How long should a bulking phase last before moving to a cutting phase. Likewise, how long should a cutting phase last?
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04-03-2004, 04:49 PM #1
How long should a bulking phase last?
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04-03-2004, 05:09 PM #2Banned
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as long as you want
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04-03-2004, 05:12 PM #3Registered User
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it depends on what ur goal is, set a weight that u would like to get up to and bulk up untill u reach that goal, same for cutting. setting goals will allow u plan out what u want to accomplish and how long it will take.
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04-03-2004, 06:40 PM #4Registered User
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As long as it takes for you to put on the weight and muscle you want...
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04-03-2004, 07:46 PM #5
Basically I have four months in which to complete a bulk/cut cycle before I leave for South America. By then I want to be as cut and fit as possible. Should I just do two months of each? or a month of bulking and one of cutting?
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04-03-2004, 07:54 PM #6Registered User
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Well I'm permanently bulking at the moment, but once I start competing I'm going to cut for 12 weeks before contest season and buk the rest of the year, it's up to you.
Nick.Dreamer bulk progress: 75.1kg/165lbs 21st Jan 2018 > 94.7kg/208.8lbs 14th September 2018
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04-03-2004, 08:38 PM #7Banned
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Well, I started lifting three years ago, and I've been bulking now for around three years. Can't be ****ed cutting - eating anything you want and bulking is far easier than trying to cut when you have the dedication I do
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04-03-2004, 08:43 PM #8Ironbender800
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Until you feel your to fat and need to cut. I bulked for over a year.
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04-03-2004, 09:02 PM #9Registered User
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layne norton and other people from avant bulk for 4 weeks and cut for 2 and have gotten great results...after I'm donde qutting I'll be doing that plan
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04-04-2004, 04:57 AM #10Registered User
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As simple as that..Originally posted by RiNgMaSteR
Until you feel your to fat and need to cut. I bulked for over a year.
IMO, for sure you should be trying to gain as little fat as possible when you bulk, but chances are good that if you don't gain some fat you're not gaining muscle as fast as you could.
Remember also that short-term cuts work very well.
I do about 2 weeks of cut every about 3 months or so.
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04-04-2004, 05:02 AM #11<3 Tea
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bump i haven't cut in over a yearOriginally posted by RiNgMaSteR
Until you feel your to fat and need to cut. I bulked for over a year.
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04-04-2004, 11:05 AM #12there are no shortcuts
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You should do either one until you feel that you are big or ripped enough, then do the other. Dont put a limit on it.
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