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Not Sure If I'm Doing Body Recomp Right
Ok so on my weight loss journey i kinda ignored the warnings about getting "skinny fat". I basically was just in a calorie deficit but i was scared i'd get bulky if i worked out. I'm 5'3, ...
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Do I eat at maintenance or deficit to achieve my target physique?
I am a 5'6" tall 31M. I weigh approximately 165 lbs. My waist size is 38 inches. According to the Evolt app, my lean muscle mass is 115 lbs and my fat mass is 50 lbs. So appearance wise, I have ...
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Does cardio burn muscle?
I want to maintain or even grow muscle while burning fat (doesn't everyone – I know).
Assume a moderate daily deficit of 300 calories to achieve fat loss sustainably. Also assume a continuation of ...
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Are there any problems with this workout program for simultaneous muscle growth and weight loss?
I am trying to lose weight while gaining muscle.
I decided to do a 5 day/week split ("bro split"?) to have a smaller portion of weightlifting per day, since I like to go to gym often anyways....
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An interesting case regarding weight loss
I have an interesting background related to my fitness.
In February 2021, I weighed 108kg( 19 year old male with height 183cm). I was always an ambitious, motivated and hard-working person but I had ...
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Bulking up in maintainance calories
As an intermediate individual in fitness with decent bit of muscle definition and body fat, I was hoping to bulk up. However, I fear that with with a surplus I might end up gaining unnecessary fat ...
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Do I really need to track my carbs and fat if I'm hitting my daily calorie and protein numbers?
I have about a month of training experience and I'm currently on a cut (I consume 500 calories less than my TDEE). Since I'm aiming for body recomposition while maximizing my newbie gains.
My daily ...
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Supplements to aid in body recomposition. (Beginner)
Is the consumption of supplemental products such as protein, creatine, and/or l-carnitine beneficial for the development of muscle and loss of fat? What evidence exists to support that, and does being ...
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Intermittent fasting - losing more muscle than fat [closed]
I've started intermittent fasting a week ago. First eating 8am, last 4-5pm, limited to 1800 kcals, around 100g carbs, 70g fat, and 190g protein. I'm 94kgs, 172cm, with 19.6% body fat at the moment, ...
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What are the general principles of losing weight without getting loose skin and stretch marks?
I have seen strongmen Eddie Hall and Terry Hollands lose weight without getting loose skin. Maybe it's because of the massive amount of pure muscles they carried before losing weight.
While I am ...
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How to gain muscle whilst losing fat
I have an athletic body type (not fat but not skinny) but I am trying to gain muscle and lose fat.
Do people have any recommendations for diet and training?
What I am doing right now:
Shortened my ...
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Morning weight workouts and nutrition
I want to switch to morning weight workouts rather than evening ones. I am trying to lose fat and build muscle. Part of that is low carb diet high in protein. What should I eat before my morning ...
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Lose Body Fat And Keeping Muscles Problem
I have issue with keeping muscles and losing body fat.
When I try to gain I gain 1:1 muscles vs body fat or sometime more fat and same wise versa losing time 1:1.
When Looking lose more muscles than ...
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How do I know whether my diet is good or whether it's total crap?
I'm trying to gain muscle and become fit without getting too pumped up. I've made this diet and my question is, how do I check if my diet is any good?
edit 1: My warm meal isn't included but that ...
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Protein intake while intermittent fasting
I have started intermittent fasting and working out.I want to gain muscle and lose fat.So I have decided to take whey protein for the first time, but I'm confused when can I take it as my 16 hours ...
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Diet/exercise plan for lean bulking
I'm currently skinny fat, currently lean-bulking. My age is 16, and I weigh 62kg with 180cm (136.4 lbs, 5'9")
Normally, my diet is as follows:
On days I workout or if I'm active during the day, I ...
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Diet for Muscle Building and Fat Loss
I'm a 5'10" male at 190 lbs. Some of this must be from muscle, but there is still a significant amount of fat I want to eliminate.
I'm doing StrongLifts 5x5, believing that it will give me the muscle ...
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Weight loss conundrum [duplicate]
I want to know how I can lose fat and gain muscle simultaneously.
This is my current situation.
I have fat chest.
I have small arms.
Fat stomach.
Belly fat in back.
I am going to gym four days ...
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Loose fat, gain muscle simultaneously
I'm a 28 year old man having done weight training on & off for last 5 years, having height 5'11", waist 38" and weight 95 KGs. My goal is to gain muscle and loose fat simultaneously over a long ...
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Is protein shake diet good?
I am 100kg, 196cm tall, 26 y.o, male.
I am trying a diet consisting of:
Breakfast - Anabolic Protein shake (not mentioning brand intentionally)
564 kCal
53g Protein
81g Carbs
2.6 Fat
Lunch - ...
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Focus on 1 muscle group or not
I am thinking of building some muscle to help burn off the excess fat on my body. Of every part of my body, my abdomen has the most fat. So, I was thinking of focusing on my abs and obliques. But I ...
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I grew fat due to age-related changes. Will I gain muscle mass more easily now?
I'm a 25 year old male and I added 20 pounds of fat in the last 3 months. My father had a similar experience at the same age, so I guess it's age-related.
Before my mid-20s, gaining muscle, actually ...
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Gaining muscle/strength while losing weight [duplicate]
TLDR: What can I do at gym wise, the gym is Planet Fitness, and nutrition wise to gain strength and muscle and also lose weight?
I'm 17, going to be 18 in August, and I've wanted to be muscular and ...
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The workout plan for build muscle and fat burn
I'm 30yo (183 cm and 101 kg) men and I started workout on the gym about 4 months ago. I also have a diet (that is 2200 calories for me - but usualy I do not go over 1800 cal. a day).
I was starting ...
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Can I gain muscle(or at least stop losing muscles I have) at age 33 by going to gym and targeting weight loss?
I'm 33 years old now. 3 years ago I had good muscular body with 65 kg weight and used to go gym regularly.
Three years ago I got married, and my life got changed. I gained 15 kg weight, huge belly ...
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How Do I get a Six pack [closed]
My name is Jake and I'm 15 years old. I'm 5'10" and 140 pounds. I have been working out in gym for 2 weeks now and as I calculated my body fat percentage is around 14%-15%. My goal is to get a six ...
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Is it good to lift weights and do intervals for muscles?
I would like to change my routine (lifting weights twice a week) to lifting weights once (on Mondays) and doing an interval training (on Thursdays). By interval training I mean running 1 minute at top ...
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how to lose fat hips after weight loss? [duplicate]
Here is my "chronological weight loss": when I was 23 I weighed 103 kg then I started to walk long distances (sometimes 10 km per day and 3 times a week). I also decreased food rations (1/3 of what I ...
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Daily routine to lose weight, but I'm actually increasing weight. How do I fix it?
I am a relatively fit guy (180 cm, and normally 81 kg athletic) and a few weeks ago I started a daily routine to lose fat and gain some core muscle. I train martial arts so the goal is to get faster ...
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Need some guidance to begin body transformation [duplicate]
Introduction
Good day everyone. I've been wanting to improve my physique for some time now but I haven't still because I'm scared. I've been leading a very sedentary life and it's made me unhealthy ...
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Does loading and unloading weight help build muscle, lose fat and develop strength?
As part of my regime to build muscle, develop strength and lose fat, i am progressively loading weights as part of each set.
For example, once sufficiently warmed up, a bench press set looks as ...
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Dumbbell effectiveness
I am a 14 year old male. I am overweight and weigh about 60 kg. My height is 5feet 5inches . I want to develop muscle and loose fat for which I have bought a pair of fixed dumbbells 3 kg each. Can ...
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Why am I not seeing any change in body composition or weight?
I started strong-lifts 5x5 on almost a month ago, and while I do seem to be getting stronger, since I have been able to increase the weight every workout, I don't see any real change in my body ...
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How much coffee is too much if I'm lifting/dieting
I've been working out 5 days a week. Lifting followed by a 20-30 min cardio session. I've been sticking to my diet as well. "Good" carbs, good amount of proteins, veggies, no soda, only water and ...
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weight loss metabolism boost and muscle gain
It's been 2 years since I worked out I've gained a significant amount of weight, approximately 60 pounds I weight 240 I'm 19, 5'9. The last time I worked out I max benched 2 plates and a 25, now I'm ...
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Losing stomach fat without losing weight [duplicate]
There are many questions already on this website which are more about spot reduction. I am aware that you cannot just lose belly fat without losing overall body fat. My question is I am more of a lean ...
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What's the Best Way to Lose Fat and Keep Muscle?
I've been through countless types of workout routines, diet plans, detoxes and the works. The best type of workout I've used is Cross Training and I'm on a low carb, high protein, high fiber, high ...
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Would lots of walking allow me to lean out while lifting and eating a lot?
Suppose I'm on a hypercaloric diet (i.e bulking diet), lifting weights, and I also go for a walk 3 hours a day.
Walking is not an aerobic exercise, so the ratio of glycogen vs fat used as fuel is ...
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suggest some diet for me as I want to gain muscles and at same time want to reduce belly fat
I workout daily for half an hour to gain some muscles(e.g. chess and weight lifting). I have a nice physic except a little bit belly fat, so for that I daily do some half an hour walking and 15 ...
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How does the cyclic-ketogenic diet allow weight loss and muscle gain?
The common notion is that in order to gain muscle you must be a "calorie surplus", and in order to burn fat/lose weight you must be a in a "calorie deficit. However the cyclic-ketogenic diet claims ...
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