Can you rip some muscles while bulking others?

[C_Bino]

Absolutely makes no sense. Your bodyfat determines how "ripped" you are. The way you are describing it seems to be as if you want to lose bodyfat in one area and gain it in another.

If you want to just add more size to a given bodypart than just focus your workouts on improving that area. Losing bodyfat and "ripping up" has to do with caloric deficit.

[BabyGravy]

ok thanks, i see the logic, it was just a debate (discussion) i had with my gym buddy

[Narkissos]

Absolutely makes no sense. Your bodyfat determines how "ripped" you are. The way you are describing it seems to be as if you want to lose bodyfat in one area and gain it in another.

If you want to just add more size to a given bodypart than just focus your workouts on improving that area. Losing bodyfat and "ripping up" has to do with caloric deficit.

Agreed.

On the flip side however: Muscle maturity adds the illusion of being 'ripped' year-round.

I've 10 years of training under my belt, 8 of them as a competitive bodybuilder.

I've accumulated some muscle maturity.

This is particularly visible in my quads and pecs.

No matter where my bodyfat is, these areas are usually striated.

I noticed that during one of my offseason phases.

I'd be 'bulking up'... but these areas would remain 'ripped'.

Of course this is no way pertinent to this discussion... but interesting all the same lol.

-CNS

[C_Bino]

Agreed.

On the flip side however: Muscle maturity adds the illusion of being 'ripped' year-round.

I've 10 years of training under my belt, 8 of them as a competitive bodybuilder.

I've accumulated some muscle maturity.

This is particularly visible in my quads and pecs.

No matter where my bodyfat is, these areas are usually striated.

I noticed that during one of my offseason phases.

I'd be 'bulking up'... but these areas would remain 'ripped'.

Of course this is no way pertinent to this discussion... but interesting all the same lol.

-CNS

Very true. I agree wholeheartedly with that and I can say the same about certain areas in my phisique.