# Bulk after cut?

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**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [November 13, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/bulk-after-cut/14095 "2023-11-13T05:08:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![ac1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@ac1234](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/ac1234)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/bulk-after-cut/14095/1 "2023-11-13T05:08:50Z")

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Hello

i have been doing the bodybuilding 1 routine and now starting the 2 routine

i did a cut for a few months. Now want to do a bulk and run BB2

should I keep eating at maintenance calories as long as keep gaining some weight and size, or will that eventually stop so after 4 weeks regardless I should eat in a surplus? How surplus like plus 200 cals?

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/bulk-after-cut/14095/2 "2023-11-13T15:16:13Z")

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AC,

Thanks for the post. A few thoughts here regarding your current energy balance and what to do going forward.

If you’re currently gaining weight, as evidenced by the scale going up, you’re **not at maintenance** by definition. Rather, you’re in an energy surplus. If you’re gaining ~ 2-4 pounds a month, I would favor maintaining the current energy intake.

All good things must come to an end though, and your energy surplus will no longer work at some point. I’d recommend a 200-500 Calorie intake after a ~3 week period of weight stagnation.

-Jordan