OK i found it. Below will be a link to that thread,
here is the post is was remembering:
"Deciding if you’re packing on too much pudge is going to come down to two factors:
1-How comfortable you are walking around everyday looking like you do in your current ‘bulked’ state
2-How much honest progress you’re making in terms of LBM and if it is a good enough rationalization for your current softness.
When addressing the first issue, everyone is different. Our goals are different, our insecurities and reasons for training in the first place are different, our lives outside the gym are different. Obviously a typical white collare/office/9-5er is going to have a much different group of peers, and lifestyle than someone who works in a gym setting, or is a college student.
As to the second issue, yes, there is always the hormonal argument. There are certainly enough scientific write ups discussing better insulin sensitivity at leaner body compositions. Not to mention less stress on joints if that’s possibly a concern. Add to that the fact that even as a beginner, fully cashing in on ‘newbie gains’, you’ll still only be able to pack on a finite amount of new lean tissue each month under even the most optimal conditions. Everything gained beyond that genetically determined point is fat, no matter how ‘lean’ you may still appear, that’s just how it is.
Now, if I recall correctly, the original post asked what to do when bulking starts producing too much adipose. In my opinion, the fact that you’re adding fat, amidst what I would assume is at least some muscle in the process, denotes that you’re well beyond covering the total level of calories and nutrients that your body needs.
As such, the degree needed to scale back, ever so slightly, while still making progress would be quite minor indeed. Of course this can be address via intake on off days, cleaning up food sources, targeting carbs a bit better, or even just keeping a log if you’ve been one of the many who just eyeball everything.
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http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/sports_body_training_performance_bodybuilding/selfregulating_a_bulk?id=5426294&pageNo=2