hello everybody,

i started cutting on March2008 26% and in three months i reached 14%.
I'm stuck at 14% from June till now and the weight doesnt wanna drop.
i dont count calories but i try to eat as clean as possible 4-5meals a day. Workout 4day split and 45min cardio on non-lifting days. however it hapens to miss the gym for work reasons.
i made a quick excel file to calculate LBM and from 16%to14% i was loosing weight at a rate of about 60% fat 40%Lean Mass.I'm not sure if thats accurate.my weights in the gym have been increasing every week so im skeptical.

is it really a plateau or is it the calories that i don't track? I don't think i eat above maintenance. but i never feel hungry either.

some stats:
age:23
weight:158lbs
height:6 ft
BF:~14%
please help:bow:

You, sir, need to bulk. 6' and 158 lbs? You keep cutting and you're going to look skeletal.

How are you measuring your BF%? Is it by calipers, BIA, or body measurements?

If your methods are consistent, and you have been liting and eating properly, you should not be losing all that much LBM. You will lose about a pound of water for every 7-8 lbs of fat you lose, but that can be compensated for through a solid lifting program if you are at a high BF% (like you were when you started).

I agree with OO, you need to put on muscle. Honestly, it will be the best thing for you for the near term to put on at least 20 lbs of LBM before you even think about cutting.

thanks for the reply
i'm measuring with BIA. i do look skinny with clothes on but i just wanted to get rid of the last bit of the moobs .
how much should i be consuming on the bulk.?
Do i have to count the cal religiously or just keep guessing.

calorie counting is less critical when bulking versus cutting. Both regimens require healthy food choices and hard lifting. The major difference is in food intake (but not in macro ratios - keep eating high protein, but just MORE OF IT). Instead of 500 below maintenance, you eat 500 above maintenance, or more.

It seems that the key difference between losing fat and gaining muscle is just eating more healthy food. You still need to lift in both cases, and maybe do more cardio on a cut than on a bulk.