5'8, 130 pounds and 21% body fat. Advice please.

[DaveD739]

Beginner lifter here. December 1st will be 3 months training.

I started out at 115 and probably around 10-13 percent body fat. I took my shirt off and took a pic for the 1st time just to see if I had any results and to my surprise I looked flabby as hell in the gut and chest.

My arms and shoulders seem to have made some small gains but overall with a shirt off I overall look worse than I did before I started training. With clothes on however I look better so it's frustrating.

My diet while not perfect these last few months, wasn't awful either. I don't stuff my face with fast food barely at all and don't drink anything besides water and sometime orange juice.

I'm planning on cutting and leaning out and basically starting over with a strict diet but it just seems crazy to me that I am only 130 pounds and still very underweight and have to cut.

Cliffs
- Started out 5'8 115 low BF% before lifting
- 3 months into training trying to gain weight and muscle put on 15 pounds but body fat is now in the low 20's
- look terrible with shirt off, flabby chest and stomach
- planning on cutting and basically starting fresh with a strict diet and lifting.

[kawint]

If in 3 months you went from low BF to the 20s then you're on that dreamer bulk brah.

Cut down the cal.

[scarboro]

Lift harder(srs). Add more workout days, more volume, more intensity. Shiiit more of everything. Stay at maintenance and don't gain/lose more than 0.5-1lb/week.

[DaveD739]

Also let me add that I am still skinny as hell everywhere else besides chest and stomach. Twig legs and bone arms, although I have got positive small gains in biceps/triceps and my shoulders are a bit broader.

[Dugey1]

You on dat dere GOMAD diet?

[dustinh6719]

don't cut, it'll only worsen things

[Jaypwns]

How is that even possible

[TrentBologne]

strong genetics srs

do u even testosterone?

those are stats of a female...

go get ur hormones checked

[FromOuterSpace]

Before I clicked the thread I thought you were a girl (srs).

[Kataro]

holy fuark lmao, 130lbs and 20% bf at 5'8...

isthatreallife

[wwy]

Maybe cut while lifting, do not "bulk" more, chances are you don't have basic strength (your NMS is not good enough yet) so there's no point in eating a lot extra for muscle gains. Go back down to 10-12% and slowly, slowly add mass.

[NesianUK]

OP how was red carpet in wellington? are your folk proud of you?

[fbreaker]

get out of misc and go into the other sections of the forum for a start

[Muneyy]

How the hell are you 21% body fat at 130lbs? at 5'7 and 160lbs i'm around 21-23%. You're an inch taller and 30lbs lighter so how is that possible.

[biscuitsbrah]

You better fukkin recomp.
How do you gain 15 lbs and 10% bf?

What in the world do you think you did wrong?

[ama828]

this can't be real life

i do not be leaf

post pics

[NesianUK]

OP if u thought eating ur own semen for protein gains works, u dun goofd. only explanation.

[ChiefGuy]

Came in expecting female... leaving perturbed

[bewaredetective]

OP, did you forget to lift while dreamer bulking?

ps. This reminds me of myself. I am now 5'9" 165lbs at 16-18% bf. I have huge quads though. I also did GOMAD and I'm not an ectomorph which was stupid. I still have crappy lifts. I have been wanting to check my test but haven't yet.

[Alteredmind]

Do a quick cut, don't bother trying to get abs, just get most of the fat off. Then you can do a smaller calorie excess bulk. Make sure you're lifting while you cut.

Also pics would help a lot.

[DaveD739]

Yea guys it does seem like my genetics are pretty rough.

I have been bone skinny my whole life, try to make a positive change and then this happens. But it is all 100% true sadly.

My diet when trying to gain weight is a lot of peanut butter sandwiches, white rice, yogurt, cereal, and whatever is for dinner that day. Never eat too much junk food or snacks really.

[1v1illwreckukid]

inb4 indian genetics

[Kooobe]

do you even testicles?

[Concat]

Don't phucking cut when you weight 130 lbs.

Correct your nutrition and actually lift... heavy and hard like you're in a labor prison camp.

[descartesmorals]

Pics?
I wanna see what those stats look like

[DaveD739]

Pics coming shortly.

[wwy]

99% chance OP is Indian

[Seb1012]

Dem genetics of peace

[cphustla]

lol.

[MarinoMike]

Cardio, not even ONCE?