QUOTE(Armesh @ Feb 18 2015, 08:03 PM)
Oh, please don't take my words "getting rid of abs asap" seriously.
I've made good progress, however I somehow feel I can still make better progress with a slightly stronger bulk of +1.5kg/month for 2 months. This is because I've only been training for 40 days and I have 2 months of noob gains pending. Another thing is if I flex I almost have a 6 pack.
I feel like my current 11-12% bodyfat might be a factor that is hindering my progress on my lifts and
I can do better if I increase my body-fat to 15% over the course of 2 months.
I just
feel in my heart that I am too damn lean, could bulk stronger to take full advantage of noob gains, further optimizing my progress. So this process might reduce my 6 pack to a 2 pack, so I'm not too damn lean. "Getting rid of abs" is just something for the layman to understand. If after this I still have a 4 pack, I'm still a happy man haha.
fat% is irrelevant to what gains you can get. so long as:
1. you get enough protein
2. you get enough calories
3. your workout is effective
4. you get enough rest.
the reason why people put on fat during a "bulk" is because its hard to gauge how much calories you actually need as you grow so its easier to just bulk up and accumulate fat and then lose it later. you getting abs also might be because you're doing a lot of compounds maybe? abs are also muscles they too get defined as you do your crunches and whatnot.