is it possible to lower ur body fat % if you're eating and training for mass gains? i mean, i know u have to eat more than ur body burns but is this possible? maybe i can ease on the carbs a little? what do u think?
thekid24 wrote:is it possible to lower ur body fat % if you're eating and training for mass gains? i mean, i know u have to eat more than ur body burns but is this possible? maybe i can ease on the carbs a little? what do u think?
thanks in advance. peace.
Yes, no need to manipulate diet. You will loose fat at first and gain muscle at the same time. But one day it stall and you must choose between fat lost or mass gain.
swanso5 wrote:without carbs you won't be able to train hard enough and then recover to build muscle
choose 1 or the other i'd say
Yes you must choose for sure, but when in a building mass phase, you will loose fat at first and you don't need to manipulate you carbs much for this (Just timed them good)
so if im in loading phase, i shouldn't manipulate diet?
what if like after say 4 weeks of loading, can i go easy on the carbs a little to lose a little more fat?
you can do 4 weeks bulk and 4 weeks leaning if you want...it'sbetter to bulk for longer though and just eat clean, not too much shit...you'll have to accept you'll gain some fat but just minimise it
hmm sounds good. okaii so im planning to bulk until january cuz thats when weightlifting class in school ends. then i still have gym membership so maybe i can try to lose some excess fat after.
is that a good idea?
Here is the simple fact, if you are adding muscle and not loosing fat and your body weight slowly goes up from muscle added then your fat % will change. If you lose fat weight your fat % will change. If you lose fat, gain muscle and never change your scale weight your fat % will change.
Technically your body fat % will fluctuate as much as your scale weight.
bulk for few years, you won't even see the fat gains if you workout right. Let's say you gain 1 pounds of fat for 3-4 pounds of muscle, you won't ever see that little pounds due to the marvelous gain. Cutting isn't absolutely required unless your fat or in a sport and need to fit in a weight class
hmm its kind of a short term goal really. im jus tryin to see if current training routine and eating plans are gonna work. so i wanna bulk till lifting class ends and if i see considerable gains, i might continue and add even more intensity to current training routine for maybe 1 more year or so.
it's al good to have these long term goals but be sure to keep updates on them so they don't get out of hand via too much fat gain...reasess every 8 weeks or so