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Lose fat while maintaining muscle. Anonymous
What are your thoughts on muscle maintenance while losing fat /fit? I am currently doing a routine of two weeks cutting with 90mins of weights a day to try to retain as much muscle as possible followed by a week of trying to gain muscle (500 calorie surplus).Do you think this might work?
Would doing 2 days of cutting followed by a day of muscle gaining be better?
any other hints/tips/ideas of how to maintain as much muscle as possible while losing fat?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
Squatz
>> Anonymous
Bump for same situation.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
Bump for /fit not caring.
>> Anonymous
Sweet mother of fuck.
>> Anonymous
This is ridiculous.
>> Anonymous
Your time frame is retarded. You should be bulking up for a period of months and then cutting for a few weeks.
>> Anonymous
>>161392
>>161403
>>161418
>>161428
>>161429
>>161449
>>161473

Same fag. FUCK, read starting strength and GTFO.
>> Anonymous
For fucks sake just do it the way everyone else does.

In long stretches, months at a time for bulking and weeks for cutting. Your body won't know wtf you're doing if you keep changing things up so often. Generally things are done a certain way because its the best known method.

tl;dr stfu and do it the tried and true method.
>> Anonymous
I dont think you stupid fucks get it, not trying to gain muscle, trying to maintain muscle while losing fat, get it? not bulking up, im cutting but trying to maintain as much muscle as possible.
>> Anonymous
LOL no you will fail. You need to take it slow 90 mins of weight training? what are you a fucking body builder on speed? this will last 2 days then you wont be able to move your body for 2 weeks.
start slow.
>> Anonymous
>>161490

Well it's a stupid idea. Do it the conventional way for best/fastest results.
>> Anonymous
>>161490
>I'm cutting

>>161487
>In long stretches...weeks for cutting

GTFO
>> Anonymous
HAHA, im not starting, im been building muscle for 2 years, same routine, 36 sets in 90mins, put on alot of muscle but have gained some fat, im trying to cut fat while maintaining muscle (not losing muscle).Reason why im not doing cardio only is im trying to maintain muscle.
>> Anonymous
>a week of trying to gain muscle
>im cutting

does not compute
>> Anonymous
well than you fucking asshole do some cardio fat ass.
>> Anonymous
gain muscle in the 2nd week isnt quite right, I ment to say eat above my calorie maintenaince level.
and doing just cardio is a fucking stupid idea, I will lose muscle thus not maintain muscle, which is the point of the thread.Its about how to maintain muscle while losing fat, so unless your actually helpfull, fuck right off.
>> Anonymous
>>161490
then just lift the same but reduce calories by like 500, mostly from carbs

wait a week or two, if you are losing fat then keep it there, if not, drop another 500. if you feel you are losing muscle then up a bit. you have to learn your bodies sweet spot.

you WILL get a bit weaker though when cutting, and muscle loss is inevitable, but this way you can minimize it to almost nil
>> Anonymous
No.161525
Alright, thats sounds better, thats about what ive been doing, just without the 3rd week of eating above the calorie maintenaince level.Thanks for your advice.
Anyoone got any other input? Other ways to maintain muscle while losing fat?
>> Anonymous
>>161533

Layne Norton, whos a natural BB, like to do 4 weeks of bulk 2 weeks of cut, or flip that or something. works for him but hes always 100% perfect with nutrition and supps and training and all that shit. bes tjust go with my previous advice and cut by 500 etc. look up layne norton if your interested
>> Anonymous
>>161533

Thanks man, ill look him up, he seems legit.
>> Anonymous
>>161533
for nutrition tips, try and cut most of your calories from carbs.

the rest of the carbs keep them low GI ie veggies and shit. you still need carbs to train. get them in the morning and post workout.

keep your protein high, but not too high 1 - 1.5g /lb of bodyweight etc, going higher might make your body burn the protein instead of fat. this was recently brough up by christian thibaudeau, one of the tnation authors.

keep your feats good. high dose fish oil helps tons, somewhere in the range of 5+ GRAMS of DHA and EPA a day. your cant overdose on fish oil. cod liver oil is okay but it has vitamin a in it so i would stick to the caps. put them in the freezer if you burp them up.

other fats, ALA is important, from walnuts and flax seeds. FLAX SEEDS ARE YOUR FRIEND, buy them whole and mill them in a grinder or blender. ALA promotes leanness.

eat whole gamut of veggies, whole eggs, meat meat meat, red meat is fine as well. just keep overall calories 500 less than usual.

get your minimum carbs in the morning, then post workout carbs. the rest should be your daily protein requirements, then fill the rest of the calories with healthy fats and vegetables.

HIIT sessions will help you, solid state cardio will not.

do HIIT on off days as a supplement to lifting.

lifting might get harder, but keep your volume up, so you might not be able to lift as much on a caloric deficit, but you can add another set, or drop the weight a bit and do more reps. this is NOT the same as "high reps for toning" thats fucking bs.
>> Anonymous
>>161553
i meant keep your *fats* good