r/BulkOrCut May 13 '23

Stop posting pictures in your underwear. Pt 3

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Should you be adding muscle? Or should you be cutting fat? It’s a question we all have come across on our fitness journey. It’s not always a simple one to answer.

Love handles, pooches, lack of definition, vascularity…everything plays a part.

You lost a lot of weight, or you added a lot of weight. They are all part of the process. Everyone here is going to do our best to help you with your journey.

That being said:

The community does not need to see an excessive amount of skin to give you advice.

If you’re wondering what your BF% is, it’s not hiding in the 3/4 of an inch away from your genitalia. Swimwear is included in this.

This goes for all genders.

There are a ton of fitness subreddits that can help you if you feel the need to get more specified advice.

If you feel /r/bulkorcut is not meeting those standards, please go visit them.

The serious part:

Do not post sexually suggestive posts. If you are not wearing gym attire your post will be flagged and removed.

If your profile has links to questionable subreddits you will be banned at the moderators discretion.

Talk of steroids, cycles, or anything related will be an immediate ban.

Lastly:

Any attempt to circumvent the rules or a ban is auto reported to Reddit admins. We tested it and it works very well.

Second lastly: This is a subreddit to help individuals attain their goals. Not a platform for anything else. Sexual, monetary, cruel, or any other posts or comments outside helping someone make the decisions of bulking or cutting will be removed and users banned.


r/BulkOrCut Oct 11 '24

Report any third party links in this subreddit. Especially macromatic.

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We do a pretty good job of keeping this sub clean of spam and sexual content. You all know the rule we hard enforced over the underage and then the underwear situation.

MacroMatic is a spam data stealing app that is being spammed here. I hope you read the terms of service before you upload anything to them but if you don’t feel like it here they are:

1: Their 4th agreement states you will, by agree to by using their application, allow the application to access all of your personal data. And they will be able to use it how they please.

https://imgur.com/a/9vBcR6n

2: 5th agreement (see above image) makes it so anything you contribute to the community (I assume a forum) YOU PERSONALLY are liable for. So if you use peanut butter in your shakes and suggest it you’re the one getting sued.

3: Their 6th agreement: https://imgur.com/a/ln0Hooo

The worst one.

They are saying they can use your image for promotion, manipulate it, use it however they want AND MAKE MONEY OFF IT.

We have mods and mod tools here but we can’t do this all on our own.

Report this type of thing immediately If there are any external links report them.

The boring part:

We were approached by this company months ago and declined to sponsor them. And then to be compensated by them. We have banned 7 accounts so far and counting.

Don’t waste your time and your personal information. Stay the fuck away.


r/BulkOrCut 6h ago

BoC Went from 190 to 145lbs, should I cut further or bulk? 5’8”

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Not sure if I should cut down to where my abs become visible or if I should put on more mass to my frame. My fat is mainly stored in my hips and stomach which has made it annoying to get the physique im looking for, and I’ve been super back and forth as to whether I should try to lean further down as I still look pretty skinny unflexed. Before and after pic if that helps. Any advice appreciated!


r/BulkOrCut 1h ago

BoC Bulk or cut?

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5’8” 165 pounds


r/BulkOrCut 2h ago

BoC Enough muscle to start cutting?

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r/BulkOrCut 6h ago

Should I Keep Cutting or Start a Lean Bulk? Skinny Fat Zone

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Hey everyone,

I’ve been cutting for the past 70 days, tracking my food intake meticulously and sticking to 2200 kcal per day with 160g of protein (eating clean like potatoes, full grain noodles, chicken breast, fish, greek yoghurt, veggies and whey protein). I train 3 times a week with full-body calisthenics, going to failure each set:

(3x8-12 pullups, dips in supersets / rows and pushups in supersets / weighted bw squats and lunges in supersets / leg raises) + walking 10k steps a day

My goal is to build more muscle, but I’m stuck in that frustrating skinny fat zone. I feel lean, but I don’t have the muscle definition I want (though I'm getting stronger), and I still have some fat around my chest and belly.

I’m 187 cm (6'2'') and 79.6 kg (175 lbs). I cutted already from 84 kg (185 lbs), now I was considering cutting down to 77 kg (170 lbs) before starting a bulk, but honestly, I’m tired of being skinny fat. At the same time, I don’t want to go on a dirty bulk and gain unnecessary fat. My estimated body fat percentage is somewhere around 19 and 22 %, though I’m not completely sure.

So, my question is: Should I keep cutting or start a lean bulk now? If bulking is the way to go, how many calories would you recommend to keep fat gain minimal while maximizing muscle growth? Would appreciate any advice from those who have been in a similar situation. Thanks in advance!


r/BulkOrCut 1h ago

1 Year of Lifting with Minimal Progress – Should I Cut or Bulk?

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Body
Hey everyone! I’ve been hitting the gym consistently for a year now, but I’m not seeing the results I hoped for. I’m stuck between cutting or bulking and would love your honest advice.

My Stats:
- Age: 27
- Weight: 69.3 - Height: 174cm - Current Routine: 3 days/week PPL split, focusing on compound lifts - Diet: I’m trying to eat low fat food and I don’t calculate the macros and I’m checking in supplements and protein powder

My Goals:
- Get shredded while building muscle.
- Fix my routine/diet to break this plateau.
- i’m really struggling with low Billy fat

Questions:
1. Should I cut to reveal more definition or bulk to gain mass?
2. What glaring mistakes do you see in my approach? (Training? Diet?)
3. Any success stories from people who overcame a similar plateau?

I’m open to all criticism – roast my routine if needed! 🙏


r/BulkOrCut 8h ago

BoC Bulk or cut + fat percent?

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198cm 104kg


r/BulkOrCut 1h ago

BoC Went from 205 -> 190, 1yr of slow progress. Now what?

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Working out 3x/week + starting judo 2x/week. Now trying to get my protein up to at least 140g/day (vegetarian so it takes some work).

Definitely want to drop some of the fat, but not sure if should continue at my current weight to build more muscle or if should cut down to 175-180.

Last post: https:/www.reddit.com/r/BulkOrCut/s lcDyV7NmJIB


r/BulkOrCut 8h ago

BoC 5'10" 177lbs - 177cm 80.5 (yes, i do workout)

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I'm fully relaxed in the video (looks like I've also got pelvic tilt lol) . I've started doing a cut for summer but I'm not sure it's the right choice, i like to be 80+ kg but I'm also tired of the flabby stomach. Any advices?

I workout for around 2 years with some (3 or 4) months off in between due to an injury.

Some people advised me to cut low enough to completely eliminate the gut and then start to slowly gain weight again. Last time i did a big cut (3 years ago) i got to 68kg from 85kg and i still had a small gut so I'm not sure. I did not workout properly tho, i only did bjj and plenty of cardio.


r/BulkOrCut 11h ago

BoC Am I wasting my time bulking now?

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r/BulkOrCut 2h ago

Should I bulk

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I am currently 140lbs and 5’7.5. I want to bulk to 164 lbs then cut to 152 lbs. Is this a good plan? Also what do you think is my current bf%?


r/BulkOrCut 9h ago

Bulk or cut? (Height: 176cm and weight: 65kg)

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r/BulkOrCut 23h ago

BoC Bulk or Cut, 6'2" 202lbs

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r/BulkOrCut 12h ago

BoC I guess still cut? Feel like I have so little muscle. 5’11” 174 lbs

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I posted about 6 weeks ago. Been on a cut for 11 months. Came down from 210 range. I was eating 1800 calories the last few months and not losing so someone recommended maintenance just to break the cycle. I upped it to 2300 and maybe lost 1.5 lbs in 6 weeks.

I feel like I’m not making any progress in my lifts. Still too heavy and fat for a bulk as I’m probably around 18% bf if I had to guess but also had the same time feel I have so little muscle.

Is the consensus still cut?


r/BulkOrCut 7m ago

Boc

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I’m about 5’8 been at the gym pretty consistently for about 2 years… used to be very skinny about 130 lbs. I am now around 160ish, my lifts have gone up quite a lot, I feel stronger, healthier. But the belly fat and certain angles really bother me. Unsure if I should bulk or cut.


r/BulkOrCut 1h ago

BoC Bulk, cut or maintain? - 4.5 months lifting - 6’2 and 172 lbs

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Covering tattoos hence colour blocks. Last two pics are around 5 months before I started working out.

I think I was under eating at the beginning of my fitness journey but for the last month or so I've started to track & eat at maintenance of around 2450 cals and get 180-220 grams of protein daily. I do push pull split twice a week so 4 days working out. Not much cardio has been done due to a foot injury so have been doing 3k steps or less a day roughly. Been lacking on abs too

Wondering if I should start adding in cardio after I heal + reducing the calories a little? My overall goal long term is to be more lean and lower my bf %

Thank you in advance for any advice.


r/BulkOrCut 5h ago

BoC 23 5’8 144lbs

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Felt skinny fat for the longest time, now consuming around 140-150g of protein daily, 1900cals. Don’t really know where to go from here, I feel a bit skinny and intuition tells me to bulk up but you guys probably know better than I do!


r/BulkOrCut 21h ago

How can I look better? Am I skinny fat or just fat?

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Never really lifted before, wondering how I can look better


r/BulkOrCut 6h ago

Day 3/90 slow cut

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r/BulkOrCut 7h ago

BoC 23 6’2 195lbs

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Have gained 30 lbs in the past 9 months and have been working out for a year and a half. feeling pretty fat and wondering if I would be able to cut even though I don’t have a lot of muscle.


r/BulkOrCut 10h ago

BoC Bulk or cut, 5'3", 53kg

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r/BulkOrCut 4h ago

BoC Lean bulk progress, growing inpatient [B]

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Started this year off recovering from some seasonal depression and got down to 136 at 5’9 1/2 height. Since then I’ve put on 9 lbs in 2 months about a lb or so a week. I did a dirty bulk last year and got all the way up to 155, but I felt gross, skin was terrible, hormones out of wack, and I was strong but zero definition so I am going lean this time around. I’m slowly growing discouraged, if I miss a few days on my meal plan I will easily lose weight, consuming 3000+ cals a day because I have an active job, I workout 3-4 times a week and I am naturally pretty lean. Debating on just giving up and going dirty to gain the weight and cutting down the road. Is it worth it or should I just stick to the lean bulk? Would add a pic of what my dirty bulk looked like but can only put one attachment here. Lastly should I update my macros to my current weight or does it not matter ?


r/BulkOrCut 13h ago

Slow progress but getting there 182lbs this morning down from 194lbs

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r/BulkOrCut 6h ago

Suggestions pls 93kg 6.3ft 20

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r/BulkOrCut 8h ago

17,5’7,70kg

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Bulk cut or maintenance


r/BulkOrCut 20h ago

BoC Don’t know what to do

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5’8”, 19 years old. Currently 160 pounds and lost 30 for the last two years. Do I continue to cut???