Questions about Bodybeast (Beachbody)

allanrjudge

I plan to start this programme in the next couple of weeks. I've recently lost 3 stone using T25 and P90x3 cause I wanted to lose the fat and then start gaining muscle.

First question is, will a Polar heart rate monitor FT4 (I think) be suitable for a programme like Bodybeast? Or weight training in general?

Another question is I don't want to be BIG, I want to aim for an athletic physique as opposed to a bodybuilders physique. So what would I need to adjust in the programme to achieve this?

I know when people do a muscle gaining programme it's called bulking and you put fat on too, but if I can swerve putting fat on i'd prefer it. Could I build muscle eating maintenance calories if them calories came from the right macronutrient ratio Bodybeast gives?

Hope this makes sense.

ndj1979

you are in the wrong forum ...

drepublic

Dude...takes years to put on a Body Builder Physique. Best Case scenario with Body Beast is 6-8 lbs of LBM and that's if you are sleaping well and eating to caloric surplus.

But to answer your question yes you can build muscle eating maintenance calories but you may want to make sure you are getting in the correct number of grams of protein then hit the rest with carbs and fat.

ndj1979

drepublic wrote: »

Dude...takes years to put on a Body Builder Physique. Best Case scenario with Body Beast is 6-8 lbs of LBM and that's if you are sleaping well and eating to caloric surplus.

But to answer your question yes you can build muscle eating maintenance calories but you may want to make sure you are getting in the correct number of grams of protein then hit the rest with carbs and fat.

and it is going to be a slooooooowwwwwww process...

be better off going with bulk/cut cycle..IMO

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contingencyplan

A heart rate monitor is totally useless when it comes to gauging calories burned in any form of exercise other than steady state cardio.

Building a bodybuilder's physique will take years, so there's nothing you have to worry about if you honestly fear the prospect of bulking up from doing a 90 day program. That's practically overnight in terms of muscle gain.

Building muscle while eating at maintenance is technically possible but it's a very very very slow process. So slow in fact that it would be well over a year before you saw noticeable results.