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<blockquote data-quote="_DC_" data-source="post: 38796" data-attributes="member: 1681">So maybe this is a question better suited for a bodybuilding forum, but considering the amount of people on the forum who have given good responses so far, I'd like to post the following question:So I had a grand plan to lift at least two/three months, eating lots of food, doing no cardio, and getting significantly stronger.&nbsp; I'm a month and a half in, and I've gained 10 lbs.&nbsp; Even accounting for the creatine water retention , I've definitely gained some fat.&nbsp; Like most guys, I'm pretty lean all over but 5 lbs of fat almost always goes to the belly, meaning 1-2&quot; increase even with such low poundage.I was already planning on a leangains.com type intermittent fasting cycle for two-three weeks after a while, however, I'm already feeling chubby and I want to start it early.&nbsp; I'm hoping I can drop my bodyfat% and keep my lifts the same and hopefully not lose any strength.I understand the concept of bulking/cutting and that they should be done in phases.&nbsp; Sorry if you feel asleep reading the above, here is the actual question (hopefully somebody whose experienced intermittent fasting can answer):Is there any real difference between, say, a bulking phase, two months; cutting phase, one month (total of three months), OR a bulking phase, one month; cutting phase, two weeks; bulking phase, one month; cutting phase, two weeks (total of three months).&nbsp; I want to opt for faster cycling because having a lower body fat is more key for me, and I start to feel sloppy if I'm creeping to 15-16%.Thanks in advance for any advice/anecdotes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="_DC_, post: 38796, member: 1681"] So maybe this is a question better suited for a bodybuilding forum, but considering the amount of people on the forum who have given good responses so far, I'd like to post the following question: So I had a grand plan to lift at least two/three months, eating lots of food, doing no cardio, and getting significantly stronger. I'm a month and a half in, and I've gained 10 lbs. Even accounting for the creatine water retention , I've definitely gained some fat. Like most guys, I'm pretty lean all over but 5 lbs of fat almost always goes to the belly, meaning 1-2" increase even with such low poundage. I was already planning on a leangains.com type intermittent fasting cycle for two-three weeks after a while, however, I'm already feeling chubby and I want to start it early. I'm hoping I can drop my bodyfat% and keep my lifts the same and hopefully not lose any strength. I understand the concept of bulking/cutting and that they should be done in phases. Sorry if you feel asleep reading the above, here is the actual question (hopefully somebody whose experienced intermittent fasting can answer): Is there any real difference between, say, a bulking phase, two months; cutting phase, one month (total of three months), OR a bulking phase, one month; cutting phase, two weeks; bulking phase, one month; cutting phase, two weeks (total of three months). I want to opt for faster cycling because having a lower body fat is more key for me, and I start to feel sloppy if I'm creeping to 15-16%. Thanks in advance for any advice/anecdotes. [/QUOTE]

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