Building Muscle

joejccva71

Building muscle on calorie deficit is very difficult if not impossible for people who are very overweight to begin with. And if you're already athletic, then muscle ain't going to come easy unless your nutrition is in surplus.

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I thought those were the people who had more of a shot at losing fat and gaining muscle?

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adding-muscle-while-losing-fat-qa.html

No. There are a few ways of building muscle.

1. Newbie gains from being a beginner. (minimal gains)
2. Returning to lifting after taking a long break. (minimal gains)
3. Eating a calorie surplus.

Also what Lyle refers to in that article is called a body recomp which while it's possible to burn fat and retain LBM and the same weight, it's very difficult and time consuming that it's almost not worth the effort. Better to bulk, build mass, and then cut up.

ladytinkerbell99

Bump for later...interesting information

ninerbuff

Building muscle on calorie deficit is very difficult if not impossible for people who are very overweight to begin with. And if you're already athletic, then muscle ain't going to come easy unless your nutrition is in surplus.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

I thought those were the people who had more of a shot at losing fat and gaining muscle?

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adding-muscle-while-losing-fat-qa.html

Sorry. I corrected my ARE with AREN'T. Typo.

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