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“Should I bulk or cut?” This is one of those tricky questions that often crops up in our mailbag and trips up even the most experienced trainee.
So if you’re searching for the skinny on muscle building, here are 3 reasons to cut, then bulk...
1. Difficult Detection.
If your body fat levels are high, assessing any muscle building progress becomes difficult.
Because muscle mass is tougher to detect under a layer of fat, it is common to get discouraged from an apparent lack of results.
2. Rebound Effect.
Lean out first and take advantage of “the rebound effect."
Dan John writes about this strategy in his book “Mass Made Simple” explaining how his college buddy dieted down for an amateur bodybuilding contest surviving on nothing but lettuce and dope!
Following his cut, a funny thing happened — the guy exploded. It was like he was being inflated. He gained size in all the right places, seemingly every day.
3. Monster Mass.
“The Mad Scientist of Muscle” Nick Nilsson uses this same rebound effect by beginning his Muscle Explosion Program with a strict fat-loss phase.
Later switching to higher-calorie eating, he AMPLIFIES the rebound for the purposes of monster mass gains.
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In summary, not only can getting lean help you track your progress, but it boosts your facility to add muscle mass too.
A good figure to shoot for is around 10-15% body fat.
Unsure of your numbers? To give yourself a better picture of what body fat percentages REALLY look like, I recommend you check out the photos in Nerd Fitness’s free guide below:
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