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I want to get buff looking.

Pittleydink
Posts: 68 Member
After doing lots of cardio type exercise I have lost weight and find myself at an ideal weight. I would now like to get buff looking. What must I do to accomplish this?
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go to www.bodybuilding.com there is an overwhelming amount of information on there to accomplish your goal.0
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Time to bulk.0
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »Time to bulk.
Do I need to bulk? I already weigh 185 lbs and I worked so hard to lose the weight I lost, I'm a little hesitant to put weight back on.
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MrPicklesworth wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »Time to bulk.
Do I need to bulk? I already weigh 185 lbs and I worked so hard to lose the weight I lost, I'm a little hesitant to put weight back on.
Bulk or recomp. How else do expect to gain muscle?0 -
arditarose wrote: »MrPicklesworth wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »Time to bulk.
Do I need to bulk? I already weigh 185 lbs and I worked so hard to lose the weight I lost, I'm a little hesitant to put weight back on.
Bulk or recomp. How else do expect to gain muscle?
I don't really care if I gain more muscle I just want to look better.
Which method (bulk or recomp) carries the greatest risk of getting fat again?
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MrPicklesworth wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MrPicklesworth wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »Time to bulk.
Do I need to bulk? I already weigh 185 lbs and I worked so hard to lose the weight I lost, I'm a little hesitant to put weight back on.
Bulk or recomp. How else do expect to gain muscle?
I don't really care if I gain more muscle I just want to look better.
Which method (bulk or recomp) carries the greatest risk of getting fat again?
When you bulk, lifting heavy and eating at a calorie surplus-you gain muscle and fat. You can cut the fat again afterward. A recomp is an extremely slow process in which you try to gain a little bit of muscle and lose a little bit of fat while lifting and eating at maintenance.0 -
arditarose wrote: »MrPicklesworth wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MrPicklesworth wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »Time to bulk.
Do I need to bulk? I already weigh 185 lbs and I worked so hard to lose the weight I lost, I'm a little hesitant to put weight back on.
Bulk or recomp. How else do expect to gain muscle?
I don't really care if I gain more muscle I just want to look better.
Which method (bulk or recomp) carries the greatest risk of getting fat again?
When you bulk, lifting heavy and eating at a calorie surplus-you gain muscle and fat. You can cut the fat again afterward. A recomp is an extremely slow process in which you try to gain a little bit of muscle and lose a little bit of fat while lifting and eating at maintenance.
Hmmm, what are my chances of adding enough muscle during the bulk that it will not be negated again when I try to cut the cut afterward?
Sounds like recomp is a better option for me.
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MrPicklesworth wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MrPicklesworth wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MrPicklesworth wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »Time to bulk.
Do I need to bulk? I already weigh 185 lbs and I worked so hard to lose the weight I lost, I'm a little hesitant to put weight back on.
Bulk or recomp. How else do expect to gain muscle?
I don't really care if I gain more muscle I just want to look better.
Which method (bulk or recomp) carries the greatest risk of getting fat again?
When you bulk, lifting heavy and eating at a calorie surplus-you gain muscle and fat. You can cut the fat again afterward. A recomp is an extremely slow process in which you try to gain a little bit of muscle and lose a little bit of fat while lifting and eating at maintenance.
Hmmm, what are my chances of adding enough muscle during the bulk that it will not be negated again when I try to cut the cut afterward?
Sounds like recomp is a better option for me.
They're good if you do it right. You're still going to lift and meet your macro goals.
There's a recomp and a bulking thread going on here.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
That's the recomp thread. Might be helpful.0 -
me too dawg we should lift some weights0
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