r/BulkOrCut

What my body fat? I’m thinking 14-15%

Been lifting and doing other sports for several years now. Im up about 12ish lb from my recent leanest about a year or so ago. Thinking of doing a slow and steady cut over winter but maybe just maintain for a while.

Im at about 1550-1700 cal per day, lift at least 3x a week and do other sports for cardio on off days. Sometimes its a struggle to stay in that calorie range because of my activity level.

Not prepping for anything just would feel better a little leaner but don't want to be crazy restrictive either. Maybe im just being overly critical. Feel fat around hips and lower stomach.

Scale says 31% bf but i think that is maybe a little high.

ETA: height is about 5'6"

Edit: so what I’m hearing is I should dirty bulk

Have been on a lean bulk for about 3 months. Aiming for one pound a week. Started the bulk at roughly 180, now 193. Planning on going until 200/205 lbs and then cutting down not to a specific weight but whenever I feel lean enough.

Was pretty lean at 175 this summer but felt like I wasn’t putting on muscle anymore at the gym so I decided to lean bulk. Definitely have felt an increase in strength and overall muscle mass and feel like I haven’t put on much fat.

Any advice? Does it look like the lean bulk is working?

*edit - I’m 18 y/o, 6’1

Currently on 2500-2600ish calories and so far its working kinda fine i am gaining slowly but with minimal fat gain and thats what i wanted to keep the lean bulk as lean as possible but the process is little slow, if i up my calories and bulk lil aggressively and cut later, would it be the faster process?

5 foot 8 148. Started at 170 27% body fat (rough estimate). I have been lifting/maintaining protein for last year while losing the weight

Looking to see if I should cut, recomp, or bulk. Any help estimating bf% would also be helpful. Thanks in advance

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Idk what i’m doing anymore. First picture is me at 20 years old and 436lbs. Starting April 17, 2025 I went balls to the wall and cut out every bad food under the sun, as well as tripling my daily steps and doing 2 hours of cardio a day some days. lowest weight hit was 213.3lbs a few weeks ago but my diet has been slipping and I’ve gotten to 221. currently gyming 6-7 days a week. I plan on getting skin removal surgery when i can afford to do it right, but for now any advice would be appreciated. Currently taking Reta but it seems less effective the second go around. just give me some of your thoughts.

Been working out at home for about 6 months. I have been cutting trying to get rid of my moobs. Bulk or cut? Also any meal protein powder and cheap meal suggestions are appreciated

Think I’ve got another 11–14 lbs to lose, and that should hopefully be my final weight

Still struggling to get rid of that lower back and lower stomach fat, but I’m hoping those last few pounds will do the job. Also ive never had visible abs in my life i was pretty much always the fat kid etc. Shoud i go down even more or just start lean bulk right away what do u think