SKinny Fat

[C-BuZz]

Respectively disagree my friend. You can still build a pretty solid amount of muscle while cutting. A lot of people take cutting to the extreme which causes catabolism. People that do this often have tons of muscle so they can spare a little bit of it gets burnt off. The average person following a healthy diet with a slight calorie deficit can still gain muscle, and the gains will be all the more noticeable with the loss of excess fat.

No problem & I see your point in some circumstances, however, you can loose fat a lot faster than you can put on muscle.

Looking at the OP's picture I can see he falls into skinny (lightweight) with little muscle mass making him appear fat. If he cuts at 165lb he's going to end up at 150-145 & still skinny fat (& possibly underweight), in basically the same predicament as he is now.

I'm going to respectfully disagree with you & suggest a slow clean bulk (at least 6 months) to around 175 followed by a slow cut. This coupled with a consistent weight regime, he is going to end up with some much needed lean muscle mass to play with opening up a lot of different options. As it stands, he shouldn't cut IMO.

[thex95]

No problem & I see your point in some circumstances, however, you can loose fat a lot faster than you can put on muscle.

Looking at the OP's picture I can see he falls into skinny (lightweight) with little muscle mass making him appear fat. If he cuts at 165lb he's going to end up at 150-145 & still skinny fat (& possibly underweight), in basically the same predicament as he is now.

I'm going to respectfully disagree with you & suggest a slow clean bulk (at least 6 months) to around 175 followed by a slow cut. This coupled with a consistent weight regime, he is going to end up with some much needed lean muscle mass to play with opening up a lot of different options. As it stands, he shouldn't cut IMO.

After seeing his pics I would have to agree with you. I was imagining someone with a much more pronounced gut and even smaller arms than the pics display. If he is going to bulk though I would say he should be extremely strict with making it a lean bulk, obviously he wants to minimize fat gains.