I think everyone is overthinking this a bit lol.
To the OP: It's a standard, tried and true cycle that should give you exactly what you are looking for should your diet and training be appropriate...even if sub optimal.
The flipside is you have to sort of understand where the others are coming from. "My diet is on point" is something so many people say when it's not at all. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean it must apply to you
Get a food tracking app, set your macros and hit them with whole, nourishing and high quality foods. I had a bowl of raisin bran last night and a small piece of 80% dark chocolate but I'd still say my diet is the proverbial "on point" because I ate EXACTLY what my target macros were with about 4 servings of fruit and 10 of veggies, fish, steak, etc.
And on the flip side to the flip side so many people have "failed bulks" so you can sort of see where everyone is coming from with the diet and training discussion.
Maybe I'm the one now overthinking it because this post is way to long