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"maybe I am more active than the average person"

Meaning...maybe I am really underestimating how active I am. Gym 3x a week and soccer twice a week.

Why does it matter? Because I am literally going WAY over protein and fat requirements in order to reach a caloric intake to even gain weight...so either it's a hormone/testosterone issue or calories...

I am sedentary.

I sit on my ass all day..workout 3x a week and play soccer twice a week...

I can eat up to 4300 calories a day if I want but I don't get it.

I can eat all this food...

I attached myfitnesspal log..

I don't eat the meals like they are set out...It's just showing how much I eat in a day (I don't eat 275g of oats in one serving)

So

As you can see my fats are...

Yeah but all my lifts go up and i get bigger but less defined...how do i bulk like the people on youtube/instagram who seemingly just don't get fat at all but get bigger and leaner at the same time?

Is this meant to be the case as a natural lifter?

I find that none of my lifts will increase until I eat in a surplus...and I need to be eating in a pretty big surplus to make any sort of...

In the real world...most people aren't as lean as they think they are. In the real world...a lot of guys are on juice. In the real world..A guy who is benching 3 plates is most likely not going to...

The moment I eat 3800 calories...waistline increases and measurements increase....the moment I start eating 3200 calories...waistline decreases but I get leaner and weaker....

If i'm only 15%...

Honestly dude I think a vast majority of people severely underestimate how much muscle a natural guy at 5'10 can put on.

According to doctors I can put on 10kg of weight and still be within...

Yeah I think this forum isn't for guys like me. I'm trying to look like ronaldo..obviously I'm not his height but his BF% is what i'm going for....I'm not interested in becoming some bear mode...

How long after going back into a surplus will I see my mass gains that I lost on the mini cut? Arm strength hasn't changed at all yet my arms are much smaller...lifting the exact same weight...except...

I was actually 78kg at one point. Also usually when people cut they end up looking bigger than they actually are...which is the point of a cut.

A 5'10 dude with a small frame isn't going to look...

I'm pretty sure you have just shown me why I have struggled to build mass all these years...

I mean is 3800 calories a day excessive for a bulk even for a 69kg male? Won't I need to be eating...

Yeah definitely, i'll add in some more variety to my diet.

Got it. So Increase the cals to 3800 and see how I go. Technically I eat 3750 but I haven't counted the tiny amount of olive oil I use to cook my chicken so I'll say it's an extra 100 to 150...

What if i'm not actually interested in getting bigger...I'm only really interested in getting to a low BF%.

Basically I told my friend that at 12% BF...girls get wet when they see you and it's...

Here are pics

14% BF

Arms are 12%

My ass is 13% BF..I'm not going to take a picture of that..

My legs are both 16% BF

Actually I've been eating 2900 calories for 12 weeks..went on a cut from 165lbs 16% BF to 153lbs 14% BF...

People told me I should stop cutting and start bulking....So I switched from eating 2900...

Was losing body fat eating 2900 calories a day.

Now I'm eating 3500 calories a day and I am still shrinking...how does this make any sense what so ever...

I'm literally eating more and getting...

I'll be really careful with my calorie intake...always have been.