PyroBurns said:

If you were truly very skinny and at a low single digit rate of bodyfat you would know. Either you would be sick (7% and lower) or you would see everything. Professional tests are usually innacurrate, with those water dunk tests being the best.

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skydog said:

I'm pretty lean as it is, but am taking in many more calories right now than I used to, so as to create an anabolic environment for gains in muscle mass, yada yada...  Basically bulking a little for the winter.  Next semester (spring), I'll likely cut down a little.  Bulking season is nice. It took me awhile to get used to the little bit of extra belly, but I don't mind it these days.  I remember a few years ago I tried to stay ripped year round, but that was a mistake. 

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edit:  oh and im not concerned with mass, im concerned with density and stamina.

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OK, well there ya go.

Bruce Lee never fattened up, but he probably only weighed about 140lbs or so.

You don't just eat to put on fat, you add enough calories to keep your body in an anabolic state, so as to maximize gains in muscle mass.  As a result, your body fat percentage increases a little.  Then, when you cut down a few months later, you decrease calorie intake enough that you burn some fat but don't lose much of the muscle you gained in the bulk cycle.

It actually works pretty well and I enjoy carrying a little extra weight in the winter.

skydog said:

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edit:  oh and im not concerned with mass, im concerned with density and stamina.

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OK, well there ya go.

Bruce Lee never fattened up, but he probably only weighed about 140lbs or so.

You don't just eat to put on fat, you add enough calories to keep your body in an anabolic state, so as to maximize gains in muscle mass.  As a result, your body fat percentage increases a little.  Then, when you cut down a few months later, you decrease calorie intake enough that you burn some fat but don't lose much of the muscle you gained in the bulk cycle.

It actually works pretty well and I enjoy carrying a little extra weight in the winter.

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i think at his heaviest ever he weighed 145.  and he was the same height as me.

ok i get what youre saying. i misunderstood you.  i thought i was about to get into an argument about putting on fat to "turn into" muscle... as i have before. lol.  its ridiculous how many people think that you have to put on fat and then turn it into muscle......