Summer Shredding Anyone?

joesanabria33

Anyone else trying to lose weight for this warm weather? Currently eating 1800 calories with 150g of protein to keep the muscle. I lift 4-5 times a week.

djeffreys10

I was planning on it, but ended up having to take 2-3 months off from the gym. Doc estimated that I could resume lifting around July. Since it's harder the build muscle than to lose fat, I decided not to go on a calorie deficit and lose even more muscle due to not lifting than I would in a normal cut. So, I am just staying chunky this year.

joesanabria33

Sorry to hear that, did you see lot of muscle loss? I always wondered if you keep it or lose it.

lisahebert186

Well I personally will be chunky as well. Lol who am I kidding, I'm always chunky.

joesanabria33

Lol I workout lots but still no six pack. Oh well .. Chunky team!

arditarose

Um. I should be because I bulked over the winter but I went nutzo and had to stop my cut early. Whatever. I will still rock a bikini even with the thickness.

lisahebert186

joesanabria33 wrote: »

Lol I workout lots but still no six pack. Oh well .. Chunky team!

Woohoo chunky team it is. I did rock a one piece this last weekend at a pool party.

That1GuyJeff

I live in Phoenix so it's never really not warm lol But yes yes got a good 30lbs to go lmao

lisahebert186

That1GuyJeff wrote: »

I live in Phoenix so it's never really not warm lol But yes yes got a good 30lbs to go lmao

I hear ya, I'm in Houston, Texas.

Hornsby

Always shredding.... Always

arditarose

Hornsby wrote: »

Always shredding.... Always

Aw now you made me feel bad. Maybe I'll go back to a deficit.

musclegood_fatbad

Yeah, cutting for the summer but at 2500 Cals so a much slower cut.

lisahebert186

So correct me if I'm wrong, but if you continue to work out, don't you need calories?

arditarose

lisahebert186 wrote: »

So correct me if I'm wrong, but if you continue to work out, don't you need calories?

Can you rephrase this question? Are you asking if you are lifting and cutting do you still need calories? Yes of course, but you still need a deficit to lose fat.

lisahebert186

Ok so more protein and less fat is what you do to gain muscle/keep muscle and lose fat?

Erik8484

lisahebert186 wrote: »

Ok so more protein and less fat is what you do to gain muscle/keep muscle and lose fat?

Gain muscle and inevitably some fat: Protein, heavy strength training, calorie surplus. This is what people do in a bulk.
Lose fat while retaining maximum muscle: Even more protein, heavy strength training, calorie deficit. This is what people do in a cut.

arditarose

lisahebert186 wrote: »

Ok so more protein and less fat is what you do to gain muscle/keep muscle and lose fat?

High protein and calorie deficit. Fats will vary according to preference but have no bearing on the actual fat loss. Protein along with heavy lifting helps maintain muscle mass, calorie deficit to lose fat/

Chieflrg

Been cutting at 3700-3800 calories at 190 P.

arditarose

Chieflrg wrote: »

Been cutting at 3700-3800 calories at 190 P.

This makes me cry a little inside.

PamelaW41

Definitely....always.

lisahebert186

So if one was trying to burn fat and obtain a leaner body what should I do?

Antd420

Chieflrg wrote: »

Been cutting at 3700-3800 calories at 190 P.

That's pretty impressive! I'm very jealous, I'm cutting at 1700-1800.

nzchikky

Just turning winter here in NZ, but gosh darn it I just need to shift this weight now it's starting to get to me lol I'm more focused than ever though.

Tsartele

joesanabria33 wrote: »

Anyone else trying to lose weight for this warm weather? Currently eating 1800 calories with 150g of protein to keep the muscle. I lift 4-5 times a week.

I've been doing the shred for the last 3 months.. I'm lifting 3 times a week and cardio 3 times a week. 1400 cals seems to be my sweet spot

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joesanabria33

Tsartele wrote: »

joesanabria33 wrote: »

Anyone else trying to lose weight for this warm weather? Currently eating 1800 calories with 150g of protein to keep the muscle. I lift 4-5 times a week.

I've been doing the shred for the last 3 months.. I'm lifting 3 times a week and cardio 3 times a week. 1400 cals seems to be my sweet spot

1400?! Lord 1800 is tough with lifting. You are tough make sure you don't go catabolic and lose your muscle. I'm feeling great energy wise at 1800 and lifts are still great. Nothing has dropped off but my job has me standing still mostly.

joesanabria33

lisahebert186 wrote: »

So if one was trying to burn fat and obtain a leaner body what should I do?

I lost 50lbs lifting weights no cardio. 60 second rest periods. Currently I have 5-10lbs to lose for my abs to look more define so I incorporated cardio with weight training. 5 days of lifting and 15mins of elliptical at the end of each session.

wilsoncl6

Chieflrg wrote: »

Been cutting at 3700-3800 calories at 190 P.

Dude, what are you doing to be able to eat that many calories and still be in a deficit? I'm 218, 6'1 and need to eat below 3300 calories to cut.

chocolate_owl

Tsartele wrote: »

joesanabria33 wrote: »

Anyone else trying to lose weight for this warm weather? Currently eating 1800 calories with 150g of protein to keep the muscle. I lift 4-5 times a week.

I've been doing the shred for the last 3 months.. I'm lifting 3 times a week and cardio 3 times a week. 1400 cals seems to be my sweet spot

Uh... I'm cutting on 1400 (or 1500, or 1600... I'm pretty sloppy), and I'm a 5'5" woman.

arditarose

lisahebert186 wrote: »

So if one was trying to burn fat and obtain a leaner body what should I do?

Lift heavy with structured program that has a progressive overload and focuses on compound lifts, eat .8-1g protein per pound of body weight or lean mass, moderate deficit, moderate cardio.

joesanabria33

My Progress so far. Getting close to where I want to be but still more work. That's 161 lbs no clue on body fat maybe 18%.