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>>159346 Yeah. Switch to bulking up right now, eat more, and then worry about cutting. Cutting down is not the same as toning up at all. If you only eat 1200-1500 calories, you're going to lose muscle if you can't squat 1.5x your body weight (after that, you lose muscle less quickly), and losing muscle will only make the fat you do have more noticeable. (Fat is just the difference between total body mass and muscle mass.) Whether you want to look "toned" or "strong", getting up to 1.5x BW squat will help a lot. I really recommend that you look at the book I suggested (Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe), or look at this website: http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5-beginner-strength-training-program/
You don't really need any supplements - the only "supplement" you need is maybe whey protein powder, for an after-workout milkshake. You need a lot of calories to bulk up, and you need the most right after your workout. The best way to bulk up besides eating a lot (healthy, but a lot) is by doing a program that includes three workouts a week, with all compound exercises and a squat session at the beginning of every workout. It seems a little much at first, but you begin to realize that having a squat session at the beginning of every workout helps increase your natural levels of testosterone and growth hormone throughout the whole workout (it's like you get a boost of natural steroids).
Like I said, I can't stress this enough, if you do want to get leaner (which is not necessary with 12-14% BF), do it after you can squat 1.5x BW. By that time, you probably won't even want to.
Make a decision whether strength is more important to you than looks, and if you choose strength, look only at your gains in lifting, not yourself in the mirror.
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