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Bulking vs. No bulking

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Do you all think its more beneficial to have a legit bulking off season, or to stay closer to competition year round? Any positives and negatives for each?
 
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I prefer staying in shape all year round. Easier to maintain, and probably it's a personal thing, but I also feel better while training.
 
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Yes id have to agree, just seems unnecessary to bulk up so much just to have to drop all of that weight to cut down.
 
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I'm with tkD on this, I dropped to 14%bf and I feel better. I dont want to go higher than 16% again...
 
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so once you do start legit bulking, the diet wouldn't change a whole lot would it, in order to stay lower in bf%?
 
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I'd say yes. Try to eat clean all year round, just make adjustments to the amount of food...
 
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okay yeah that makes perfect sense
 
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