I think the reason ppl think that "clean bulking" is slower then a bulk/cut cycle is because the dietary control required to maintain a clean bulk at your peak of protein building capacity while not going over your calories required and going into the fat storage zone (or the opposite) is huge. The diet has to be much more strict for a proper clean bulk and many people are not capable of this. However, on the other ends of the spectrum, to bulk all you have to do is eat *alot* of protein and carbs and to cut all you have to do is eat alot of protein and keep overall calories below maintenance.

People can understand the basics of cutting and bulking and its not that hard to do but to properly "clean bulk" actually takes more planning then either of the above I would say. This is my oppinion as to why people tend to use the bulk/cut cycle.

Comments are welcome! lol

IronWorker