Posted on here a while ago and a lot of people recommended that I go into a slight surplus. I ended up doing that (around 250-300 cal) and I need opinions on if I should keep going with it or not. My goal is to compete in my first show in April so I’m not sure if I should go into an even larger surplus for a few months before prep or not.

First photo 18th July - weigh in at 174lbs.

Second photo today, 9th September - weigh in 163.2lbs.

Progress in second half of my cut so far. Strength starting to dip and workouts starting to suck. Should I carry on until I’m leaner before going back into surplus?

Thanks

Hi guys, I asked chatgpt and showed pics of myself to it and it recommended that I drop down to 66-70kg range.

I’m 76kg at 175cm, 23 years old around 22-24% BF.

20yrs old -240 deficit

5'9" 150lbs

Been bulking for a while and I think now it would be a good time to shed at least 2 or 3 kilos, before slow bulking again.

What do you think?

Started at 250 lbs, cut down to 161, but I’ve since crept back up to 182. Feeling a bit lost at the moment. Been back in the gym for about 2 months running a PPLPP split, and I get ~17k steps a day from work. Not sure if I should keep bulking or start cutting again. Any advice?

Lost around 9 kilos over summer and am wondering if I should keep going for the last few kilos or stay maintaince as I have started going gym again recently

Hi,

I’ve currently been floating around 160-165lbs for a few weeks now and I am not sure whether to commit to quick 3-4 week cut and then bulk or whether to start the bulk sooner?

I am happy with how I look and my strength is pretty good but I feel tiny whenever I put on clothes so I am indecisive about what to do.

Any advice?

currently in a 1000 cal deficit rn and feeling the hunger, debating if i should continue or not

5’8, 180lbs at 23y/o. Lifted 2 years in high school then lost some weight with a physically job(and strength going from 225lbs bench to 185lbs). Now I’ve put 25lbs more weight on, but still a lot leaner than I was in football. Now my goal is to get very lean, but I’m just not sure if I need to cut, bulk, or maintain and just lift more. Also, how do I calculate what my TDEE is? I get quite a bit of walking(5-8mi a day), move thousands of pounds of products a day for my work(2500lbs average), and will play basketball for 30 minutes. TIA

I went from 170 to 205 within the last few months. I’ve just been eating a lot and lifting consistently. I’m at a good strength level, but now I want to have a nicer physique. Could I cut now to achieve the more toned physique I want, or should I keep bulking until next spring and then cut?

Other person wanting to lose fat: “What kind of workout do you think I should be doing?”

Me: When was the last time you worked out?

Them: “My schedule is too busy so I haven’t been to the gym in a while”

Me: How’s your diet? 

Them: “My diet is garbage, I don’t really have time to meal prep”

I see this problem a lot when people have the goal of wanting to lose fat. They are trying to solve the wrong  problem. In this case, this person’s biggest issues are time management with a busy schedule  and consistency

These are the two obvious variables holding them back from working out and optimizing their nutrition. 

What good is it if I tell you what the best workout is, if you only make time for it once every 4 weeks?

What good is it if I tell you exactly what to eat, if you spend exactly  hours every month meal prepping?

I like to call it the “bottleneck variables.”  For me the bottleneck variable was organizing my time better. For a lot of people it can be other things”

But solve this first before you get into nitty gritty questions like “what’s the best rep scheme for back excercises, or what’s a good exercise to superset with bicep curls”

I gained weight but also don't want to lose any further muscle. I'm 6ft 188lbs.

Also do I have gyno or is that j fat.

Also also what bf percent do you think i am?

thx

Hi everyone, I started working out 4 months ago. I was 195 lbs and stayed the same. My goal is to lose some fat while continuing to improve muscle mass. Could I get an estimate of my current bf%?

I’ve spent most of the first year in deficit. From 92-83.5kg 102-86 cm waist. Should I go until im lean? Or start lean bulking?

I’m not going to cut soon dw lol

21m 5’11 140>160 since April

So I’ve gained a lot but I still think I look pretty lean thinking like bulk to 175 then cut?

And any bf estimate please?

Hi there! 24 y.o 170cm 63.6 kg beginner here. I've started to go gym about 3.5 months ago have been getting about 100g of protein everyday (with whey). I tried the body composition machine and got 25% body fat which surprised and scared me :" In this case should I be going for a cut/ bulk. I read that my basal calorie is probably around 2k cal and I need to cut by 500 cal to be able to lose about 1 pound fat / week. But I am scared to stop muscle from growing due to lack of calories, especially since I have a hard time building muscle. What should I do ?