Bulking up/cutting down

[John]

Can someone explain these 2 to me? or have any links that explain it

if i'm 6" 170 lbs, pretty ripped, do i need to bulk up? will that make me lose my ripness?

sorry for asking dumb questions

[John G]

no need to say sorry bro, at least your asking people rather than not asking or taking some ad's word for it.

yeah you'd be in store for a bulking phase. here, just read this:

http://bodybuilding.com/fun/layne2.htm

and if you're interested in supps:

http://bodybuilding.com/fun/catbulk.htm

good luck

[John]

thanks. another thing- when do i stop bulking? and after that i should do cutting? do the abs tend to disappear when you bulk?

[John G]

no problem

when you end the phase is up to you...but most people do it right before summer, or when their bf% gets too high (which shouldn't happen, unless you're doin something wrong). and yes right after bulking you cut. and yes, you will lose your abs when you bulk. it sucks, but its all part of the plan.

good luck

[pumper]

I started bulking September 11th..yes i know its when the attack happened. And I will start cutting either on March 1st, or April 1st.
so thats a good 6 months of bulking. So far im 3 months in and i've gained 20 lbs.

[John]

so what do you do when you cut? when you bulk you just eat more calories than you can burn, and workout, but whats cutting down?

[John]

bump

[hooty mcboobs]

Cutting is when you cut calories and try to 'rip up' by lowering you bodyfat %.

[joehagyHH]

also go to www.teenbodybuilding.com/hagy and read my article about eating whole foods/eating clean.... a must for quality mass during bulking.

[user87745477315471972481]

what are you going to do with abs in winter time?? Who cares about abs, hardly anyone ever sees them unless you force them to see it, especially during winter.. Cut up in march you'll have no problem, you'll be glad you decided to do a hardcore bulking phase instead of keeping your "ripness".

Also it's nice to see fellow John's helping each other out

[John]

you make a good point, gmav.

[John G]

Originally posted by Gmav
what are you going to do with abs in winter time?? Who cares about abs, hardly anyone ever sees them unless you force them to see it, especially during winter.. Cut up in march you'll have no problem, you'll be glad you decided to do a hardcore bulking phase instead of keeping your "ripness".

Also it's nice to see fellow John's helping each other out

yes yes, i would definately not have helped had his name been bob, andy, etc...

[user87745477315471972481]

Originally posted by John G


yes yes, i would definately not have helped had his name been bob, andy, etc...

hahah, true true, no argument with that.