Need help, diet plan needed

[chinnythehu]

Well, college is about to start up again and I plan to start a bulk cycle as soon as I get back. That's right, instead of going out to parties and catching STD's, I will be sleeping early so I can get up to work out and what not. Basically, I've been doing nothing but swimming and water polo this whole summer. I've been eating healthy with about 5-6 meals a day with a grand total of ~2500 calories. I will have protein powder and most foods available as long as they're not too expensive, but supplements will be out of my price range. I am 6 feet tall and weigh 170-175. I think I might drop a little more body fat first before bulking up. I might be around 12-15, but that's a really rough guess. I first need to find out my bf %. Where would I go to find out? Can I accurately do that myself? Also, is there a guideline I can follow for a bulk/cut phase? I will be able to follow a pretty strict diet, but what worries me the most would be the cost of the food needed. Thanks in advance.


-C-thun over and out

 

[jpt]

so do you want to bulk or cut?

how old are you? 19? 20?

bulk now...cut later is my opinion at that age....take advanatge of your bodies natural test and keep growing!

if you want to do a lean bulk which is what i think your talking about then just eat all the foods you would on a cutting diet but just eat alot more of it. try and consume about 3500-4000 clean cals a day....it's very difficult as i am in the process of doing that right now...although i def cheat here and there. check out other logs here and other posts on bulking...should find something that works for you

 

[chinnythehu]

oops. yeah, I'm 19. I was thinking of cutting off a little more and follow up with a nice clean bulk with a cheat once in a while. I don't really want to be "fat" during the bulk phase so im thinking of cutting down a bit and then working my way up. I used to lift all the time but got a little sidetracked/burnt out so I took the summer off. I'm still wondering what I should do to find out my body fat percentage.