Are you too fat?

There’s only one reason to cut.

If you’ve been reading recently, you’ve learnt a lot about body composition. You know that the only reason to bulk is to gain fat. On the opposite side, the only reason to cut is to lose fat.

You should only ever have to do one cut in your life. Unless you’re competing.

Here’s how this works.

• If you’re above 15% bodyfat, you need to get down to 15%.

• Whilst you’re cutting, use the lessons on Glycogen to reduce fatigue, and preserve/build as much muscle as possible.

• Throughout your cut make sure you’re getting into the habit of tracking what you eat, and your weight. Get consistent.

If you’re unsure if you’re below 15%, check this out.

So all this being said, what comes after you’re at 15%?

Well that’s easy. In comes the maintain-bulk cycle. Yes I said bulk…

I don’t hate bulks.

As I’ve told you before, “the only reason to bulk is to gain fat”.

That’s exactly how we use them. Maintain till you get to 10%, then bulk to get back to 15%.

This bulk doesn’t have to be intentionally slow/fast, you’re not getting any extra growth anyway.

If it were me I’d use this bulk to try a bunch of new recipes that you’ll use for the next maintenance phase.

Stay consistent on this, I know I keep saying it on these nutrition posts but NOTHING WORKS IF YOU DONT TRAIN PROPERLY.

It’s all about the training. Nutrition just 1) provides units to build more muscle 2) reduces fatigue so you can build more muscle.

Your Hypertrophy Hero,
Fletcher

P.S. Here’s a workout you can use to make sure you’re training properly. Someone actually donated yesterday when they purchased this, big thanks to them. It’s completely free though.