Hello,
I am a 21 year old , 5'11 and around 163-165 pounds. In the past (approx 2-3 years ago) I lost around 50 pounds, but I didn't manage to get rid of the fat. most people tell me that I should not lose any more weight but instead bulk up, gain some muscle because I have no muscle mass right now and then cut down while others tell me to start cutting first. I'm in a dilemma.. I have no clue what to do.. I think I'm around 19% bf or maybe 15%.
A few questions
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Re: A few questions
Hi InxcN, good to talk to you.
Believe it or not you can do both up to a point, because gaining another 1lb of muscle burns an extra 45-50 calories, so you could actually combine bulking and cutting at the same time, but eventually this cross-fertilisation of the two things becomes harder, that's why 200lb guys with 10% fat use gear, but 200lb guys with 20% fat may not do.
Certainly though bulk would be the way to go for now.
Believe it or not you can do both up to a point, because gaining another 1lb of muscle burns an extra 45-50 calories, so you could actually combine bulking and cutting at the same time, but eventually this cross-fertilisation of the two things becomes harder, that's why 200lb guys with 10% fat use gear, but 200lb guys with 20% fat may not do.
Certainly though bulk would be the way to go for now.
Re: A few questions
Thanks for your quick response!
I'd like to ask if you can give me directions on how to create own diet plan I always find it quite hard to create own. Are there any bulk diets on this website that I could follow? Also, are there any workout routines that I should follow to get to goals faster?
I'd like to ask if you can give me directions on how to create own diet plan I always find it quite hard to create own. Are there any bulk diets on this website that I could follow? Also, are there any workout routines that I should follow to get to goals faster?
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This kind of system might work for you. It's something I've posted before.
Breakfast
Option 1.
Bowl of Whole-grain Cereal and 1 rasher of Bacon, fat trimmed off and scrambled Eggs, (2 Egg Whites + Yolk)
Option 2.
Protein shake, small portion of Nuts, (excluding higher carb ones like Cashews, Chestnuts and Grapenuts), + Apple. Give the Apple 10-15 minutes to digest to improve digestion.
Snack
Option 1.
Portion of Turkey + Orange
Option 2.
Small Portion of Peanuts, some Chicken + Raw Carrott.
Lunch
Option 1.
Large Beef Sandwich with trimmings, I.E. Tomato, Lettuce, Cucumber etc.
Option 2.
Bowl of Chicken Soup, + Pot of yoghurt.
Snack
Option 1.
Turkey + Cashews
Option 2.
Ham + 2 large Tomatos
Dinner
Option 1.
Pork with mashed Potato.
Option 2.
Chicken and Rice
Option 3.
100g Halibut + Broccoli
Snack
Option 1.
Beans on Toast
Option 2.
Ham Sandwich, no trimmings.
Easy on the bread with both options.
You could add a few things to certain meals, like Sea Salt, Cracked Black Pepper, Parsley, Mustard, Herbs, Garlic.
As for the training you could do a schedule something like this, which is all bodyweighted.
Squats, 2 sets, 10 reps
Lunges, 2 sets, 10 reps
Good Mornings, 2 sets, 10 reps
Bent over Rows, 2 sets, 10 reps
Vertical Flyes, 2 sets, 10 reps
Shrugs, 2 sets, 10 reps
Planks 30 seconds.
You would do that 3x a week every other day.
In relation to what to use, go for the second smallest barbell on the squats and deadlifts and the smallest on bent over rows.
Use the second smallest dumbbells on bench press and lunges and the smallest ones on shrugs.
Then every 2 weeks increase the weight a little bit and then after around 6 weeks, you'll be ready to lift close to max lifting for reps, bearing in mind you don't need to do failure training, as it's not necessary and wastes more energy.
This is how your schedule could look per week
Day 1. Weights
Day 2. Cardio
Day 3. Weights
Day 4. Day off
Day 5. Cardio
Day 6. Weights
Day 7. Day off.
This prevents you doing 5 days straight and 2 days of nothing, as I think that's allowing too much consecutive taxation and 2 days of your body doing nothing, slowly starting to adjust to it, before 5 days of grind again, which might take the edge off progress potential, so the 5 split days should be better for you.
Breakfast
Option 1.
Bowl of Whole-grain Cereal and 1 rasher of Bacon, fat trimmed off and scrambled Eggs, (2 Egg Whites + Yolk)
Option 2.
Protein shake, small portion of Nuts, (excluding higher carb ones like Cashews, Chestnuts and Grapenuts), + Apple. Give the Apple 10-15 minutes to digest to improve digestion.
Snack
Option 1.
Portion of Turkey + Orange
Option 2.
Small Portion of Peanuts, some Chicken + Raw Carrott.
Lunch
Option 1.
Large Beef Sandwich with trimmings, I.E. Tomato, Lettuce, Cucumber etc.
Option 2.
Bowl of Chicken Soup, + Pot of yoghurt.
Snack
Option 1.
Turkey + Cashews
Option 2.
Ham + 2 large Tomatos
Dinner
Option 1.
Pork with mashed Potato.
Option 2.
Chicken and Rice
Option 3.
100g Halibut + Broccoli
Snack
Option 1.
Beans on Toast
Option 2.
Ham Sandwich, no trimmings.
Easy on the bread with both options.
You could add a few things to certain meals, like Sea Salt, Cracked Black Pepper, Parsley, Mustard, Herbs, Garlic.
As for the training you could do a schedule something like this, which is all bodyweighted.
Squats, 2 sets, 10 reps
Lunges, 2 sets, 10 reps
Good Mornings, 2 sets, 10 reps
Bent over Rows, 2 sets, 10 reps
Vertical Flyes, 2 sets, 10 reps
Shrugs, 2 sets, 10 reps
Planks 30 seconds.
You would do that 3x a week every other day.
In relation to what to use, go for the second smallest barbell on the squats and deadlifts and the smallest on bent over rows.
Use the second smallest dumbbells on bench press and lunges and the smallest ones on shrugs.
Then every 2 weeks increase the weight a little bit and then after around 6 weeks, you'll be ready to lift close to max lifting for reps, bearing in mind you don't need to do failure training, as it's not necessary and wastes more energy.
This is how your schedule could look per week
Day 1. Weights
Day 2. Cardio
Day 3. Weights
Day 4. Day off
Day 5. Cardio
Day 6. Weights
Day 7. Day off.
This prevents you doing 5 days straight and 2 days of nothing, as I think that's allowing too much consecutive taxation and 2 days of your body doing nothing, slowly starting to adjust to it, before 5 days of grind again, which might take the edge off progress potential, so the 5 split days should be better for you.
Re: A few questions
Thanks! Can you please tell me the macros and calories of this diet plan? I don't know.. but it seems too much for a beginning.. I don't know if i can eat that much lol
Re: A few questions
Lift heavy. Eat a ton of healthy food.
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yes ,i agree with what other people said .you are not fat anymore . need to do more exercise