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ohawkey
ohawkey g Robert Fong
445 Post(s)
445 Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Gain Muscle Date Joined: October 10, 2013
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Posted By: italianlifter

Okay everyone, I am not sure if I made the right decision to bulk cause the way I look like right now makes me feel really blocky and fat. My triceps are also jiggly and its kinda annoying me. My current stats are as follows:

 

Height: 5'10

Weight: 158lbs

BF: Unknown (Guessing 15%)

 

Macros

Protein: 215g

Carbs: 215g

Fat: 90g

Calories: 2,530

 

I went 250 calories over my maintance and the calculator I used was scott hermans calculator on the meal plan. The one plus about my lean bulk is my lifts are going up and increasing and its not increasing a whole lot but a slight increase. I am not sure if I should just stop bulking and do a cut or if I am just overeacting. Here are some pics of me flexing and relaxing.

Can't see the picture because I don't have a photobucket. Why don't you just post the picture directly on the forums?

I like to start bulking when I'm decently lean and my abs are pretty visible. If you're bulking at 15% bf, you are just going to have to cut that much more to get your abs showing again.

jmboiardi
jmboiardi p John M Boiardi
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2.6K Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Bodybuilding Date Joined: October 10, 2013
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Posted By: italianlifter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 @ohawkey

I think you look great and are progessing nicely. Your main issue is you over-analyze things.............:-)

 

John

34 years of lifting and nutritional experience and resident "old man" :-) MS Athlete and past Super Hermanite since 2013.
Scott_Herman
Scott_Herman a Scott Herman
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7.1K Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Bodybuilding Date Joined: August 8, 2008
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Wow bro you are looking GREAT @italianlifter!!

 

I think you are on the right track. In fact, you should definitely stay tuned to the contest I am running January through March! It's a transformation contest and the workouts will be EXACTLY what you need to build that lean muscle! Keep an eye out!

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TimeIsMuscle
TimeIsMuscle p Jason Lakkiss
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70 Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Bodybuilding Date Joined: August 8, 2015
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Great work @italianlifter keep it up! Gradual progression overtime will continue to show. If you want a few extra tips that will help you achieve more lean gainz why not give my article below a read...

 

http://muscularstrength.com/article/Lean-Gains-Is-It-Really-Possible

 

 

Hope this helps! Keep up the good work!

Jason Lakkiss facebook: Time is Muscle twitter:@timeismuscle instagram: TIME_IS_MUSCLE youtube: timeismuscle
crood
crood a Chris P.
467 Post(s)
467 Post(s) Gender: Female Goal: Train for a sport Date Joined: August 8, 2014
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lol you look in no way fat or bulky.

And i think we had this already once.. a wobbly triceps is just the relaxed mucle. And the bigger they are the more jiggly they become when relaxed ^^

As long as nothing wobbles when it is actually flexed or contracted then there is no fat hanging around ;)

 

You look great, and as John already said: stop ovberthinking everything :P

Admin + MS Athlete You will get nowhere, if you don't move :) - crood -
jmboiardi
jmboiardi p John M Boiardi
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2.6K Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Bodybuilding Date Joined: October 10, 2013
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Posted By: italianlifter

@Crood

 

Thank you for the kind words, Your right when you say I must be over thinking and I hope its not a disorder slowely developing. Anyways thank you for kind words and I apologize for the stupid tricep question.

 

@Time_is_Muscle

 

Appreciate the kind words sir and I will check that article out. Much appreciated brother

 

@Scott_Herman

Thanks Scott for the encouraging words, I will keep an eye out for that contest. Sounds like something I may be looking forward too. Cant wait

 

@jmboiardi

Thank you sir for the words and I think I am over thinking things and I think its cause I never had this amount of muscle on me so its like i am trying to see a new me which is why it may seem blocky to me but hopefully those views will disappear. I just gotta stop seeing these dudes out there on youtube with like 25-27 inch waist and have a sick v-cut. I have to stop comparing.

Exactly - be proud of your accomplishments and realize 99% of what you see on YouTube and the media is doctored, chemically enhanced, or both. If you constantly compare yourself against unrealistic goals you will lose sight of your own goals and what you have achieved already. So the best advice would be "cut it out!" :-)

 

John

34 years of lifting and nutritional experience and resident "old man" :-) MS Athlete and past Super Hermanite since 2013.
philflorey
philflorey g Phil McAuliffe
163 Post(s)
163 Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Lose Fat Date Joined: March 3, 2013
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Posted By: jmboiardi

Exactly - be proud of your accomplishments and realize 99% of what you see on YouTube and the media is doctored, chemically enhanced, or both. If you constantly compare yourself against unrealistic goals you will lose sight of your own goals and what you have achieved already. So the best advice would be "cut it out!" :-)

 

John

Great words, John.

 

@italianlifter - You're looking great. Well done on what you've achieved so far!

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