Cutting cycle opinions after a 20 week bulk

**Enhanced_Engine_Builder** · 11-19-2018, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Charger69

Mike as hit the nail on the head.
One thing I would recommend is that you end your bulk cycle and reach homeostasis before cutting. Bulk to cut immediately and you can lose some of the gains.

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8 weeks at maintenance should be plenty don't you think?

**Charger69** · 11-19-2018, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Enhanced_Engine_Builder

8 weeks at maintenance should be plenty don't you think?

Yes. You can probably go as low as 4 but 6-8 is what I recommend.
Just to make things clear. I have gone from bulk to cut before because of time constraints for a competition. I would do it again if necessary,but my preference is to reach homeostasis.

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**animal23** · 11-19-2018, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Charger69

Yes. You can probably go as low as 4 but 6-8 is what I recommend.
Just to make things clear. I have gone from bulk to cut before because of time constraints for a competition. I would do it again if necessary,but my preference is to reach homeostasis.

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So you take your calories back down to maintenance for those 6-8 weeks or stay at the calories you bulked on? If I took my calories to maintenance I would drop weight for sure

**Charger69** · 11-19-2018, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by animal23

So you take your calories back down to maintenance for those 6-8 weeks or stay at the calories you bulked on? If I took my calories to maintenance I would drop weight for sure

I have new maintenance calories after the bulk. Truthfully, I do not like being over 12% bf and I usually do get over that on bulk.
I will go off how I look. So I will cut a little, but once again, I compete so I do not like starting a cut at 15% bf. Too much work!!

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**animal23** · 11-19-2018, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by Charger69

I have new maintenance calories after the bulk. Truthfully, I do not like being over 12% bf and I usually do get over that on bulk.
I will go off how I look. So I will cut a little, but once again, I compete so I do not like starting a cut at 15% bf. Too much work!!

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I get it. I try to stay lean as possible during a bulk