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Plain-English guides on cutting, bulking, body recomposition, and body fat percentage. No 45-minute YouTube videos required.
Cut vs Bulk Decisions
- Should I Cut or Bulk?A simple decision framework based on your body fat percentage. Decide in 2 minutes.
- Skinny Fat: Cut or Bulk First?When the standard body fat rule breaks down — and what to do instead.
- How Long Should a Cut Last?Most cuts should run 8–16 weeks. Calculate your ideal phase length.
- Lean Bulk vs Dirty BulkReal numbers on calorie surplus, muscle gain, and fat gain.
- Body RecompositionBuild muscle and lose fat at the same time. Who it works for, and who it doesn't.
Body Fat Percentage
- How to Estimate Your Body FatVisual cues, the Navy method, DEXA, and AI photo analysis — accuracy and cost compared.
- Body Fat Percentage ChartRanges for men and women, healthy targets by age, and what each level looks like.
- What Does Each BF% Look Like?Visual markers from 10% to 25% — and why most people guess too low.
- What Is a Healthy Body Fat %?Healthy vs lean ranges by age and sex, and why visceral fat matters more.
- Body Fat % vs BMIWhat each number measures, where BMI fails, and which to actually track.
- Essential Body FatHow low is too low? The minimum body fat percentage you can safely hold.
- Lower BF% Without Losing MuscleDeficit math, protein targets, lifting through a cut, and realistic timelines.