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I feel like a beginner all over again, but I need idears.
 
I am currently 187-188lb at 12% BF as of today. Should I
 
A. Cut down to 178-179lb at 8% BF ready for summer, but smaller than ideal
B. Continue clean bulking to 200-205lb at 12-14%BF and get closer to goals
 
My short term goals are getting a lot stronger and adding serious size, but not being a fat fatty. I will do the texas method a little modified if I continue to bulk.
 
Life goal is a 215-230lb at 6-8% and the strength training for the rest of time.

Id go with B

6'3"  @213

Squat 1x20x275

press:200, Deadlift:475, Bench:300, P.clean:235, Squat:385

"The only failure that is final is to stop trying to improve"

let me just say that if you cut to 8% youre not gonna be 178-179, along with that fat goes glycogen and water you will look aLOT smaller haha; prob in the low 160s

imo, id say cut just cause its summer and its great to look good durin summer but im not all about bein huge and bodybuilder-like, just wanna be decently muscular, ripped to shreds, and really strong so youre probably different than me.

working on explosive phase
vertical: 35
weight: 206

Big 3: 300/440/515

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

Achieving B would look much more impressive in the summer.
Your goal is to get some serious size and strength and, B works directly towards that.

I vote B.

Go lift some monsterous weights.
 

I just love busting PRs each week and getting bigger.. I don't need abs for a long time anyway.

from what i have seen in your pics and such go with B as well

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/Seos-Log-2008-m442008.aspx

i agree, at 12% bodyfat yuo have nothin to worry about as far as lookin good for summer goes, keep bulking.

No food tastes as good as looking good Feels.
"Body Becomes Its Function"

What about 13%?  I kid.

No really though, I have self esteem issues and I am feeling fat today. I am about to go with A until August.

Yea you would look horribly fat at 13% lol. Why not put on some more size, clean?

No food tastes as good as looking good Feels.
"Body Becomes Its Function"

I will when I am shredded at 175. I just have never actually been below about 11% in my life, and the first 12 years or so I was always above 25%. I just want to be ripped once, and the bulk up to about 200.

do it. being lean for summer=win

+1 for B

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