[Boltonian99]

I have been eating the same diet now for about 6 months. My aim is pretty much always to gain weight, as I am naturally thin. The Diet is roughly 2500 calories per day, I weigh 130 lbs, 5 “7. I recently check my BF and it is 13%.
I recently read a post saying when you get above 10% BF you should begin a cutting diet. My question is should I now do a cutting diet even though visually I don’t appear to have any excess fat and does the cutting phase of a diet benefit the bulking phase, ie carb depletion.
If I should cut any advice on how to would also be much appreciated.

[Freak]

13% is exactly when I tell people to cut.

[Boltonian99]

What % should you cut down to?

[king james]

8-10%

[Boltonian99]

Does the cutting phase of a diet assist the bulking phase in anyway?

[MikeNYY420]

Not really, it depends on what you mean. You bulk to gain fat, muscle, strength. You cut to lose fat, maintain muscle and strength.

[Freak]

Yes it does. Outside any disease - so for most of us - the leaner you are the more sensitive you will be to insulin.