Yes, bulking and cutting often will work.

The answer to the first question is because cycling between bulking and cutting is easy. Why is this fad so popular? Why might it be misleading? Is it right for anyone? But is вЂњbulkingвЂќ in this sense really the best way to build muscle and make strength gains? Do lifters really need to pound pints of Ben and JerryвЂ™s at night to make gut gains that they will subsequently hide under a sweatshirt in order to make the best of their bodybuilding routines? Come autumn, these same lifters will likely talk about starting a вЂњbulk.вЂќ The idea behind the bulking season is to put on as much mass as possible so that, by the next summer, they are even bigger and more shredded than the summer before. Many lifters will talk about starting a вЂњcutвЂќ around March in order to get into their вЂњsummerвЂќ bodies and look their best for the season in which most people wear minimal clothing. A simple internet search on bodybuilding websites will almost always lead to the key words вЂњcuttingвЂќ and вЂњbulking.вЂќ These words refer to the cycling between a вЂњcuttingвЂќ season and вЂњbulkingвЂќ season that typically occurs annually. More specifically, within the realm of bodybuilding-or for anyone just trying to put on muscle mass-the most prevalent fad is that of cutting and bulking. Too many fads exist in the realm of fitness. By Nicholas Remillard, Assistant Arts Editor

Durations for cutting and bulking