Lifting and diet question

Bluedog5x5 · 2020-01-29T07:01:40+00:00

Lol you should’ve stayed on stronglifts. I’ve heard the reddit ppl was just a meme routine

HeresToTheNext20 · 2020-01-29T10:29:42+00:00

PPLPPL isn’t sustainable for the average joe.

Try Upper Lower rest Push Pull Legs rest

But ONLY when you stall after multiple plateaus followed by resets of stronglifts while on a caloric surplus diet.

damaged_goods420 · 2020-01-29T16:59:49+00:00

Popular advice is cut to 12% body fat, which is usually an exaggerated 15-18% on the internet because no one can accept the fact they're a fat fuck.

Cut until you look in the mirror and think, "damn, I'd fuck the shit out of me". After that cut a little harder for 2-3 weeks and you'll be ready to do a LEAN bulk. Don't eat like a Neanderthal just because you're bulking. Eat tons of chicken and track calories/macros.

Do cardio every day, be it swimming (my favorite) running, anything and SLOWLY taper calories down. For example, stay at ~2000 calories for 2-3 weeks and then go to 1900 etc. Don't cut calories too fast.

LED1020 · 2020-01-29T05:10:47+00:00

I am the same height and almost same weight as you and in order to really see progress in fat loss when I cut I need to eat below 2000 calories but thats mostly because I am very sedentary and my workouts are the only physical activity I do. If you are trying to get abs I would say just keep cutting but keep in mind if you don’t have a lot of muscle mass you will look skinny as fuck. I usually aim for small cut/bulk cycles of 3-4 months each. When cutting I eat 1600-1750 calories and bulking 2300-2600.

zmmxnncbbv · 2020-01-29T10:28:03+00:00

Youre not 20%

dar2623 · 2020-01-29T11:20:35+00:00

Are those numbers lbs or kg? If their lbs I wouldn’t worry about cutting and just get stronger. The muscle will come.

drv12021 · 2020-01-29T17:09:10+00:00

Progressive overload. Patience (the most important part of all.) 2 days lifts and 3 days of cardio( girls don't want John Cena's body, they want Brad Pitt from The Fightclub.) Enjoy the process so you don't have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy.

i-am-the-prize · 2020-01-29T18:16:01+00:00

you need to do body measurements. get a body tape for $8 at amazon. weekly in the am before breakfast on same day of the week take are reading:

neck
upper arms
forearms
shoulders
chest
upper abs
waist
hips
thighs
calves

you'll be happy you did. I stalled in my weight loss but would see my waist dropping and knew it was fat coming off. (I also did bodbod at a local university 5x now over nearly 1.5 years, so i have decent data as well). but glad I did the body measurements, good data to know what's changing.

InkD_PipeHittR · 2020-01-29T18:35:05+00:00

When do I start to bulk? Once I'm happy with my body fat %? I'll be skinny as fuck at 10-12%. I'd like to see my abs again though.

If your goal is to get big, then you need to forget about having any abdominal definition. That's an ego problem and it is going to get you nowhere.

Take it in increments. Bulk your way up to 170-175lbs and get your body used to being at that weight.
Your body will adapt. Then bulk up to 185-190lbs. Rinse and repeat.

Title	Lifting and diet question
Author	zmmxnncbbv
Upvotes	6
Comments	19
Date	January 29, 2020 4:43 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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