In a years time bulking, I have gained only 26 lbs. I went from 10% body fat to 17%. I had an uneducated start and had to experiment and learn how much I needed to eat. I also, had a surgery that set me back for about a month. It was slower progress but I stayed around 13% body fat while gaining weight.
Anyway, I have been following the advice on this forum and used the TDEE calculator to get all my numbers right. Last month, I gained 4 lbs and from what I have read, that is more around normal to gain in a month (1 lb per week). Unfortunately, before I got on the right track, I was gaining too much fat vs muscle. I read you need to gain weight to lift more so maybe that isn't a bad thing?
So my question is, at 17% body fat, should I just stay the course and continue to gain weight or should I stop bulking, switch to cutting to trim off some of the fat before it gets to be too much? How much body fat % should I expect to gain while bulking?
Note for the most part, I eat right, protein and lean meats, whole wheat pasta, jasmine rice, oatmeal, eggs, fat free Greek yogurt, etc.
Anyway, I have been following the advice on this forum and used the TDEE calculator to get all my numbers right. Last month, I gained 4 lbs and from what I have read, that is more around normal to gain in a month (1 lb per week). Unfortunately, before I got on the right track, I was gaining too much fat vs muscle. I read you need to gain weight to lift more so maybe that isn't a bad thing?
So my question is, at 17% body fat, should I just stay the course and continue to gain weight or should I stop bulking, switch to cutting to trim off some of the fat before it gets to be too much? How much body fat % should I expect to gain while bulking?
Note for the most part, I eat right, protein and lean meats, whole wheat pasta, jasmine rice, oatmeal, eggs, fat free Greek yogurt, etc.
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