bananafeet
Member
According to most of the experienced members here I should have NEVER bulked because I've never been lean enough to see my abs.
My pragmatic opinion would be you need a strength base. If you keep cutting prematurely and don't spend enough time at a heavier weight to build a strength base you'll always be disappointed when you cut.
To simplify this:
1. Are your compound lifts going up? (Bench, squat, deadlift etc)
2. Is your fasting glucose within range?
2. Have you stalled for several weeks despite adequate rest?
Your options here are:
1. Increase steroids
2. Increase ancillaries to improve metabolic markers
3. Reduce volume to dedicate more energy to strength gaining rep ranges on heavy compounds (bench, deadlift squat)
After you have a strength base you can do more volume work for hypertrophy. I'd say it's would be something like this (for 5 reps);
160kg squat
180kg deadlift
120-140kg bench press
100-120kg Over Head Press
120-140kg bent over rows
The ONLY way besides a dexa scan to determine if you have put on muscle is if you are capable of doing more work at a heavier weight. Like not heavy singles but sets of 5 and up.
I am only sharing my opinion because it's a bit different from the only bulk with visible abs group.
That's my two cents atleast.
My pragmatic opinion would be you need a strength base. If you keep cutting prematurely and don't spend enough time at a heavier weight to build a strength base you'll always be disappointed when you cut.
To simplify this:
1. Are your compound lifts going up? (Bench, squat, deadlift etc)
2. Is your fasting glucose within range?
2. Have you stalled for several weeks despite adequate rest?
Your options here are:
1. Increase steroids
2. Increase ancillaries to improve metabolic markers
3. Reduce volume to dedicate more energy to strength gaining rep ranges on heavy compounds (bench, deadlift squat)
After you have a strength base you can do more volume work for hypertrophy. I'd say it's would be something like this (for 5 reps);
160kg squat
180kg deadlift
120-140kg bench press
100-120kg Over Head Press
120-140kg bent over rows
The ONLY way besides a dexa scan to determine if you have put on muscle is if you are capable of doing more work at a heavier weight. Like not heavy singles but sets of 5 and up.
I am only sharing my opinion because it's a bit different from the only bulk with visible abs group.
That's my two cents atleast.
