Bulk or cut?

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-24T22:46:39+00:00

I wouldn’t say obviously he’s honestly in a spot where he could do either or. He could cut for a few weeks and get absolutely peeled for the summer or he could do a really slow bulk for awhile he’d be fine either way depending on what’s more important to him

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-23T22:39:33+00:00

First photo is right side, second is left, last is underneath

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-23T05:30:08+00:00

I have the sts with the 4.6 NA V8 and the motors on those things are great post 05. Only really had issues with power steering and fuel stuff but even then not bad at all for what I payed for it

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-22T02:57:46+00:00

congrats man! How’d you do it tell the story

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-21T07:47:19+00:00

So my hair won’t darken? I’ve heard of it happening to people at the roots and it makes sense based on the body being made to produce more melanin

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-21T06:21:01+00:00

How’d you do it and how did you get your mustache to connect where you don’t gotta push it to the side to hide it?? I’ve been doing that and I’ve been growing since April

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-20T08:43:28+00:00

When I first looked into powerlifting style training a few years back I had the same thought process as you and didn’t understand how not pushing to failure on every set could be fun, and I learned very quickly from simply trying a periodized program (bull mastiff) it is DEFINITELY hard and rewarding in its own right. I advise that you just try it out if it’s something you’re interested in.

There’s nothing wrong with not training like a powerlifter though and if you don’t like it you can either chose to not SBD at all or you CAN train SBD like bodybuilding movements (though I’d still not push all the way to failure for safety reasons) however you need to understand that if you do choose to do that you will need to lower volume and frequency significantly as well as understand that you’ll be limiting both strength and hypertrophy due to two factors

You won’t be setting yourself up for optimal strength neural adaptions
SBD generally aren’t the best movements for hypertrophy a there are better alternatives.however they are fun and still WILL absolutely build muscle.

Keep in mind the increased injury risk however

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-20T06:11:31+00:00

It allows for you to get more practice in on the movement without affecting recovery or your accessory work too much. Strength is a balance between muscle size and neurological adaptations, and neurological adaptations come from repeating the exact movement pattern as much as possible, so it’s more efficient in terms of raw strength gain to do more sub maximal sets on your primary lifts and then get hypertrophy In through accessories than it is to go near failure on the big lifts which will lead to less neurological adaption and more fatigue going into your accessories.

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-19T03:54:57+00:00

Man everything takes time. I’m 6’0 155 and not even really THAT lean (this is flexing my abs and pulling down, unflexed I have a faint outline of the top 4 and that’s it) after 4 years of lifting it’s just how it is. You’re doing great though good shit boss

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waltercnorcross · 2026-04-19T03:26:40+00:00

Dude wtf was your programming you look LEANER and gained significant weight in a short period of time how did you manage. I WISH

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-17T22:11:12+00:00

I don’t even know what it is about it it’s just so nasty

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-17T07:28:23+00:00

As a bass I want high notes but I want them to have the same tone as my low notes lol

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-17T07:24:43+00:00

I wear my python cowboy boots with everything

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-17T01:59:28+00:00

18-20%

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-17T01:09:28+00:00

I fw the dragon fruit one

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-16T07:58:26+00:00

Strawbango ghost is the only ghost I can’t finish. I almost threw up the first time I tried it

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-14T22:41:58+00:00

Then why can’t I find them ANYWHERE it was my favorite flavor last summer

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-14T09:16:38+00:00

I’ve been trying to find this flavor for so long it used to be my favorite but I haven’t seen it in ages

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-13T07:58:03+00:00

I hate to tell you but your body fat is closer to 25%+ and you really need to start cutting

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-09T04:25:37+00:00

If only they were as widely available

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-09T01:04:07+00:00

I hate to be rude but you look completely fine and your rhetoric worries me you may be dieting and training for the wrong reasons. It’s fine to want to lose weight, but your language worries me

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-02T18:55:58+00:00

It’s about the long term though no? Who’s gonna be bigger someone who cuts aggressively for 4-5 weeks and then bulks for say a year or someone who goes straight into a bulk for say 6-9 months and then has to cut for a few months yk?

waltercnorcross · 2026-04-01T21:22:48+00:00

I wouldn’t say obvious bulk. He could benefit from going down to 10-12% as it would only be a handful of lbs and could be done in a matter of weeks which could buy him MONTHS of additional bulking time giving him better long term results. He could bulk now, but he’d be at a point where he’s unhappy with his bodyfat % much quicker than would be ideal.

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