Need advise do I cut or bulk

[streetfibre]

Hi,Need some advise if possible im 37 years old and been training on and off since i was 16
Im now 205lb and about 23% body fat ,im fed up with carrying fat and looking like crap but have always had an issue with looking skinny or thinking i look skinny now thinking i look skinny fat..
now do i start bulking as have always wanted to be about 225 and 10% body fat or do I start cutting ?
For my weight my arms are only 14 and 1/2 inches and have an issue with that..any way any advise I would really appreciate

[Buster Brown]

At that bf a slow cut employing some carb cycling would be your best bet. Find your TDEE and adjust your calories to your activity and deduct 300 to 500 calories per day from it. You really need to get into the teens and build from there. When you cut the idea is to spare as muscle tissue as possible so make sure you are taking in adequate protein.

[streetfibre]

Ok thanks for that ,is there much details on the forum regards to carb cycling and what to eat daily ,worked out my TDEE
to 3069

[uhit]

http://forums.steroid.com/diet-nutri...%2A%2A%2A.html

A very informative thread about carb cycling

[streetfibre]

I will have a read many thanks

[Khazima]

Starting at 2500 calories per week with a refeed every 7-8 days should be sufficient, worked great for me.

Do your heaviest workouts the days following the refeed.

[streetfibre]

Im on it just deciding what my diet will consist of regards to different carbs ,veg etc thanks guys !!!

[Buster Brown]

Im on it just deciding what my diet will consist of regards to different carbs ,veg etc thanks guys !!!

One thing to keep in mind when selecting carbs is where do they fall in the glycemic index. The lower they are on the glycemic index the less hungry you will be. I like low to medium: brown rice, oatmeal, whole wheat pasta and sweet potatoes as the backbone of my carbs.

[Hard_Body]

I mean if your body fat is 23 percent it does not make much sense to bulk lmfao, I dont understand why people feel the need to get over 15 percent body fat when their bulking to look like shit half the year, doesnt make sense. if your a pro i could understand.

[JTR12]

Just seconding the advice to cut down before you try putting on size. I understand the psychology of not wanting to get "smaller," but you're just going to get smoother and puffier from here unless you get down to a solid base. Excess fat also typically means an uptick in estrogen, which will make putting on lean tissue a little harder. If it helps any, I think Stallone once had literally one baked potato per day so he could get down to 155 lbs. and rebuild from there. What sense that made to him I have no idea, but there ya go.