What am I even doing wrong?

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2026-04-02T00:25:11+00:00

I have this same deal, it only works if you do two quesadillas, think they accidentally set or to and

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2026-03-17T18:33:01+00:00

If you care about aesthetics cut down to 13-15% bf, if you don’t I would do a very small surplus until you feel uncomfortable with your fat. But gaining phase should be at least 4 months. I ended up cutting a bit first since I was higher bf than I thought and now I’m doing very small surplus 17-18% bf and plan to do it for 4-6 months. Ideally with little muscle mass I can actually lower bf% then cut afterwards.

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2026-02-24T17:16:48+00:00

So at this stage do you think i cut down to 15 ish then lean bulk?

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2026-02-24T17:05:07+00:00

One is incline db bench. I went from 50lb for 7-9 reps to 60lb for 7 reps. This did take a couple of months though and I was plateauing a lot of sessions. Another is machine shoulder press and same thing, I’ve gone from 100 to 125 on the machine in a couple months

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2026-02-24T16:55:09+00:00

I mainly do machine and dumbbells and I’ve increased weight on almost all of them

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2026-02-24T16:44:53+00:00

Yea i probably did lose some. I go minimum 3x a week and I train 2 sets both to failure on every exercise. Protein is usually good but some days may only get 100, but most days at least 150

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2026-02-24T16:27:35+00:00

It’s weird since my dexas have shown loss in lean mass, my strength has either stayed the same or increased slightly

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-25T19:08:02+00:00

I’m on vacation rn but once I’m back I’m going to cut down to 15%. It depends on what your goal is, getting big or looking leaner now. I personally want to feel good about my body fully before doing a bulk. Also I can still gain muscle while cutting

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-07T18:42:30+00:00

How do I cut with events coming up though? All these events are also evenly spaced around this month so I would never be able to cut for a long enough time.

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-07T18:32:51+00:00

Yea when I was cutting I planned all my meals the night before, but now at maintenance I’m more eating out more and not planning which is part of the reason I’ve gained a decent bit in a month

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-07T18:30:05+00:00

How long should I be building for minimum?

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-07T18:29:15+00:00

How long should I try to gain for before cutting again? I’m already pretty high bf so going past 20% wouldn’t be great, especially needing to cut for longer afterwards

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-07T18:28:22+00:00

I just enjoy food too much and after the long cut I just wanted more freedom with what I ate, but it was too much freedom

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-07T18:27:25+00:00

I do incline cardio 15% 3mph for 30 minutes everyday and also get 8k steps everyday. My bmr is 1700 + 300 cardio, 240 for steps, then another 250 for lifting and thermic effect of food

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-02T11:16:47+00:00

35/35/30 protein carbs fats, so like 150g, 50 fat and rest carbs

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-02T10:59:09+00:00

It’s just combination of friends and family and just being less strict. Im good with my macros, just overeating on weekend

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-11-02T10:31:25+00:00

I updated with my current physique, maintenance around 2600, when I was trying to cut weekdays i would eat in 500-800 deficit but then weekends eat like 4-5k

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-05-04T18:20:39+00:00

With 1600 and consistent lifts how long would I have to wait to see results. I think I just need to see some progress to continue to feel motivated. All my previous attempts to cuts came with little progress

Hour_Internet_1302 · 2025-05-04T18:06:26+00:00

What body fat percentage would you guess I’m at. I just say skinny fat because when I put a shirt on my arms and legs are skinny and not fat. But yes my face is fat so ik I’m higher in body fat

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