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claire291284
claire291284 Posts: 2 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I'm currently 12stone ( 5ft 11 female)- I want to shed a little weight and get some muscle! What calorie intake should I be? Currently working out with a couple of runs a week ( 2x 3 -4 miles) and some weights.

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    What did this site tell you when you entered your stats?
  • Muscle_for_Fitness
    Muscle_for_Fitness Posts: 2,198 Member
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    Follow the calorie intake the site gives you. Decide if you want to bulk, cut, or re-comp first. From your description, it sounds like you want to do a re-comp which will be eating very close to maintenance. Eat 1 g/bw of protein, 0.3-0.5 g/bw of fat and fill in the rest with carbs. You may also want to look into a beginner progressive lifting program if you want to build any muscle. Here is a link for all of the best beginner lifting programs
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,293 Member
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    enter your stats into this site and set your goal to lose 1 lb/week and get plenty of protein and follow a structured lifting program.
  • tndorenez20
    tndorenez20 Posts: 10 Member
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    Try carb cycling along with the requirements the site gives you. It's where you do high carb on some days and switch to low carbs on another it keeps the body changing and you won't get use to it. It's the best way to burn fat and gain muscle at the same time
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,394 MFP Moderator
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    tndorenez20 wrote: »
    Try carb cycling along with the requirements the site gives you. It's where you do high carb on some days and switch to low carbs on another it keeps the body changing and you won't get use to it. It's the best way to burn fat and gain muscle at the same time

    That is false. Carb cycling is not more beneficial at fat loss or muscle gain. If anything, you carb cycle for personal preference (especially if you like high carb on lifting days and low carb on rest days). And don't get me wrong, that method works for some people, fat loss and muscle gains come from overall calorie levels and lifting program.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    tndorenez20 wrote: »
    Try carb cycling along with the requirements the site gives you. It's where you do high carb on some days and switch to low carbs on another it keeps the body changing and you won't get use to it. It's the best way to burn fat and gain muscle at the same time

    Ignore this OP.

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