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  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
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    Yes drop the fat to find the muscle...lol. You can use weights to burn more fat : )
  • Bikini_Beast
    Bikini_Beast Posts: 33
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    Honestly it depends on the person as a previous poster mentioned.

    For me it's about what you said with an IIFYM outlook, However, I perform better in the gym with great micro-nutrients. So I don't do is well after a IIFYM day.

    Abs are made in the gym and revealed in the kitchen BTW.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
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    Disagree. I've never been a "clean eater" and can get rather lean within a short amount of time. Abs are partly genetic though--in the sense that some people will only ever get a flat stomach without ripples while others have clearly defined "packs."
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
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    Calorie deficit = fat loss.
    Macro/Micro balance = better health. (but this doesn't mean 100% "clean")
    Weight lifting = muscle retention and maybe building.
    Cardio = cardio fitness
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
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    Calorie deficit = fat loss.
    Macro/Micro balance = better health. (but this doesn't mean 100% "clean")
    Weight lifting = muscle retention and maybe building.
    Cardio = cardio fitness

    ^^this
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
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    For the most part I agree. There are exceptions due to genetics or just sheer amounts of calories being burned during exercise. When I was young & pounded the weights, I could and did out exercise a horrible diet. Now that I am older & do far more running than strength training I have to keep a closer eye on my diet.
    However, eating better, cleaner & healthier has made amazing strides in how I feel & my energy levels. I could only imagine how much better I'd have been in my hey day if I ate better.
  • avir8
    avir8 Posts: 671 Member
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    Agree 100% (maybe 90%: 10%gym) and for those who don't there is:
    ab-hancer.jpg
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
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    Very true...although I go more with 80% diet..20% gym!

    Calorie deficit is for fat loss
    Exercise is for fitness
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
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    Heck, just go to prison, you'll see lots of shredded guys with 6 packs, while eating garbage.

    Just look at High School Athletes. The difference? They have TIME to be in the gym/active 3-4 hours a day and burn the calories required to burn off their garbage. Both of these groups are also younger than most of the people trying to recapture their youth.

    But, for anyone with a job, family, other interests beyond fitness, and other health concerns it is 80% diet. The calorie math is very clear on this.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    disagree. 90% diet, if you goal is primarily about weight loss.
  • emersonkelly
    emersonkelly Posts: 12
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    disagree. 90% diet, if you goal is primarily about weight loss.

    What should be the percentage of diet for weight loss??
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,454 Member
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    I'm not sure about the percentages, but I agree that it's probably more to do with diet rather than exercise--, as everybody with visible abs seems to have low body fat. However, some people have naturally low body fat so don't need to diet!
  • Rope_Jumper
    Rope_Jumper Posts: 22
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    Yep, very true, although the percentages are probably more like 80/20.

    Heard the same thing.
  • mariagabriella
    mariagabriella Posts: 267 Member
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    More like 90% diet.

    Diet is for weight loss.
    Exercise is for fitness.

    this.

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