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mynameiscarrie
mynameiscarrie Posts: 963 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
OK. So I recently changed my goals. I've decided to focus less on losing weight (since I already passed my goal of 120 lbs) and focus more on toning the muscle I have and if I lose more then whatever but I'm not focused on that. I'm still eating at a deficit to get myself into maintenance mode mentally, but I also know that it's not possible to gain muscle while eating at a deficit. Is it possible to tone muscle and decrease body fat at the same time? I'm a total newbie with the specifics behind lifting so if it's a dumb questions I'm sorry.

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  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    You don't really "tone" a muscle. In order to get that "tone" or defined look that you want then you have to keep dropping your body fat % :flowerforyou:
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    I am kind of in the same boat as you by the way. Scale is getting low but im not defined like I want to be. Im going to continue to cut (lifting heavy of course) Then by the end of the year I am going to bulk :] eating at a calorie surplus so I can put on some muscle mass. Then cut down the fat again. Gonna be looking sexy! :D
  • gracielee1
    gracielee1 Posts: 71 Member
    Yes, first lower body fat and with strength training you will see tone and definition. I used to work out and diet with my brother's wrestling buddies in highschool, and I was JACKED but I remember in the beginning there was an emphasis on protein uptake and lowering body fat first.
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