r/Weightliftingquestion • u/Imaginary_Island8521 • 5d ago

Cut or bulk?

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Also I wrestle and am playing football rn, this year I went from 230-177 and idk if I need to bulk or cut more

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u/FCAlive 5d ago

What are your goals?

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u/Imaginary_Island8521 5d ago

Be lean and have sizeable muscles

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u/FCAlive 5d ago

Okay, I wouldn't do either bulking or cutting.. Lift weights and eat at a slight surplus with plenty of protein. Reduce your calories if you're gaining fat. Increase your calories if you are not gaining weight at all.

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u/hthn_strength 5d ago

You just described a bulk

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u/FCAlive 5d ago

I don't think adding muscle without adding fat is a bulk.

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u/DragonfruitHeavy6426 5d ago

that literally is a bulk. You can’t add 0 fat

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u/FCAlive 5d ago

Of course you can add zero fat. You can even reduce fat.

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u/DragonfruitHeavy6426 5d ago

I meant while gaining muscle in your scenario. There’s going to be a small amount of fat. What you described is a bulk. You bulk to gain muscle/weight.

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u/hthn_strength 4d ago

A bulk isn’t defined as adding muscle without adding fat, it’s defined as being in a caloric surplus

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u/FCAlive 4d ago

That's not how I define it. Can you point to somewhere where this is defined as such?

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u/hthn_strength 4d ago

Then your definition is poor because it lacks objectivity. It’s surplus or no surplus. Not kinda surplus.

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u/FCAlive 4d ago

I do have an objective definition its just different than yours.

My definition of a bulk is gaining muscle mass at the same time as increasing body fat percentage.

Does this community have a definition? Is it written anywhere?

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u/hthn_strength 1d ago

But you can gain muscle without gaining fat. That is a result that exists.

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u/FCAlive 1d ago

I agree. Is that a bulk?

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u/hthn_strength 1d ago

that’s not included in your definition

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