Should You BULK or CUT First (SKINNY FAT FIX)

Should you bulk or cut first if you're skinny fat or a beginner? This cutting vs bulking will teach you which one to do first and how to do it. You'll learn best way to structure your diet and workout to optimally burn fat while cutting and build the most muscle when bulking.

If you want to pack on some solid muscle, but you also want to lower your body fat percentage you're probably wondering which one you should do first. Is it better to bulk before cutting or is it better to cut before bulking. Does doing one before the other or doing them in a certain order speed up your progress? Well that's exactly what I'm gonna go over today...bulking vs cutting, and by the end of this video you'll know exactly which one to do first based on your goals. The decision of which one to do first is especially difficult on two groups of people beginners & people that would refer to themselves as skinny fat. As a totally new beginner the really amazing factor that you have on your side is a little something that we call newbie gains. Meaning it doesn't matter all that much what you do even if you're doing the wrong thing you'll probably lose a little bit of fat & add a little bit of muscle at the same time. Unfortunately this only applies to absolute beginners. Once you're no longer brand new you're going to have to pick one that you want to seriously focus & work on. If you've been working out for some time & you're skinny fat this choice can be tough because you don't have much muscle mass so you very quickly identify building muscle as a main goal. But, you have another problem, if you're skinny fat you have some body fat that you can't get rid of in those stubborn problem areas like your belly, your love handles, your chest, and your arms. Even though you may look completely fine in your clothes under those clothes you have stubborn fat that you want to reduce & probably eliminate altogether. So someone that's skinny fat will definitely have to decide whether they're going to bulk or cut first. When your goal is to bulk you're trying to build as much muscle as possible. On the other hand cutting is trying to burn as much fat as you can while sparring as much muscle mass as possible in the proccess. To differentiate further there are two opposite ways to bulk. You can do a clean bulk & a dirty bulk. Regardless of which way you choose to bulk, clean, or dirty they both require you to create a calorie surplus. When you put yourself into a calories surplus not only can you build muscle, but you can also gain fat. With a clean bulk your primary aim is to build muscle, but you want to do it in a way that minimizes the amount of body fat you gain in the process. So you'll typically be eating lean sources of protein like chicken breast & white fish, complex carbohydrates like brown rice & yams, & good sources of fats like avocados. Also your overall calorie surplus won't be too crazy high because that will also increase the chances of you putting on more fat. With a dirty bulk you pretty much don't care how much fat you gain in the process of bulking. Your main mission is to just build muscle. The fat you'll take care of after bulking up. Dirty bulks are very effective at building muscle, in fact they're probably one of the most effective things you can do to build muscle faster, but when you eat this way you can become much fatter throughout the process, which may not be a viable option if your skinny fat & you don't feel comfortable gaining any more body fat. I very rarely recommend that you do a dirty bulk at all, the only people that I recommend doing a dirty bulk to are people that are extreme hard gainers. These guys need to do everything they can to eat more & gain weight. A clean bulk is usually the best way to go & by cycling between enough proper clean bulks & enough cutting phases back & forth you should be able to get as lean & muscular as you want. So which do you do first. Well since you're looking to do both we should start with your body fat percentage to see which one you need more. The reason we focus on body fat is because the higher your body fat percentage is when you start the higher your body fat percentage will be when your done. Also with a higher body fat percentage in the beginning you'll have higher chances of storing more calories as fat throughout the process of bulking than someone that's much leaner. You'll store more if you start off at a higher body fat percentage because as body fat levels rise insulin sensitivity drops leading to insulin Resistance. Insulin is a hormone that you need to cooperate with your body in order to be effective at building muscle & to

[mileskintnermusic]

Wow, that "above or below 15%" rule really made things simpler. Thank you.

[MindFluxx]

Tbh, I was skinny fat and then I just completely altered my diet, started eating way cleaner, not completely focusing on how many calories I was in taking and I got way leaner, I think just eating better goes a long way.

[SquarePenix.]

Actual video starts at 3:29. Thanks for 3 minutes of blabbing mate.

[PCsAddictionZ]

If you are over 20% bf, just cut
If you are around 15-19% maintain (eat exactly how many calories your body needs).
If you are below 15% clean bulk.
If you are around 10-12% dirty bulk.

Simple

[syukrihantu]

1. Slight caloric deficit (~300 cal)
2. Adequate protein intake (2g per kg of bodyweight)
3. Progressive weight training focusing on compound movements

[corneliussaluone]

In other words

Let me just confuse you then advertise my workout program.

[spunkflunk]

I dont understand how you can get abs right under your pecs because the center of the ribcage is right there

[cmdrfilthymick]

Max I been using your videos for training tips as I've been trying to get in shape. It's only been a few weeks but I feel I've learned so much from your videos. I feel a lot better and I can now make it around my block jogging.

[childlostinchina]

Honestly he said that same shit through the whole episode

[sheerazahmed]

I have 21% body fat. And I am doing weight training plus cardio with a high protein and medium carb diet. It is working for me. I am gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time!

[julesweng]

I have been so lost about wether to continue cutting or to start bulking, I have some fat left to get rid of and all I’ve been hearing in videos is to keep cutting but like there’s no calories left to cut, you’re the first one sayin to lean bulk when you’re at around 25-26% body fat and that’s what I’m gonna do, so thank you very much

[amirrastgoo]

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! It is exactly what I need to decide right now.
A great great job, even though sometimes cohesion fades away

[tkevans]

"You'll have plenty of room to drop down" *Spiderman slams into the ground 😂

[SocksWithSandals]

In temperate countries, timber in the autumn/winter when it's cold, chisel in the spring/summer when it's easier to walk, run and cycle. That feels like the natural rhythm for me.

[hiomaker]

Idk what I am I’m less than the 20% image but more than 15% wtf 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[joguzman]

6:06
Under 14%-15% fat clean bulk (men)
Over 14%-15% fat cut
Under25%-26% fat clean bulk (women)
Over 25%-26% fat cut

[fluttercorner]

Your title and description already do a good job introducing the video. Quit dragging the video only to leave viewers confused in the end.

[IggyNunzi]

Thank you for this video! It was really informative and helped me understand why I've hit a plateau in my cut. Luckily I've managed to pull through and only gave into my cravings a little bit.

[carlpeeples]

Just left Planet Fitness now I'm watching this while eating Little Caesars $5 lunch combo.

[TheHumanBodyTalk]

Here’s my advice being a skinny fat myself it is really important to and believe me it is actually the simple! Do lots and lots of walking and three times a week maybe 4 full body work out with one days rest in between lots of compound exercises with progressive overload! 2 g of protein per kilogram of bodyweight don’t drink Soda or eat sweets and lay off the cream cakes butter belly and you’ll be fine!!