Keep cutting or start bulking

[hcuraB]

Male, 5’6”, started at 150lbs from bulk, now I’m 138 during my cut. I have a bodyfat scale which tells me I have 14% body fat.

I have a light outline of abs, but not a lot of muscle. Should I continue cutting, or start bulking?

Can’t post pics here yet, but I did manage to post on in my profile.

[AdamWW]

138lb... very little muscle...

pretty obvious bulk

[hawaiistack]

Bulk ftw

[hcuraB]

Thanks! I’m bulking now and I already made progress at the gym.

[hcuraB]

Sorry for updating this thread again. I’m just having doubts about bulking. I think I’m skinny fat. I barely have any muscle, and my bodyfat scale says I have 16% to 17% bodyfat

I currently weigh 148 pounds, and my front belly sticks out during the day.

I feel upset because if I cut, I look too scrawny, skinny fat, and whimpy. If I continue to bulk, I’m just going to get fatter and still look bad. I feel like when I cut, I am just cutting muscle, and when I bulk, I’m just gaining fat.

I don’t really feel good about myself right now. Do you still feel like I should bulk? I want the end result to look good, but I feel like I’m not doing the right program for myself because I’m skinny fat.

[Heisman2]

You gained 10 pounds in 3 weeks. Ideally you will gain no more than 2 pounds per month. Additional gains beyond that will mostly be fat. It takes time to build muscle. Cut again if you feel the need, then slowly bulk for the next 6-12 months and reassess at that time

[hcuraB]

Thank you so much! I will continue to bulk but at a much slower pace.