Pre-contest diet to long

[fatbackgoal]

Is it possible to have a precontest diet that is to long? I have a long way to go to be contest ready but was curious if I should not try to have a clean bulk period and shoot for 16 weeks as I have not seen anywhere that someone dieted longer than that.

Thanks

[Frosty]

You can diet longer than that. I have. It just can't be an extreme diet for that long. If you have a long ways to go, you can always cut for a while and take 5-7 days off training and cardio and just eat more calories of your diet, then get back into it again if you want.