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Cutting vs Bulking Cycles – Which Should You Start With in 2025?
If you’re stepping into the world of performance enhancement, the first question that often comes up is:
Should I bulk first, or cut first?
Whether your goal is to shred body fat or pack on serious size, your starting point will define your cycle strategy. Let’s break down cutting vs bulking cycles in 2025, and help you decide which route makes sense for you.
🧠 Understand the Goal of Each Cycle
🔺 Bulking Cycle
- Goal: Build muscle mass and strength
- Requires a calorie surplus
- Accepts some fat gain as part of the process
- Uses mass-building compounds like Testosterone, Dianabol, or Deca
🔻 Cutting Cycle
- Goal: Burn fat while maintaining muscle
- Requires a calorie deficit
- Aims for hard, defined physique
- Uses fat-burning or dry compounds like Winstrol, Trenbolone, or Anavar
⚖️ Which One Should You Start With?
✅ Start With Bulking If:
- You’re underweight or skinny-fat
- You haven’t built a solid strength base
- You don’t have much muscle mass to preserve
✅ Start With Cutting If:
- You have 18%+ body fat (men) or 25%+ (women)
- You’ve already built decent size but want definition
- You want better insulin sensitivity and hormone balance first
💡 Pro Tip: Many experienced users recommend cutting first if you’re visibly holding excess fat. It makes your future bulks cleaner and healthier.
🔄 Can You Recomp?
Recomposition—building muscle while burning fat—is tricky but possible for:
- Beginners
- Users returning from a long break
- Enhanced lifters using compounds like Tren, Anavar, or Primobolan
However, recomps are slow and require precise diet and training.
💉 Cycle Examples
Bulking Starter Cycle (Beginner-Friendly)
- Testosterone Enanthate: 400mg/week, 12 weeks
- Optional: Dianabol: 20mg/day, weeks 1–4
- Focus: Mass & strength
Cutting Starter Cycle (Lean Focus)
- Testosterone Propionate: 300mg/week
- Winstrol: 50mg/day
- Clenbuterol: 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off
- Focus: Fat loss & muscle retention
🍴 Nutrition Decides Your Direction
- Bulking Diet: 300–700 calorie surplus, high protein & carbs
- Cutting Diet: 300–600 calorie deficit, moderate carbs, high protein
- Training should always prioritize intensity and progressive overload, regardless of goal.
🧪 Bloodwork & Health Always Come First
Regardless of whether you cut or bulk:
- Do pre-cycle bloodwork
- Track cholesterol, liver enzymes, and estradiol mid-cycle
- Never skip post-cycle therapy
