>eat too much
>get fat
>eat much less
>lose fat
It seems like you just enjoy getting fat.
Redpill me on bulking and cutting
Jose Cook
Robert Bailey
while in a caloric surplus the manly men on this board lift a bunch and when theres more calories than the body needs their mucles get bigger, then they cut to get rid of the fat and boom you get drool over material
Aaron Green
>when theres more calories than the body needs their mucles get bigger
Because of the protein though, right?
>then they cut to get rid of the fat
The fat that they got because of excess calories, right?
Why not just eat only the calories you need and be sure to get enough protein? What purpose does getting fat serve?
Ian Nelson
>Because of the protein though, right?
Your body can only utilize a maximum amount of protein (roiders excluded), you need the carbs for example to get more energy, to lift bigger weights
Getting "fat" serves to make muscle building easier
not all the weight you gain during a bulk is fat (unless you are a pleb)
and then you lose the fat you gained during a cut
its kind of like a repeating curve, but slightly slanted upwards, if that makes sense
Jaxon Allen
no what i do is
>eat more
>get fat
>eat less
>lose muscle
Oliver Peterson
happens more often than what OP suggests
Thomas Wilson
>you need the carbs for example to get more energy, to lift bigger weights
If you needed them for energy then why didn't you use them instead of storing them on your hips for later?
Nicholas Martin
Getting fat and remaining active is the quickest way to get big calves.
Jayden Roberts
ideally you should be never gaining or losing weight too quickly
bulking is something you should only do if you're really skinny and cutting is something you should do if you're fat. you should avoid both those states though, therefore no smart person ever needs to cut or bulk
Jonathan Adams
you need to bulk and cut on small surplus/deficit
something around ~200kcals, ideally past the beginner phase you should gain 1-2lbs/month and if cutting, lose 0.5/1% of bw per month as well
I think this rounds up to 1kg for both bulking and cutting, I took this info from eric helms and he's american, 1lb = 450g