Advice needed Keep cuttin or start Bulkin (pics)..? Critiques Welcome

**only-juice** · 07-23-2010, 06:15 PM

Age 25
Height 5'9
Weight 192 lbs
Bf% not sure...16-18%..???
Cycle history none
Years training 4 on n off. 1.6 with a good diet and routine.

The first pic is 3 months old, all others are recent. I have lost 16 lbs in 3 months. I wanted the weight loss to be slow, so I can preserve as much muscle as I can. what do you guys think ? Should I keep cutting down until I reach 10% bf and then go on a slow bulk and stay on it. Or Should I just start bulkin again...? Also Please critique on any laggin parts. Thank you.

**JBarron** · 07-23-2010, 06:46 PM

It looks like you have great muscle mass, I personally would go on a nice cut. When you get sub 10%bf you'll really see all your hard work in all it's glory :-)

That for me is so beneficial after having been on a drawn out bulk.

**gbrice75** · 07-23-2010, 07:07 PM

I agree with JBarron - I started a bulk (very clean too) when I was around 15% and regret doing so - i'm now sitting around 18% and leaving for a beach resort in Mexico on Sunday.... not feeling very comfortable!

I say keep doing a slow cut or better yet a body recomp until you reach 10%, then switch over to a very clean bulk if you want to, or keep doing the body recomp if you find you're slowly gaining LBM and still cutting the bodyfat. Also, you look like you have a very solid base, so you should look great at 10%!

**gbrice75** · 07-23-2010, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by JBarron

It looks like you have great muscle mass, I personally would go on a nice cut. When you get sub 10%bf you'll really see all your hard work in all it's glory :-)

That for me is so beneficial after having been on a drawn out bulk.

Dude, is that you in your avy? Looking super ripped bro, great job!

**JBarron** · 07-23-2010, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by gbrice75

Dude, is that you in your avy? Looking super ripped bro, great job!

Yeah, thanks mate! that's me after my very first cycle, it was prop for 12 weeks.

I'm gonna run some tbol and more prop in about a month or so, try and add some solid mass

**only-juice** · 07-23-2010, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by JBarron

It looks like you have great muscle mass, I personally would go on a nice cut. When you get sub 10%bf you'll really see all your hard work in all it's glory :-)

That for me is so beneficial after having been on a drawn out bulk.

Thanks man...I have been leaning towards goin all the way to 10% since I have never been that low in bf % before. I wana achieve what I thought was unachievable.

**only-juice** · 07-23-2010, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by gbrice75

I agree with JBarron - I started a bulk (very clean too) when I was around 15% and regret doing so - i'm now sitting around 18% and leaving for a beach resort in Mexico on Sunday.... not feeling very comfortable!

I say keep doing a slow cut or better yet a body recomp until you reach 10%, then switch over to a very clean bulk if you want to, or keep doing the body recomp if you find you're slowly gaining LBM and still cutting the bodyfat. Also, you look like you have a very solid base, so you should look great at 10%!

LOL I feel you on not wanting to be at a resort with the current bf% but bro 18% is not too bad in my opinion but again, everybody looks different at 18%. All our bodies have favorite spots for storing fat soo..

Thanks man, you also sayin the same thing as to go down to 10%. So now I am leaning more and more towards continuing with the cut until I reach 10% or lower and then do a slow bulk forever!! lol

**gbrice75** · 07-23-2010, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by only-juice

Thanks man, you also sayin the same thing as to go down to 10%. So now I am leaning more and more towards continuing with the cut until I reach 10% or lower and then do a slow bulk forever!! lol

Yea, I know it'll take longer to get that size we all want, but I think in the long run it'll be worth it when you won't have to spend months cutting and risk losing your new gains. Instead, you might have 1 or 2% to deal with which is nothing. This is the direction i'm going as well.