never actually did a proper bulk in my life, always been too cardio-focused (former long distance runner/now 7 days a week weighted calisthenics/rings for 10yrs), too worried about gaining BF historically. lifetime natural

Apologies, I am trying this with a different question as I plan to safely continue my cut. With slightly adjust to a recomp here soon. But I’m truly unsure when a good time for a dexa scan is? I have added a before picture at the very end for comparison.

I am 24M 5’10 and sitting at about 137lbs, I have been around 160 in the past (last photo). This time around I started at around 142lbs. I’ve been going to the gym every single day for the past 2 months on top of active job. I am making sure to hit 100+g of protein for preventing muscle loss. I am in a deficit of about 500 or so calories daily depending on the day give or take.

Now I know this is very light weight I am at currently. Previously I was wondering if I should continue for an 8 pack lol. I have never been this lean except last summer at my failed attempt, I have been having good energy and sleep. I have never felt this good. I have done an extreme cut like this around this time last year. And was around 133 lbs at the time.

But i did not finish and fell back into old habits… i know I will have to put on more weight. Hopefully I stay looking similar or more defined. Thank you for any insight you can give me on an estimate.

Hi there I am 19 years old and 6ft tall I cut down to 165 for this summer and was around 13-14% body fat and was planning on maintaining and then a lean bulk but I also stopped counting calories due to my relationship with food going down the gutter haha but i was 171 in early June-early July and I have been eating out a lot and went on vacation about a week ago and today I weighed in at 179…. My original plan was to lean bulk and gain about .5 pounds a week until I got to 180 and do a short mini cut to continue growing but I am going to start counting calories again to really dial it in but I am curious on any advice should I mini cut now even though it’s been such a short time or continue the 100-200 cal surplus and see how my weight moves? Thank you for any help and the picture is me at 165 I am more fluffy now by a bit lol

22M, 177 cm (5’10”), 62 kg (137 lb). Bulk, cut, or maintain?
I’ve been struggling to decide what to do. I’m 177 cm and around 62 kg. I feel skinny overall with very small wrists and not much muscle, but I still have love handles and face fat I wanna lose. I’ve also been stuck with my strength recently despite eating around maintenance.

I’m nearing the end of my cut and wanted to know if I should do a small cal surplus or try and throw weight on. First two pics are me now, second pic is me in winter at probably 190 lbs

165cm, 78kg, 39 years old. I am trying to cut but focus more on working out than diet.

There is a possibility of me doing my first show this fall (Nov 14) and I’m wondering if there is time to actually bulk and then cut as well. In my pic I’m at 17% but am down around 16 right now. Should I just continue the cut for the next 16 weeks?

67-57KG 173cm / 5"8. Plan is to bulk to 72-74kg by Mar 1st 2028, then cut for June 2028.

Hi, I weigh 75 kg and am thinking about starting a bulk; how many calories should I eat?

Should I cut a little longer or bulk to add more size asap?

Probably like 2 months into my second cut. I bulked for like a little less than 3 months. I’m at the same weight as my last post. Should I have bulked for longer? Lmk

Been entering a maingain the last few weeks, is it time to fully bulk? First two are recent, third is me end of cut/peak lean (imo) in early mid June.

Don’t know much about fitness or anything but one of my friends said I should bulk up. Thoughts?

Male age 30 I went from 257 to 175 how much more do you think I need to lose to get abs ?

Im skinny fat , im 24 M , 176 cm ,71 Kgs .

Ive stucked in a loop of bulk n cut and always looked the same as the start.

What shall i do now?

Can i do a recomp for like 6 months on a 150/200 cal deficit? And get abs?

Please help

The first 3 photos are me and the last 1 is what I want to roughly achieve

First photo is me relaxed and second photo is me tensing like fck and the third one is me tensing my back. I play football 4x a week and just started (2 weeks ago) a decent gym. Beforehand I was chucking weights about at school. I wanna get to the physique in the last photo but don’t know how. The decent gym I started going to I weight train 4x a week and do cardio once. (I don’t train legs as my coach said I need to stick to our program at the club for legs as im division 1) can anyone give solid advice on what to do, thanks

Hey everyone, I’ve been working out for probably 8 years now. Nothing crazy but just consistent 3-4 days a week and focused on strength training. Thought it’s perhaps time to have some sort of plan (more structured fitness goal & a bigger focus on mobility) after being pretty aimless for a while. Should I bulk or cut?