Originally Posted by
erics44
alright man, first time ive seen your training log so first time ive posted
what was the radiotherapy for? i havent read all the thread so soz if ive missed something
from your first post it seems you are trying to add muscle(weight) and lose fat at the same time
id say unless you are very young and/or a freak of nature thats probably gonna be difficult
most people do it in cycles (bulk then cut) so say you are 130lbs and 25%bf and you want to be 140lbs and 14%bf, the best thing to do would be to bulk (eat lots and lift lots of weights) for 6months say
reaching 160lbs and 35% bf maybe
then cut (lots of cadio, low cal diet)
dropping then to nearer to your target
its pretty impossible to do it all at the same time
I don't really buy into this cutting/bulking talk. I think that's true for serious athletes, not people just starting working out.
Somebody who is inactive will both lose fat and gain muscle initially as their body is out of shape and muscle underdeveloped.
Obviously if you are already in shape then it wouldn't be possible as youe muscle mass is already developed and your bodyfat already at a healthy level.
An overweight, undermuscled average guy however will start building muscle from working out and losing weight also, providing they eat properly, at least until they are in shape.
As an example, Manny Pacquiao obviously couldnt build muscle and lose fat simultaneously, but Eddie Izzard clearly did when he did his marathon challenge. He lost a lot of fat from his daily marathon regime, he also built up some decent muscle mass in his legs.
Ricky Gervais clearly lost a lot of weight and packed on some muscle when training for his celebrity boxing challenge a few years ago.
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