A questions for the Girlies with Muscles!

BeautyFromPain

Hey all,
been (heavy) lifting since about August/September last year.

I really wanna try gaining some muscle but understand it is pretty impossible whilst in a deficit.
I am still 79kg/175lbs.

Should I start eating more now or wait til I reach my goal of 120-130?

*Also, post pictures if you'd like of your achievements

alyssa92982

when i reached my goal weight thats when i started lifting heavier and kept at a maintenance calorie level. so far so good on my results

ironanimal

You may not gain much muscle but by weight training you can help preserve what you have as you lose weight. You can try body recomposition if you would like to build some.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/

Make sure that even at the moment your calorie and protein requirements are carefully calculated and met otherwise you risk losing some of your muscle mass along the way.

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

Its up to your goal but losing fat & gaining muscle at the same time is very difficult. You need calorie surplus to build muscle but for fat loss you need to be on a deficit. You should assess yourself if do you still have a lot of fat to lose or if you can now see a hint of abs. If you got some more fat to lose then I think you should eat on a deficit first then once you start seeing some hint of muscle definition then that is the time you start eating on a surplus to build muscle. But in anyways you should continue lifting heavy weights especially when you are in deficit so as to preserve your existing muscle mass otherwise you will just lose both fat & muscle.

Lolli1986

i am curious about this too.

i am currently gaining muscle like a madwoman and i am seeing a loss of fat, but i spent two years @ sedentary and am now able to move around again, so my body is in a fairly abnormal situation.

I balance my intake welllll in the direction of protein and eat a very modest deficit because the main aim is increased fitness, with a secondary aim of fat loss that can take as long as it needs to.

HeidiMightyRawr

In your situation I would lose it first as you still have quite a bit to go until your goal, because when you eat more to gain muscle, you will gain some fat as well, and if you already have more than you'd like, the muscle may not show that well and you may just look bigger. The upside of this is that you'll get a lot stronger and have more muscle there when you do reach your goal.

Personally though, I'd keep focusing on heavy lifting, getting enough protein, and you should be able to maintain all the muscle you have, and still make strength gains Then when you're a bit closer to your goal (maybe not 130, but closer to it) start eating it a surplus and gain some muscle, stopping when you feel you are getting too much fat than you'd like. It's up to you when you start this, basically just when you feel comfortable enough gaining some weight (fat and muscle)

Goal_Seeker_1988

hmmm, I am a tad curious to see all the answers... Maybe I'll find out why I never seen no results.... I ate @ a calorie deficit so maybe that's why....

kdiamond

I eat at maintenance (90% of time, and I do a refeed/high day every week) and I am building muscle. I was already at my goal weight though. I've actually gained a few pounds back because I wasn't happy at that low weight.

You absolutely cannot build good muscle without eating at *somewhat* of a surplus, at least. You can recomp, as another poster mentioned, but that is also when you are close to your goal weight.