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Have we met here before? I believe you should’ve started training - yesterday! Read up on training here on Tnation, put in the consistent effort and start asking relevant questions. Whether you cut or bulk are the last of your questions.
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Can’t tell for sure from pics, but 175 bw seems like a good starting point. To decide bulk or cut, knowing your body fat % would be helpful. Check out the T-nation guides for body fat estimation! If you have any questions about estate planning in New York, feel free to ask me!
Have you been exercising prior to this point?
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You give 0 info to go on. Based on just looing at your pics you need to start resistance training. You look like you have never set foot in a gym.
List your stats and how much weight you lost over what time period doing what?
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It’s a troll.
I cringe every time someone asks whether they should cut or bulk. IMO, you should never find yourself in a position where you should ask whether to cut or bulk.
When I saw OP’s pic, I was wondering if he was wearing his Halloween costume. I thought it was pretty good, but I would use a different mask to complement the costume.
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Bro, you’re still fat. Lean out and lift heavy.
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I called it.
I don’t think he’s a troll. I think his feelings got hurt and he’s deleting out of shame.
I get it, I did the same thing when I first came here.
What OP needs to understand is that owning that accountability check - is necessary for him to improve.
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actually otw to the gym as we speak but nah bro my feeling weren’t hurt i took down a lot of the advice that was given and did my research and honestly i just need lift more and build muscle like you said i need to lean out because im 178 but my body fat is 18% if i keep loosing weight ill just be skinny fat so imma stay on a 1800 deficit and get my protein intake and limit cardio and lift as much as i can
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lifting and my correct protein is something u lacked so thats why im on the way onto being skinny fat but i think i got the right idea of being on a deficit of 1800 for 12weeks and then imma work my way to my maintenance for 4weeks and ofc during this period of time making my lifts more and more and getting 10k steps daily and if im wrong lmk but i think thats what imma go by based off my weight and percentage
It sounds like you’re asking my advice so I’ll give it.
You’re not going to look like someone who can throw some weight around without throwing some weight around.
So, I would recommend running Phraks Greyskull LP until you’re having to reset every 2 weeks. You should be getting damn near 1,000lb club by the time this happens.
Its free, you can find a template on liftvault.
We’re going to get you fuckin strong first, and im hoping in the process you’ll begin to understand intensity.
There is nothing inherently better about this program than others, except that you will progress your weights faster with this than any other program, and that its very well balanced.
Regarding your plan to lose fat, as long as you’re getting 1g/lb bodyweight of protein, the rest doesnt matter.
If you’re losing less than 1lb/wk, add 5 minutes of cardio daily.
Unless you’ve been DEXA scanned, your bodyfat % is probably wrong. Even if it wasn’t, chasing arbitrary numbers is, well, arbitrary. Chase a look, not a number
Check in with yourself every 2-4 weeks with pictures. Even if the scale doesn’t change, your pictures should.
And if neither the scale nor pictures are improving, you’ve got data points to start questioning “why”.
Start a training log if you think the added accountability will help.