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 Dulu kurus kering. sekarang kurus gemok. What?, Too eat or not to eat. Help

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axtray
post Mar 7 2019, 04:09 PM

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QUOTE(sandwraith92 @ Mar 7 2019, 02:11 PM)

Ive been doing stronglifts 5x5 religiously for 1.5 months now + 2 scoop protien daily. Very happy with muscle growth but have not seen any changes with my belly fat. Ive even tried not to do calories deficit but still not much changes. I havent tried cardio though.

My goal is to build more muscle at loose belly fat
Now im very2 confused about my diet and workout regiment. Should i stay on maintanence or deficit? should do cardio? should i add exercise to my stronglifts routine? help plz
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what do you mean by this?

building muscle and lose belly fat is kinda of an oxymoron. Though from experience, this kind of body recomposition is technically possible especially for someone who just started strength training. but the ratio of muscle build:fat loss will not be what you're expecting. The likely scenario, you'll lose abit of fat, gained some muscle and your strength gain progress will stall.

Pick 1 side of either coin. lose the body fat, calorie deficit you shall be in.

increase muscle, caloric surplus. This is the most efficient way to see progress.

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post Mar 7 2019, 05:23 PM

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QUOTE(sandwraith92 @ Mar 7 2019, 04:49 PM)
I think that was a typo sry. By doing calorie deficit I mean as in eating with daily calories lower than suggested maintanence calorie level for approx 2-3 weeks. I thought with this and my strong lift routine, I will lose the belly fat but that didn’t happen. I do also notice that my growth stall with insufficient calorie which is to be expected.

Should I just ignore the belly fat for now and continue on calorie surplus + stronglift routine to continue building muscle? I do currently look like a 2-3 month pregnant guy sweat.gif Would it go away with my current strategy as I progress in the stronglift program or should I start incorporating other exercise ie cardio as well.

Sry for the basic Q. I’m a total gym and nutrition newbie.
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well honestly speaking, only you yourself can decide on this part. lol

Though if i am in your situation, this will be what i'd do (since you're doing stronglift), and it comes down to the 3 main lifts.

If your bench, squat and deadlift are currently lower than your current bodyweight (i.e you weight 70kg but benches only 50kg), i'd go for very slight bulk (around 100-200 tops calorie surplus) to gain some strength and muscle before cutting.

If they're well above or at least your bodyweight, then i'll start cutting.

honestly, no point cutting when you're lifting low weight as you'll look pretty bad after the fat's gone (as you'll hardly have any muscle left).




 

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