Continue to cut up until cycle?

[yeahbuddy289]

I have been cutting since March of this year... Realized my body fat was getting a little out of control. I have since lost a solid 13lbs and my body does look leaner. I would say Im happy with where my body fat % is right now and I plan to start a bulking cycle in September. My plan was to make a hard push to drop a little more weight and keep my calories and carbs down up until the cycle... sort of like doing a prime, and then letting loose when I start my cycle (when I say let loose I just mean eating as much clean food as possible) . Or should I slowly start adding in more calories leading up to the cycle so Im not going from eating under TDEE to eating way over it?

[djgreen]

that's what I did I did a cut until I was happy and when I started pinning I went into bulk mode and bumped my cals to 3k didn't gain that much fat back either because I was lifting harder and longer

[SEOINAGE]

I would prime, then ramp calories through the cycle.

[The Deadlifting Dog]

I would prime, then ramp calories through the cycle.

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cut until the cycle, then up the calories during the cycle

[yeahbuddy289]

Thanks guys that was the plan... I just want to make sure I get the most out of this cycle... Shutting yourself down is a big risk and I just want to make sure I have everything in line to maximize my results.