Is there such thing as TOO much fat gains during powerlifting/bodybuilding?

[ctchristopher]

If i bulk from 200 to 235 and end up haveing a little to much fat on me, if i do a cut, will the cut be so long that ill end up losing all the muscle gains i gained from the bulk? Ive gained alot of muscle and strength but im abit chubby to now, i don't want to lose all the muscle i gained because i have to cut for longer.

 

[needtogetaas]

If the end goal is to be lean and ripped ya kind of want to never go above 18% like ever.

 

[MattJS]

Gaining 35lbs is absolutely crazy, if you already have much muscle at all theres absolutely no chance that'll be a lean gain unless you do it over about five years.... Why get fat you'll just have to put in a miserable experience tring to cut it all back off again... Speaking from experience here I've just cut 36lbs... Its no fun... In future I'm only aiming to gain a few pounds at a time....

 

[stevesmi]

i like 15% as a max body fat. if you have your diet in check even without cardio you should never get above that. once it starts inching up you need to pullback and do more cardio and get that back down.

you don't have to be under 10% to look like and massive. 12-14% there is nothing wrong with at all for those who like to throw around big weights and look good too at the same time. if you want to compete though you will have to get it lower in the singles

 

[Papa-pwn]

right around 15 is my peak %. I have to be able to at least flex out a 6 pack.

I out on near 50lbs my first cycle and still ended up relatively lean at 13%

 

[tryionlannister]

I just finished with up my pct from a 12 week cycle of test e with a beast kicker.
I put on alot more fat than I wanted to.
. Definitely not looking forward to getting this lard off.