akhil5665
Member
HI
First a bit of background info, up to the age of 16 i was in really good shape 5'10 11 stone with less than 10% body fat, aged 16-18 put on a lot of weight ended up at 15.5 stone with body fat of around 25% (rough guess) during uni i hit the gym hard while at uni i would shed weight but when i would go home for holdidays i would put it all back on, i spent that 3 years bouncing between 13-14 stone till i finally left uni and after a lads holiday i was 90kg (im gonna randomly switch weight measurements here) over the last year ive been slightly more regimented and i peaked at 78kg and around 15% body fat (again rough guess) i am now travelling around australia and i am currently living on a farm in the middle of nowhere with no temptation and nothing to do but hit the gym, i am here for 10 weeks giving me a prime opportunity to get in good shape for christmas and get 'beach ready' and so my question is this should i cut of bulk to get ready.
my goal is to be under 10% fat in the next 10 weeks (not sure how ambitious this is)
other questions
first - which would be better for lowering my body fat bulking or cutting?
second - after 4 years of cutting (1600 calories per day) am i likely to have slowed my metabolism down?
third - if i were to bulk what are realistic gains i can expect in 10 weeks?
after these 10 weeks i will be drinking a lot and eating a relativly poor diet so i thought the boost in metabolism from bulking would help keep weight off while i travel.
the reason im leaning towards bulking is i feel i may of lost a bit of muscle with all the cutting, over the last few years ive been down the gym doing weight lifting 3-4 times a week to try and reduce this deteriation but i dont know how effective that will have been.
diet either way is not a problem im eating high protein and lowish carbs at the min at around 1700 calories and with aid of protein shakes and a few meal tweeks could easily push that to 2600+ if i were to bulk.
one other consideration ive had is either to do the atkins for a couple of weeks or to bulk for 8 weeks then do the atkins at the end to shed any excess fat i will of picked up during bulking.
Any help appreciated
First a bit of background info, up to the age of 16 i was in really good shape 5'10 11 stone with less than 10% body fat, aged 16-18 put on a lot of weight ended up at 15.5 stone with body fat of around 25% (rough guess) during uni i hit the gym hard while at uni i would shed weight but when i would go home for holdidays i would put it all back on, i spent that 3 years bouncing between 13-14 stone till i finally left uni and after a lads holiday i was 90kg (im gonna randomly switch weight measurements here) over the last year ive been slightly more regimented and i peaked at 78kg and around 15% body fat (again rough guess) i am now travelling around australia and i am currently living on a farm in the middle of nowhere with no temptation and nothing to do but hit the gym, i am here for 10 weeks giving me a prime opportunity to get in good shape for christmas and get 'beach ready' and so my question is this should i cut of bulk to get ready.
my goal is to be under 10% fat in the next 10 weeks (not sure how ambitious this is)
other questions
first - which would be better for lowering my body fat bulking or cutting?
second - after 4 years of cutting (1600 calories per day) am i likely to have slowed my metabolism down?
third - if i were to bulk what are realistic gains i can expect in 10 weeks?
after these 10 weeks i will be drinking a lot and eating a relativly poor diet so i thought the boost in metabolism from bulking would help keep weight off while i travel.
the reason im leaning towards bulking is i feel i may of lost a bit of muscle with all the cutting, over the last few years ive been down the gym doing weight lifting 3-4 times a week to try and reduce this deteriation but i dont know how effective that will have been.
diet either way is not a problem im eating high protein and lowish carbs at the min at around 1700 calories and with aid of protein shakes and a few meal tweeks could easily push that to 2600+ if i were to bulk.
one other consideration ive had is either to do the atkins for a couple of weeks or to bulk for 8 weeks then do the atkins at the end to shed any excess fat i will of picked up during bulking.
Any help appreciated
