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Learning more about body recomposition

srobertking
srobertking Posts: 74 Member
edited February 9 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey everyone. I was just looking for more information on body recomposition. Any good books or websites or any other sources I should check out? Thanks!

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Recomp is actually very simple:

    Eat at maintenance calories.
    Have a good protein intake (between 1g/lb of LBM to 1g/lb of bodyweight)
    Have a good, progressive weight training routine.
    And patience, lots of patience.


    It doesn't suit everyone - already lean, already training near peak strength for example.

    My own experience is a steady addition of half a pound of lean mass per month but I'm much older than you and have been weight training since the dinosaurs walked the Earth....

    Have a read:
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/adding-muscle-while-losing-fat-qa.html
  • gregpack
    gregpack Posts: 426 Member
    Lyle McDonald has a lot of good info:

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    The other option is to cycle calories, eating a slight deficit on rest days and a small surplus on lifting days, but the jury's out on which is more effective.
  • srobertking
    srobertking Posts: 74 Member
    Thanks for the info all! After losing 145 lbs I just don't think I can bring myself to eat a surplus anytime soon for a normal bulk and cut cycle. I'm okay with it taking a while. I just don't want to look so scrawny!
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