How should I eat to get fit as a teen? Should I bulk or cut?

gaki123 · 2020-07-05T21:06:03+00:00

DO NOT EVER BULK Bulking when I was 16~18 was probably one of the worst decisions of my life. Just eat healthy and work hard (with some LISS on the side)

halleluiaiaia9292 · 2020-07-05T18:34:18+00:00

Sounds like working out and getting generally fitter should be your priority.

Start by doing weights and HIIT or running each week. 4x a week at min. This will help you lose fat on stomach etc.

Regarding diet, start by cutting the junk food and excessive alcohol etc.

This will put you on a good start. As you progress you can learn more about macros, protein intake etc.

For now focus on the more intuitive stuff

Guarnerre1995 · 2020-07-05T18:34:32+00:00

First lose fat. Eat greens, fruits and meat. Eat less than you need. Enough articles about that.

Then bulk, eat enough protein, fruits and again, veggies. Also enough articles on how to bulk healthy.

Then bulk more till you hit your desired weight.

It's really that simple

Edit. Also don't expect this to be a monthly plan or even yearly. This will take years. You'll be 25 when you reach your ultimate body. Now this can be faster for your specific body, but it generally takes years. So whatever you do don't go on some crash routine, because it will fail and you'll feel miserable. Do something that is sustainable. You need to actually want to be healthy

Whitefarmer · 2020-07-05T18:45:07+00:00

Wanna be a beast eat beasts ( red meat ) or eat baby beasts ( eggs and milk)

NabroleonBonaparte · 2020-07-05T19:56:40+00:00

Bulk and eat a high protein diet.

More muscle = burn more energy = more fat loss.

Protein = more energy to digest = more fat loss.

Harder to digest protein = less hunger, less meals

Do compound lifts (bench, squat, deadlift, etc)

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CSLOBO · 2020-07-05T19:38:19+00:00

Workout 4-5 days a week and be at caloric deficit until you can see ab's (once you are a low bodyfat). Once you reach this (you might look really skinny, but thats okay for now), you can start bulking. Theres calculators online to figure out how many calories you need to be in a deficit.

To bulk, lift heavy 4-5 days a week and eat enough to be in a caloric surplus. Make sure you're hitting all of the major compound lifts (squats, bench, OHP, deadlift, rows, etc). Aim to gain 0.5-1lb per week. Again, there are calculators online to calculate bulking calories/macros.

HurricaneHugues · 2020-07-05T22:05:11+00:00

Without a pic of you, the information you'll get here will be very inaccurate. Post a faceless photo of you so we know what you're built like and we can go from there. You mught not look as bad as you think, just like it could be worse than you think. Either way, a lot of us here have lifting experience and we can help you.

rprookie · 2020-07-05T22:06:05+00:00

Felt that part about being confused

One persons says to cut the cake with a knife, the other says to cut the cake with a butter knife.

Basically one person says, “working out this way” is the right way, but when you watch more people say it’s the opposite way.

throwawayok272728492 · 2020-07-05T22:06:06+00:00

If you’re starting young then that’s good you’ve got more time to make gains. The most sustainable way to make gains and keep them is to do it slowly. Figure out your maintenance calories are. You said you hated counting them...well friend you need to. You’re looking for a quick fix and you won’t get that naturally. Go the long term route and just ride it out. Eat a few hundred calories over the maintenance amount. Otherwise you’ll go through long cycles of being hefty and then leaning out losing most of your gains.

scissor_me_timbers00 · 2020-07-06T07:44:39+00:00

Lean bulk man. Which is basically a slow persistent bulk while staying around 12% bodyfat roughly.

Title	How should I eat to get fit as a teen? Should I bulk or cut?
Author	gueinibba
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Date	July 5, 2020 6:17 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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