begging to cut

Hey all,  I've finally decided to start an official cutting cycle rather than just the half assed approach I've taken to working out for the past year or so.  I just got my own apartment and can now watch my diet better since we used to split cooking duties and one of my roommates was in love with hamburger helper...

Here are a few starting pictures for ya'll.  I am about 6' tall and weigh 150 lbs on a good day.

Fire away and let me know where you think needs more work.


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most muscular

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side relaxed

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side flexed

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rear double bicep

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cut??? are u serious?? id rather start with a clean bulk than cut...ur already thin at 6' 150lbs, just put on some muscle and those extra lbs of fat will burn away

update! 8/3/09

maxes and goals
bench - need to remax
goal bench - 405

squat - need to remax
goal squat - 500

deadlift - need to remax
goal deadlift - 500
weight -174.8 8%bf 

What Jon said. Get on a good clean diet, but make sure you are eating plenty, working out hard, and put some muscle on that frame. You are plenty lean as it is and are at a good point to start bulking.

Age: 26 Height: 5'10
Weight as of 8/31/08: 160lbs.
Current weight: 180lbs.
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Current Maxes as of 6/4/08:
Squat: 250lbs.
Deadlift: 255lbs.
Bench: 285lbs.

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cut??? are u serious?? id rather start with a clean bulk than cut...ur already thin at 6' 150lbs, just put on some muscle and those extra lbs of fat will burn away

Yes I agree You need to EAT!!!! you have a nice start for sure but I'm not sure what your trying to cut. Youre already pretty lean your best be is to eat a **** load lift your arse off and get lots of rest.

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6 foot and 150, eat my friend. You have a good base, need more lean muscle.

<<<<Agree's with those guys...Eat more good foods mate

wow..   seriously?  you have barely ANY chub at all.   

you're just used to seeing your abs ALL the time.  you can't get big unless you put on some excess weight.  if you eat clean, and are dedicated to lifting.. your body will disperse the weight all over.  YES... .some of it will be on the tummy, but lots of it will be everywhere else.   you gotta pay to play the game

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CLEAN BULK MAN!!!!

I think you'll be surprised at how skinny you'll look if you cut (and not in an attractive way). I am with everyone else in the mind that you should be bulking. Since you are fairly new (to good diet at least) you should be able to maintain your current bodyfay or possibly lose a little while gaining muscle. In my opinion you should clean bulk for at least a year and try to get to 170-180lbs.

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I've been working out regularly for the past 2 years and have attempted to bulk but definitely haven't been eating as much as I should.  I was only planning on cutting for the summer for obvious reasons and then continuing to bulk on a more serious level starting in mid August.

i dont think thats a good idea, as bobbi said you will look malnourished, IMO you would look 1321413 times better at 160-165 with 12% rather than 140 and 6% bodyfat

agree with everyone haha, BULK! its so fun too.  Your 6 foot?  I can see you gaining 50 pounds easily by nxt summer. 

Oh and goddam you, you weigh 3/4 what i weigh and your arms are already as big as mine...

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weight: 206

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I'm 5'10.5 and 150 and bulking like a madman, don't know what made you think you still need to cut but you are already looking fairly skinny so go go bulk.

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wow..   seriously?  you have barely ANY chub at all.   

you're just used to seeing your abs ALL the time.  you can't get big unless you put on some excess weight.  if you eat clean, and are dedicated to lifting.. your body will disperse the weight all over.  YES... .some of it will be on the tummy, but lots of it will be everywhere else.   you gotta pay to play the game

 
this is ABSOLUTELY the most true thing i've ever read in my whole life
 
you have to gain weight in order to cut.  you can't  just cut dude, you have to bulk.  think of it like a football season. you have the offseason (which lasts about 7 or 8 months) and you have the actual regular season.  think of bulking as the offseason and cutting as the regular season.
 
That might be wrong, and please, someone correct me if it is. that's just the way i think of it.

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i dont think thats a good idea, as bobbi said you will look malnourished, IMO you would look 1321413 times better at 160-165 with 12% rather than 140 and 6% bodyfat

I agree completely. Looking malnourished on the beach will most likely not be considered attractive by the ladies.

lol...

Have fun eating. :)

5'7" - 20 - 195lbs

im not trying to beat a dead horse but you should bulk like crazy!! u are pretty skinny and i am kind of confused as to why u woul deven think about cutting?

Current: 19, 5'11", 190@7%

bench:305 squat:370(atg) deadlift:475
Goals: 4plate squat, 5plate dead

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I agree with everone else. You're already skinny as hell just lift and eat like a beast and you'll look a million times better. Then after you gain 30 or 40 pounds then cut the fat. Just not right now.

Old Lifts: Bench-335, Squat-455, Deadlift-495
New lifts: Bench-375, Squat-545, Deadlift- 585

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give him a break lol

i used to have the same feeling as you man, i jus wanted to be shredded and have cuts everywhere.... i still do but i think itll look a lot better if im really big
if your skinny and toned i dont rly think its an accomplishment, id understand if your doing it for girls nd **** but ye

eat alot, but eat healthy!!!!! with your bf% already low it would be pretty easy to CLEAN bulk another 15-20 lbs. just work hard, eat clean and give it time!

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wow..   seriously?  you have barely ANY chub at all.   

you're just used to seeing your abs ALL the time.  you can't get big unless you put on some excess weight.  if you eat clean, and are dedicated to lifting.. your body will disperse the weight all over.  YES... .some of it will be on the tummy, but lots of it will be everywhere else.   you gotta pay to play the game

this is ABSOLUTELY the most true thing i've ever read in my whole life

you have to gain weight in order to cut.  you can't  just cut dude, you have to bulk.  think of it like a football season. you have the offseason (which lasts about 7 or 8 months) and you have the actual regular season.  think of bulking as the offseason and cutting as the regular season.

That might be wrong, and please, someone correct me if it is. that's just the way i think of it.

Most athletes won't go under 10% during the football season, to help prevent injury.  Some actually bulk during the season, and only cut during the summer.

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Boomer, my thoughts exactly.
 
Everyone calls it the bulking phase, but I call it the stength phase, and think of this as the off-season. You get bigger and stronger for whatever sport you may play to prepare yourself for the upcoming season. Then, 6-10 months down the road the regular season starts up(Cutting) and you gotta strip down to physical perfection or atleast close to it. Then, if there's time; the post-season where you perfect all the little things that were missed.
 
Then the off season begins at the end of summer, and boom the cycle begins yet again.

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Current Cycle: Strength

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but you dude, clean bulk. No girl likes an emaciated white guy. They like thin, semi-built ones. But, if you can pull of a small waist line and built upper body, and lacrosse player legs, you'll be in good shape...you'll be a pearljammer.

Current Supplements: Multi, Whey, Caffeine, BCAA, Vitamin C, Calcium
Current Cycle: Strength

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ORIGINAL: TheSilverFox

wow..   seriously?  you have barely ANY chub at all.   

you're just used to seeing your abs ALL the time.  you can't get big unless you put on some excess weight.  if you eat clean, and are dedicated to lifting.. your body will disperse the weight all over.  YES... .some of it will be on the tummy, but lots of it will be everywhere else.   you gotta pay to play the game

this is ABSOLUTELY the most true thing i've ever read in my whole life

you have to gain weight in order to cut.  you can't  just cut dude, you have to bulk.  think of it like a football season. you have the offseason (which lasts about 7 or 8 months) and you have the actual regular season.  think of bulking as the offseason and cutting as the regular season.

That might be wrong, and please, someone correct me if it is. that's just the way i think of it.

Most athletes won't go under 10% during the football season, to help prevent injury.  Some actually bulk during the season, and only cut during the summer.

 
i was just provided something that would make it easier to understand.  bodybuilding is a sport.  you have cutting season, then you have bulking season. i was just trying to make that easy for him to see