r/Bulk

I’m 6’2 64 kgs and 19 years old and work out 5 times a week , I’m trying to get a lean physique. I started a lean bulk with >100g of protein and around 2600 calories per day. Is that too many calories and should I reduce it and will it make me fat and gain any noticeable face fat

I'm 18m between 1m90 and 1m93 (6ft3-6ft4) and skinny, like 75kg

Long story short I used to be way more muscular until I got injured and hit a growth spurt. Now what changed in between is that I became an athlete, I run and train for mma and swimming competitions and I have seasons of my life where I work construction add that to my fast metabolism and gains are slow, slower than before wich is weird since I'm supposed to have muscle memory, but it's probably because I burn too much calories but I eat a lot too

I made noticeable progress since I was skinnier months ago and there are periods like rn where I can't lift at all wich make progress slower. Biggest problem is my chest but also my arms, they are very long, my fingers go all the way to my knees and my forearms aren't that bad but the rest is so small

Any advices? Thanks for reading may God bless you

I’ve been working out inconsistently for years gained muscle lost it ect. Starting in may I was 5’11 135 pounds super skinny just partying all the time didn’t really have abs but also wasn’t fat. I locked in big time and bulked up to around 163. I’ve gained a lot of muscle, I think I’ve gained so much because of a combination of muscle memory and just my body finally getting the nutrients it needs. Problem is I’m not chubby but I’m not lean either and I want to recomp and get a good physique that I’m proud of you know, defined six pack Brad Pitt fight club type of stuff before I think about bulking again.But I’m not sure if that’s a smart idea or not so I need advice, I’m currently eating at around 3300 cals a day with around 200+ grams of protein (I know that’s more than I need) 3 meals and a protein shake. Each meal includes roughly 8oz of 95/5 beef, 1.5 cups of mixed veggies and around 1.5 cups of jasmine rice and 2 eggs and 2 oz of guacamole. My shake is 2 cups of milk, 2 scoops of whey, a banana, 1 tbps of peanut butter and creatine. Give me some advice on where to go from here please. I’m thinking of just tightening my meal plan down to around 2600-2700 cals and around 170-180 grams of protein.

I have been cycling up my calories to get to maintenance after having been in a long fat loss phase. I have zero fat/weight to lose and want to build more muscle. I am very petite and I burn far more than my RMR/BMR because I’m so active. I’ve been adding 100 calories every month to my my baseline (I eat way more on big activity days) to get to a true maintenance and get out of a muscle building plateau.

It’s hard! I feel so big and puffy. I know it’s water/glycogen/my cycle. Previously I would panic and cut calories. I know I need to stick with this. I’m still not even at a true maintenance I’m still 100-200 cals shy. For those of you who have increased calories to build muscle, help me work through this.

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