Heya, been bulking since September (14 weeks now). Gained an average of 0.3kg a week.
I am 173cm x 84kg.
I definitely gained muscle, but also a lot of water and fat.
Would you recommend:
A) Doing a 4/6 weeks minicut (maybe an aggressive one at -1k cal), then resume a 8~ weeks lean bulk and then a proper 2/3 months cut
B) Keep bulking for 1/2 more months (lean bulk again) then do a full cut
I would not cut at this point, I would just change up your macros and “clean up” a bit. Then continue building.
What dpes current macro distribution look like?
Fairly basic - around 160+ gr of protein, 60/80 fats and the rest is carbs.
2700/2800 kcal, which gave me an average of 0.3kg per week of weight gain (excluding extra kcal burnt through cardio)
Bring protein to 250g and keeps fats the same. Fill in carbs to get you to maintenance. If you need more carbs then take away some fats.
You should be eating a min of 1.25g protein per pound of lean body mass year round. Fat/carbs you can modulate a bit bit I would keep fats at .3-.35g per ln of lbm. Carbs will always just fill in to meet your calorie goal.
