do to somehow not look so stringy...I hate this.

    I do IF, so for 5 days when I lift, I take in a pretty decent amount of carbs 300-400 gr. My protein is +200 gr everyday.
    Fat is >60 gr.

    On the 2 days I don't lift, I cut down calories, so carbs are around 100 gr or less.....protein is still +200 gr
    Fat is up to around 100 gr.

    Obviously I am natural.....but being the Lean and lanky sort, is there something I can do that will still allow me to "look" full
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    Wrong sub my friend

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    Unfortunately most naturals are going to look stringy once they get to a certain bodyfat percentage. Its just the name of the game man. One thing that helps is doing a decent amount of isolations along with the compound lifts.
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    Originally Posted by MillerTime07 View Post
    Unfortunately most naturals are going to look stringy once they get to a certain bodyfat percentage. Its just the name of the game man. One thing that helps is doing a decent amount of isolations along with the compound lifts.
    Roger that
    I will keep doing what I do then.

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    I will post over there
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    Originally Posted by sdunn96 View Post
    Roger that
    I will keep doing what I do then.

    Thank you.

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    Harrisonburg.
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    Originally Posted by MillerTime07 View Post
    Harrisonburg.
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    You & me both Brother, i`m 12 days out, woke up at 167 this morning......feels bad man lol ! I`m refeeding right now though !!!!
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    you're over 6 foot and only 175 lbs OP, you need another 30 lbs of LBM to not look stringy.

    Even at my weight, when I'm cutting, there are days I'm flat as can be and look maybe 200.
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    Originally Posted by Nep2une View Post
    You & me both Brother, i`m 12 days out, woke up at 167 this morning......feels bad man lol ! I`m refeeding right now though !!!!
    I did a show last year, and was on stage at 168 - 170....the carb up did help, but still looked so small.
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    Originally Posted by HarryFlashman View Post
    Eat more food?
    I will, but for now, just trying to be beach ready.

    Originally Posted by Anthony.b View Post
    you're over 6 foot and only 175 lbs OP, you need another 30 lbs of LBM to not look stringy.

    Even at my weight, when I'm cutting, there are days I'm flat as can be and look maybe 200.

    Yes, I would love to get to about 190-195 and cut back from there.....
    I was trying to put on weight starting August of last year....got to January this year, got sick. Bronchitis and pneumonia....and lost 12 lbs in 2 weeks. So I was back at where I was when I started....but worse, cause I was weak also. So it has taken me at least a month just to get back to where I was strength wise....and I have leveled off right now around 175. Was at 172 after I lost the 12 lbs.

    So when August rolls around again this year, I will jump back to 4000 calories I think.
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