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I'm stuck at the cross road of wanting to drop weight of body fat and building muscle.. Science tells us we can't do both effectively.. To lose weight efficiently you should stay around 15% - 20% below recommended calorie intake but to efficiently build muscle you should stay around 15% - 20% above recommended calorie intake with proper weight training...And if you burn to many calories while intakeing to little on a consistent basis, you will plateau with muscle gain and can stall weight loss altogether.. Now there ain't much more depressing in a healthy lifestyle then being committed, driven, and consistent for months in doing everything that you thought was right to the fullest just to see minimal gain if any... Once you begin to plateau it's like trying to breath in a room after all the air has been sucked out of it... I guess you have to suck it up and look at it as just another thing you must and will over come.. I guess it's time to take a DELOAD and fight through it!!!
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I think it is possible, check out carb cycling diets. Lyle McDonald & Jim stoppani are 2 great ones that come to mind. Nothing is impossible if you believe.
27 Mar 18 by member: Cb1006
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I'm giving it my everything and the changes r noticeable I just don't know if it would be better results to lose weight then build muscle up.. What I'm doing is working it's just going slower then I'd like and I kinda have a fear of change. Scared that I'm gonna waste time trying something else when I could have kept getting results u know.. hey I appreciate the moment....
28 Mar 18 by member: Bradley RMFT
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It depends on preferences, needs, goals/wants. However it is much better to start out being lean before building muscle, you’ll have a better time staying lean longer for one, and the body will partition calories towards muscle better rather than having higher/more body fat. So example, If you’re 15% body fat or over, best to lean down first while maintaining muscle, cut to around 8% body fat as a good starting point (or lower if preferred) then build up from there. 👍🏻
28 Mar 18 by member: DEADPOOL12345
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Im in the same boat except i made the mistake of bulking when i was already pretty overweight. now im a buff fat endomorph who can barely lose weight under a 2000 calorie controlled IF diet. When i WAS bulking though, i did something interesting to shake up the results. Try just.... taking a break. like a 3 week break from any gym activity. keep your diet in check obviously, but dont touch a lb for 3 straight weeks. come back and do a warmup session of all your lifts for a week. light on the weight so you can reignite that flame. Then the following week increase your diet by a couple thousand calories and just start DESTROYING the gym lol. That slapped me out of a rut once
28 Mar 18 by member: AaronXVIII
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I Also agree with deadpool tho. i made a huge mistake starting out trying to build muscle. I regret it all the time
28 Mar 18 by member: AaronXVIII
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Hey! So I’m not very familiar with this app so I’m not sure if you can meaaage on here, but you said you had a few questions? I’m no expert when it comes to nutrition, but I’m happy to help based on my experience with weight loss. The photo I posted was over a 7 month period.
28 Mar 18 by member: ryleemaya
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Aaron you can get away from the gym for a few weeks when you are under 50, but once in that age range even one week will cause significant strength and muscle loss. I hit it hard all the time, and just now did a delaod, besides taking every Sat and Sun off, and I've lost 15% just cutting back to 60% for one week. I'm about 12% BF and can't get down any lower without strength and muscle loss. I think it's my age.
28 Mar 18 by member: adamevegod1
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Focus on lifting for strength while you cut instead of bulking up. The old false adage of, "turning fat into muscle", you can't do that, but you can drop weight and get stronger at the same time.
28 Mar 18 by member: @philrmcknight
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IMO, this is when nutrition becomes most important. Instead of adding blind calories by fueling up on carbs, I suggest protein. By upping your percentage of protein in your diet you may be able to make lean muscle gains and not have to increase calories. I'm trying to regain some muscle loss when losing overall weight. I do believe that I'm seeing my cuts faster with less fat in the picture....
28 Mar 18 by member: John10251
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