should i bulk or cut? pic inside

[kinoXmax]

check out the picture, what do you think i should do? can u estimate my body fat?

height:5’10
weight:165.5

[CREC]

About 20%, maybe slightly lower, hard to tell at this stage. Get on a good progressive lifting program and slowly cut.

I can't emphasize the need to gain muscle mass first which you can do, as a newbie, with a slow cut. You could even eat maintenance the first month and make gains.

Just do it!

[kinoXmax]

About 20%, maybe slightly lower, hard to tell at this stage. Get on a good progressive lifting program and slowly cut.

I can't emphasize the need to gain muscle mass first which you can do, as a newbie, with a slow cut. You could even eat maintenance the first month and make gains.

Just do it!

thanks!

[kinoXmax]

Any more suggestions?

[CREC]

Read the stickies on Nutrition, weigh everything with a scale, pick out a good program online for recording calorie maintenance. Pick a good program from the workout programs, suggest Fierce 5.

[Time4New]

Slow bulk

[kinoXmax]

Slow bulk

Can you be more specific please?

[augmentedashe]

Looks like you could use a good bulk, man. Just don't dirty bulk of you'll add much more than you intend to. Bulk for six weeks, cut for a week or two, then bulk for another six. Winter is coming. It's bulking season soon.

[Jayy889]

I would suggest a slow cut with a good programme

[kinoXmax]

I would suggest a slow cut with a good programme

So you suggest i should start a calorie deficit diet ?
because i heard that it is really hard to make gains while you're on a calorie deficit, correct me if im wrong

[sunsean]

check out the picture, what do you think i should do? can u estimate my body fat?

height:5’10
weight:165.5

What are you currently benching, how long have you been lifting? If you're relatively untrained, you can get stronger while eating at a deficit.

Usually the bulk/cut answer depends on body fat level...generally, if you're over 16% you want to cut down first to leaner levels before bulking up.

[kinoXmax]

What are you currently benching, how long have you been lifting? If you're relatively untrained, you can get stronger while eating at a deficit.

Usually the bulk/cut answer depends on body fat level...generally, if you're over 16% you want to cut down first to leaner levels before bulking up.

thanks for the info... i do 200 pushups 50 pullups every 2 days
and i am pretty sure that i have at least 20% bf or more
that's why i'm not sure with what im supposed to do yet

[edemren]

im in the same position bud (slightly higher bf - see my body space). Ive just started a lean bulk(eating 200 cals over maintenance) as i hope, by being a newbie, that i can put on a decent amount of muscle and some of fat will go as I've never lifted before and because I've been in a deficit for over a year.. hoping to do this till around feb and cut for summer

[kinoXmax]

im in the same position bud (slightly higher bf - see my body space). Ive just started a lean bulk(eating 200 cals over maintenance) as i hope, by being a newbie, that i can put on a decent amount of muscle and some of fat will go as I've never lifted before and because I've been in a deficit for over a year.. hoping to do this till around feb and cut for summer

how many fat did you lose over this year of deficit? and did you make any muscle gains on that period?

[edemren]

not sure about % but lost around two stone. Only exercise was HIIT 3x a week. Started lifting last week when i started my bulk so fingers crossed by body starts to recomp

[Time4New]

Can you be more specific please?

Slow bulk or lean bulk is the opposite of a dirty bulk. Add about 2lbs of body weight per month for a slow or lean bulk. Watch the scales and adjust calories accordingly. Maintenance +250 calories per day approx.

[sunsean]

thanks for the info... i do 200 pushups 50 pullups every 2 days
and i am pretty sure that i have at least 20% bf or more
that's why i'm not sure with what im supposed to do yet

If you want to improve your physique, doing high volume bodyweight exercises and eating a small caloric deficit should do it. It won't make you big and muscular, but you should look better as long as you're strict with your calories.

If possible, lift weights. If not possible to lift weights, try making your pull-ups and dips harder by holding a dumbbell or something between your legs. Progressive overload is the key to building muscle, and using your bodyweight will only take you so far.