Loosing weight, fat and building muscle same time

arohera

Hi - I am loosing fat but not weight. I had lost 8 lbs in few weeks tracking my diet in MFP which I have gained back since I started weight training. However, I am still surviving in my calorie budget. Can body building and weight reduction be done simultaneously or I am going against the wind? I know I have done both once at a time but not together.

ninerbuff

Hi - I am loosing fat but not weight. I had lost 8 lbs in few weeks tracking my diet in MFP which I have gained back since I started weight training. However, I am still surviving in my calorie budget. Can body building and weight reduction be done simultaneously or I am going against the wind? I know I have done both once at a time but not together.

You're either losing fat and muscle (dependent on training and nutrition) on deficit or gaining fat and muscle on surplus. Can't do both at the same time.


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AZackery

Hi - I am loosing fat but not weight. I had lost 8 lbs in few weeks tracking my diet in MFP which I have gained back since I started weight training. However, I am still surviving in my calorie budget. Can body building and weight reduction be done simultaneously or I am going against the wind? I know I have done both once at a time but not together.

You should check out Scoobysworkshop.com.

Lift_hard_eat_big

Can body building and weight reduction be done simultaneously or I am going against the wind?

Sure, if you're juicing

rhglaw

yep sure can - particularly if you have not done weights for a while. I had the same thing, cut my diet down, increased protien & pumped weights, my weight went up but my skinfold fat measurements said my fat was dropping. I read up - apparently you get a burst at the beginning, bone density increases, more blood, more blood vessels & non fat tissue. As you tone you carry more fuids & nonfat tissue. But there is an end point. Apparently you get to a point where the easy gains stop, and muscle tissue gets harder to add/build. You get to a point where it is near impossible to add muscle on a limited caloie diet. then your weight drops down as you lose fat. I was like this for 3 months - same weight or increasing. Body fat dropped from 30% to 20%. I have got to a point now where lean weight is static & fat weight is dropping. Apparently they cycle between eating higher calories sometimes (bulking) and lower at other times (cutting)

b0t23

as muscle is being built it will surround itself with water
i forget what thread on here i was reading it but it as about water retention

either way, if you are getting slimmer and toning up, getting stronger.. whats the problem?

the number on the scale is just a number.

chrisdavey

noobs can
people on steroids can
people who have muscle memory can

If you are not one of the above, then you can't.

joejccva71

Hi - I am loosing fat but not weight. I had lost 8 lbs in few weeks tracking my diet in MFP which I have gained back since I started weight training. However, I am still surviving in my calorie budget. Can body building and weight reduction be done simultaneously or I am going against the wind? I know I have done both once at a time but not together.

You should check out Scoobysworkshop.com.

Alot of Scooby's advice is mostly broscience...just fyi.