May @ 154, ~14.5% BF
June @ 140, ~11% BF
5'8
Bench 132 Squat&DL 175
Should I continue cutting? I know my ribs are sticking out but that last ab fat won't leave. Been cutting for 2.5 months and weights at the gym have started stalling. Am I fucked either way?
>>41849887
bulk
Why would you cut when you look DYEL
Bulk for at least a year
>>41849887
you need to add muscle mass instead, 11% BF is already quite low.
Is that 2 months result? How many times a week do you workout? I'm in that skinny-fat look for 4-5 months now
I would try to hit 1.75x bodyweight squats and 1.5x bodyweight bench before cutting any more.
>>41849981
Yeah but I want to try see my abs
>>41849992
Am I still skinnyfat? That progress picture is from one month. I train 5x a month (Ivysaur intermmediate) on a ~700 cal deficit, yet manage to add 5-10 pounds of weight to mains every week (except for bench).
>>41850060
Your first picture is skinnyfat, not the second one. I am still in that first phase for months, but I train 2 times a week. Maybe I should workout in home too
>>41849887
am i too fat or should i continue my bulk?
>94kg
>6'2"
>>41850104
Thanks, I would have said I was just fat full stop lol. Even if you're a beginner you should hit the gym more than twice a week I think- what's your routine? Ivysaur also has a beginner's routine which is 3 times a week I think.
>>41850135
ss score if that helps
>>41850135
Skinnyfat. I would cut to skelly mode first, as if you bulk first and then cut you're going to lose muscle. At the same time having more muscle on a cut will boost your BMR.
>>41850166
my maintenance calories are around 3400cal so it should be easy to lose fat right now. (doing c6w so 5 days gym +football practice and game 3 days a week)
>>41849887
Bulk until around 18% bf and then cut down back to 10-12%. Rinse and repeat.
>>41850304
The thing is I look like shit at 18%, and I want to go to the beach this summer
>>41849887
Tricky.
>>41849887
Beach THIS year?... Personally I'd cut. 1.5 G of Protein for each pound of bodyweight.
>>41850789
Can I be /beachready/ if I continue to cut?
>>41850319
Then just cut down to auswitch mode now if you want to hit the beaches THIS year
>>41851228
How long more to cut do you reckon? Till what weight?
>>41851237
Well maybe around a couple of weeks should do it with a constant deficit of 400-500 kcal. After that you should definitely at least maintain or go on a lean bulk (200-300kcal surplus).
I wouldn't recommend cutting now if i were you but this is how I would go about it if I absolutely had to.
>>41851237
>>41851956
And I forgot to mention that you should definitely work on your lats and shoulders when you get on that lean bulk in order to get that v-taper going on, In addition to getting overall size of course.
>>41851981
Yeah my lats have a hard time growing, I do DL once a week and DB rows twice so maybe I should add more diddly. I think my body is naturally "straight" like that though.
>>41852067
Deadlifts wont do much for lats but bent over rows and (weighted) pull ups are known to add mass in that area so you should do them. Also db rows are good for isolation.
Working on your lats and shoulders will give an illusion of wide shoulders and narrow hips and waist when paired with a low enough body fat percentage.
>>41852226
Cheers
Also, BF% estimates? Don't trust that my caliper measurements are that great
>>41852244
10-12% seems like a reasonable guess since you are not packed with a lot of mass right now.