I’ve been training about a year. For the first three months I was doing my own thing then I discovered this website and got my training and nutrition on track.
For the past couple of months I have been doing starting strength and I have been dieting down for a while but am very anxious to bulk up but I would like some advice on whether I should continue cutting or start Bulking up. I am 6’1" and 180 Lbs.
[quote]Nate Dogg wrote:
Just keep lifting and working on getting bigger and stronger.
You don’t have to follow an all-out bulking plan to do that.[/quote]
x2.
OP, I wasted a ton of time because I wanted abs. I was about 185 at 6’2" and looked about like you when I realized this abs thing might be a poor choice given my current mass.
Eat a good amount of clean food and focus on getting stronger.
I would say bulk. Winter is coming and it’s a good time. You could do a solid 6 months and see where you stand. Just do it very gradually. You could add 10-15 pounds of mass, then do an 8-12 week cut in the spring and you would look pretty good in time for summer with a solid base to work from.
I wouldn’t advise getting above 20% bf though. It just makes things harder later and it isn’t necessary imho.