TOPIC: Should I bulk or cut? - CUT *LOG* *PICS*

Sup guys I'm not sure whether I should continue bulking or cut up a bit. I went from 130 lbs to 200 lbs bulking and gained some fat along the way. I'm probably around 18% body fat. I would really like to get cut up because I'm looking soft, but I'm also not done bulking.

I feel like I have made a more than respectable stride bulking and a cutting phase wouldn't hurt. I'm currently doing a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (5 days high fat/protein, 2 days carb load). I'm soon going to start using several supplements to speed up the cutting process and help maintain mass as the same time.

Is there any reason I shouldn't cut now since I still plan to bulk quite a bit? I'm thinking after I get to ~10% body fat I'll start LEAN bulking again, where as my prior bulking was all "dirty" calories.

EDIT:
YEAH I'M DEFINITELY CUTTING LOL - THIS IS NOW A LOG

My Macros:
Weight = 200 lbs
Bodyfat = 25%
Activity level = sedentary
Workout calories burned = ~320
Maintenance with exercise = 2647
Lose fat at 17.5% calorie deficit = 2,184

Protein = 150g (27%)
Carbs = 25g (5%)
Fat = 165g (68%)
Daily calories = 2,185

Supplements:
Lean Xtreme - 8 week cycle
Katanadrol v3 - 8 week cycle
Cycle Assist
BCAAs
Glutamine
Fish Oil - 3g/day
Creatine - 5g/day

Workout Routine
Includes 5-10 min warm up and 5/10 min warm down of light cardio

Monday - Chest/Biceps
Bench press warmup - 2x15
Bench press 3x8
Incline dumbbell bench press 3x8
Cable crossovers 3x8
Barbell curls 3x8
Cable curls 3x8
Preacher curls 3x8

Tuesday - Legs
Stiff-leg deadlift 3x8
leg curls 3x8
Squats 3x10
Leg press 3x8
Leg extension 3x8
Calf raise 4x15,12,10,8

Thursday - Back
Lat pulldown 2x warmup
Lat pulldown 3x8
Seated row 3x8
Dumbbell row 3x8
Dead lift 3x6

Friday - Shoulders and Triceps
Db press warm-up 2x15
Military press 3x8
Front raise 3x8
Dumbbell Reverse Flys 3x8
Cable pulldown 3x8
Close-Grip bench press 3x8
Overhead Dumbbell extensions 3x8

cut now

Pics!

You gained 70 pounds... Cut!

Bulking at 18% body fat is never a good idea

This should help you. This guy is one of the more informative/helpful fitness guys on youtube "Micro" Bulking and Cutting - How To Build Muscle and Burn Fat (Big Brandon Carter)

You gained 70 pounds... Cut!

Bulking at 18% body fat is never a good idea

Will do! Looking forward to getting shredded.

Pics!

I may have been generous on the 18% 

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You are not even close to 18% youve got man boobs dude. Thats close to 30% right there. Cut and dont stop until you are under 10% as verifies by hydrostatic bodyfat testing. I did something similar i went from 120 to 190 very quickly many years back and i was delusional about the situation too.

You are not even close to 18% youve got man boobs dude. Thats close to 30% right there. Cut and dont stop until you are under 10% as verifies by hydrostatic bodyfat testing. I did something similar i went from 120 to 190 very quickly many years back and i was delusional about the situation too.

Yeah you're right I think it's closer to 25% than 30 by using the eyeball chart. As far as the moobs, it doesn't help to have fat there, but I have "puffy nipples", not gyno. Then again, I've never been extremely cut even at 130lbs so who knows.

Yeah I would say that's closer to 25-30%. I would cut until you're 15% or less and see how much you weigh then. Then you can decide to either cut more or bulk again.

Sounds like a plan. Thanks for the feedback. I'll be stacking Lean Xtreme and Katanadrol, with the Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (5 days high fat/protein, 2 days carb load). Any other suggestions?

You are not even close to 18% youve got man boobs dude. Thats close to 30% right there. Cut and dont stop until you are under 10% as verifies by hydrostatic bodyfat testing. I did something similar i went from 120 to 190 very quickly many years back and i was delusional about the situation too.

Yeah you're right I think it's closer to 25% than 30 by using the eyeball chart. As far as the moobs, it doesn't help to have fat there, but I have "puffy nipples", not gyno.

Those are not puffy nipples. That's fat which gives you man boobs. It might to by gyno in the sense that you have breast tissue/glan tissue build up but you have fat man boobs.

You are not even close to 18% youve got man boobs dude. Thats close to 30% right there. Cut and dont stop until you are under 10% as verifies by hydrostatic bodyfat testing. I did something similar i went from 120 to 190 very quickly many years back and i was delusional about the situation too.

Yeah you're right I think it's closer to 25% than 30 by using the eyeball chart. As far as the moobs, it doesn't help to have fat there, but I have "puffy nipples", not gyno.

Those are not puffy nipples. That's fat which gives you man boobs. It might to by gyno in the sense that you have breast tissue/glan tissue build up but you have fat man boobs.

I just mean even when I cut I believe I have puffy nipples, at least I've always thought, but I'm not even positive on that anymore because I haven't been extremely lean since I was 10.

Any other suggestions for my cut cycle?

cycle?
Dont even think about doing steroids yet my friend.
Get on a diet and get yourself to a normal bodyfat first, that should be your number one priority.
It will probably take 3-5 months.
Then you can start building some lean muscle mass.
And you dont have gyno, at least from what i see here, its just that you have high bf %.