Hey guys so at the moment I'm ~195-198 lbs and probably 15% body fat. Some of my numbers
95 lb DBs for sets of 5-7 on DB bench press
205 lb for 5-7 on ATG Front Squat
70 lb DBs for sets of 6-8 on seated DB shoulder Press
90 lb for sets of 5-7 on Strict (back against wall) BB curl
195 for sets of 7 on Close Grip Bench Press
BW Pullups for sets of 8
Basically I've never been under 12% BF..maybe in middle school or something...and I would love to get down to 10%. I'm 19 yo and in college so there are obvious reasons why I'd want to be at a lower body fat. I also want to be in better cardiovascular shape, I've been a smoker (not cigarettes) for the past 2 years or so and rarely do cardio so whenever I go play a game of basketball or something it takes a lot out of me.
But...I feel like I'm too small to go on a major cut like that. I have a feeling I'd end up looking skinny as fuck. So my plan is to slowly bulk for the entire year and then cut next summer.
I want to become a natural bodybuilder and for the first time in my life I am actually becoming serious about it. I'm willing to give up my smoking habit almost completely (might vaporize occasionally). As a natural trainee, I feel like I'd be better suited to staying in a BF range of 10-14% year round as opposed to 15-18%. I'd be healthier and look better.
Anyway, I guess my question is do you think this is an appropriate course of action. Get my numbers up, get bigger/stronger, then cut down so I can finally be ripped and really assess my physique and how to balance it so perhaps one day I could even compete in a show.
Or do you think I should just cut asap and then start the bulking process. See the thing is I'm already around 15% body fat so its not like I can bulk that aggressively.
95 lb DBs for sets of 5-7 on DB bench press
205 lb for 5-7 on ATG Front Squat
70 lb DBs for sets of 6-8 on seated DB shoulder Press
90 lb for sets of 5-7 on Strict (back against wall) BB curl
195 for sets of 7 on Close Grip Bench Press
BW Pullups for sets of 8
Basically I've never been under 12% BF..maybe in middle school or something...and I would love to get down to 10%. I'm 19 yo and in college so there are obvious reasons why I'd want to be at a lower body fat. I also want to be in better cardiovascular shape, I've been a smoker (not cigarettes) for the past 2 years or so and rarely do cardio so whenever I go play a game of basketball or something it takes a lot out of me.
But...I feel like I'm too small to go on a major cut like that. I have a feeling I'd end up looking skinny as fuck. So my plan is to slowly bulk for the entire year and then cut next summer.
I want to become a natural bodybuilder and for the first time in my life I am actually becoming serious about it. I'm willing to give up my smoking habit almost completely (might vaporize occasionally). As a natural trainee, I feel like I'd be better suited to staying in a BF range of 10-14% year round as opposed to 15-18%. I'd be healthier and look better.
Anyway, I guess my question is do you think this is an appropriate course of action. Get my numbers up, get bigger/stronger, then cut down so I can finally be ripped and really assess my physique and how to balance it so perhaps one day I could even compete in a show.
Or do you think I should just cut asap and then start the bulking process. See the thing is I'm already around 15% body fat so its not like I can bulk that aggressively.
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