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Lean bulk · Average build

Lean bulk from an average build

Some muscle from sport or a bit of lifting, moderate body fat, nothing that reads as 'trained' yet. Here is what the lean bulk transformation looks like from exactly that start — rendered on a real photo, not a stock body.

Before photo used for the Lean bulk preview
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AI preview: Lean bulk rendered on the same photo
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The example is a young man with a little muscle and a soft-but-not-heavy midsection. Left: the upload. Right: Lean bulk as an AI preview.

Starting from an average build

The average starting point has the widest range of outcomes: a lean bulk, a cut, or a recomp all work. Pick the direction you want to look in a year and commit to one phase at a time.

What lean bulk changes

Slow, controlled mass with minimal bodyfat creep. The patient game.

  • Fuller chest, shoulders, and back without a softer waist
  • Arms and legs up a size
  • Abs still visible at the end

What it takes

6–9 months in a small surplus. A lean bulk is a 200–300 calorie surplus with hard training, gaining roughly 1–2 lb a month. It is slower than a dirty bulk and looks far better at the end. The preview assumes you keep body fat close to where it is now and adds the muscle a well-run surplus would build.

See it on your own photo

The example above is one upload. Yours will keep your face, your frame, and your bathroom mirror, and show the lean bulk version of you. Your first look in the app is free; this transformation costs 50 tokens after that, shown before you tap.

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See lean bulk from an average build — on your body.

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Get the app, upload one photo, and see this transformation rendered on your own frame.

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