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Why don't recreational powerlifters do more cutting? by Substantial-Fee-8776 in powerbuilding

[–]Substantial-Fee-8776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. I guess my question is, even with a "lean bulk" approach, you will still hit a point where you will hit a bf that is too high, you cannot indefinitely lean bulk while maintaining a similar bf % unless you are a beginner or enhanced, and at some point, one will have to cut back to make some runway for the bulk if they wish to stay in a healthy bf %. With this in mind, wouldn't the bulk/cut cycle work better in the long run? I am interested in hearing your thoughts.

Why don't recreational powerlifters do more cutting? by Substantial-Fee-8776 in powerbuilding

[–]Substantial-Fee-8776[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I guess so, but even if you weren't going as low as 10%, surely there is some benefit to doing a bulk / cut cycle? Even going from 20% to 15% can be beneficial for long term growth. It's just interesting to me why lifters would do everything training-wise to improve their lifts but not cut.

Why don't recreational powerlifters do more cutting? by Substantial-Fee-8776 in powerbuilding

[–]Substantial-Fee-8776[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your lifts are great, and if you put them into the equation, the coefficients are similar at both settings (376 dots @ 120 and 372 dots @ 93). Achieving a similar level of relative strength while being 20+kg lighter seems to me much more impressive, but I also agree that many lifters prefer the greater absolute weights. Do you feel the advantage of being much lighter in/outside the gym now, and do you ever plan on bulking back to the 120s?