If a person has a solid base to work with why bulk when you still have bodyfat to lose? Why add more fat to the fat you already have? Most of the time when a person bulks they end up adding more fat and hardly any muscle...I see it happen all the time and it makes absolutely no sense to me. Then when they go to cut, they have bust their asses even harder to lose more fat. People need to understand that you can add muscle and be lean at the same time...it takes tons of hard work but it can be done.

I've always looked at it this way:

bulking - en excuse to get fat.
clean bulk - people in denial.

Once you get to the bodyfat that you desire than it's best to slowly start adding calories back into your plan. The idea is to keep lean but continue working on adding muscle to your frame...you need to play around with numbers and find what works best for you.

I've always told my clients to eat clean and lift your ass off...the results will come...but patience is the key because it's a long road.