[Kian]

I would just cut until you can see all your abs – then grow until you cant and repeat the process.

Dont over complicate it 🙂

What body fat % would you estimate that I am at

[Kian]

No harm in getting leaner before pushing up. But honestly you’re also fine to just stay in a surplus and keep growing with focus on performance and quality and not just pushing body fat up. Just pick one and commit to it!

thank you for the reply I think I will get a little leaner then push up

[Kian]

I would say that you need to get a bit leaner to be able to push calories up just yet. There isn’t a specific time frame for weight loss. If you haven’t got a stage time in mind I would take it steady losing weight around 2lbs a week

Slowly add in cardio or drop food first to achieve this

For me to loose around 2lbs a week I have to eat around 1500 calories so 10k steps and 4 liss session’s as I have been doing a mini cut and been loosing just under 2lbs doing this[/quote]
Do you think I should stick with that

[Kian]

I would say that you need to get a bit leaner to be able to push calories up just yet. There isn’t a specific time frame for weight loss. If you haven’t got a stage time in mind I would take it steady losing weight around 2lbs a week

Slowly add in cardio or drop food first to achieve this

For me to loose around 2lbs a week I have to eat around 1500 calories so 10k steps and 4 liss session’s as I have been doing a mini cut and been loosing just under 2lbs doing this

[Kian]

You’re welcome like I said I’ll he playing devils advocate here lol others will say cut. After a week cut you won’t need a maintenance week, just start to add slowly maybe 200-300 calories weekly . Aim for 1-2 lbs every 1-2 weeks.

Okay thanks if I take things slow and ad predominately muscle I think it will help a lot when I look to do a mini cut in a couple of months as I have noticed I have to eat pretty low calories and do a lot of cardio to loose fat as I don’t have that much muscle mass I know it will be dependent on how I look in the mirror but when would you recommend me pulling back the calories and doing my next mini cut roughly how long would you guess I can push for

[Kian]

I’ll probably be the only one who will say this but if I was you’d of go into a bulk. You’re not fat, you’re at an age where your hormone are naturally very strong / anabolic, and if you’re not silly with your food choice, you won’t gain lot of fat if you train hard. Get growing man. Don’t waste time, just don’t get fat. Have fun! In a few years your hormones will slow down and you’d have missed opportunities like this to eat big lift heavy recover like a pro and grow

Thank you for the reply I have been doing a mini cut for 1 week now should I just go straight back to maintenance for a week or 2 the go into a small surplus (also how much weight do you think I should aim to gain per week)

[Kian]

How old are you ?

Just turned 20

[Kian]

I’d personally look to doing a cut here. Get lean first and then begin a long, slow and steady gaining phase. You’ll get much more now if you start your next push up from a leaner state.

Thank you for the reply would you recommend a mini cut or a 8-12 week cut I have been doing a mini cut for 1 week so far but could increase calories and take a slower approach if that’s what you recommend