starting strength while losing weight
mikeroybal
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I just ordered Starting Strength from Amazon. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to start it now while I am losing weight so I can preserve as much muscle as possible or if that would be counter productive. Right now I am eating a 1500 calorie diet and I don't add extra calories for my work outs. This weekend I am sitting down and getting my macros in order. I've been able to hit the calories but during the holidays the macros were out of wack.
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Yes start, it will give your muscles definition and help you burn fat faster.0
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Definitely! :flowerforyou:0
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with starting strength..and depending on how much you have to lose..you may notice fat percentage loss and measurements shrinking versus the scale...I lost weight doing it but I was starting at 300 and eating at a deficit0
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Start it now. You'll still lose weight eating at a deficit but building muscle will actually help with the calorie burn.0
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Thank you everybody I was thinking the same thing but I just wanted some additional imput0
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Yes. I honestly wish I started sooner. You will not build actual muscle mass while losing weight (except for newbie gains in the beginning since you are new to weight training), but you will get stronger and you will preserve the muscle mass you have as you lose weight.0
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What is your height and weight?
1500 calories sounds pretty low IMHO, since you'll probably be netting closer to 12-1300.0 -
Definitely start it now. It won't stop you losing weight. Any slow down on the scale will be from water retention as your muscles start repairing themselves (or from you not losing muscle mass, which is a good thing).0
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Yes- start now and do adjust your calories to accommodate your workouts, in particular you will need more protein, and more total calories.0
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I'm 68" at currently 180 lbs bbody fat 27% (approximate got it from a bowflex scale), and my job in my opinion is fairly sedintary
I will be raising my intake, i'm thinking about 200-300 calories0 -
Start the program, and work it until you start to stall. At the first stall in any weight increase, up your calories by 300 and see if that helps. You're going to hit a point after a little while where the linear gains start to eclipse your body's ability to make CNS adaptations without a caloric surplus and additional muscle. At that point, you'll have to re-evaluate how you want to proceed.0
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I'm 68" at currently 180 lbs bbody fat 27% (approximate got it from a bowflex scale), and my job in my opinion is fairly sedintary
I will be raising my intake, i'm thinking about 200-300 calories
OK.
We're almost the same height, and you weigh 30lbs less than I do. 1500 calories isn't enough. I figured out your TDEE if you spent 1-3 hrs per week of light exercise. You could eat over 2000 calories and still lose. Your TDEE -20% is 1950.
Personally, I'd start weight training (with some cardio), keep my deficit at approx. TDEE-10%, and not pay attention to the scale but pay attention to the tape and mirror.0 -
I might be doing this wrong but this is the formula I used Katch-McArdle
BMR = 370 + (21.6 x LBM)Where LBM = [total weight (kg) x (100 - bodyfat %)]/100
for BMR I get 1657.4.35888
using a light activity level 1.3 I get a TDEE of 2154.62466544
taking a 20% deficit I get 1723.699732352
is there something I am doing wrong. I appreciate the help
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Yes, start now. Strength training has benefits regardless of caloric intake.
1500 calories is too aggressive for a grown man with 20 lbs to lose. I have even less to lose than you and I lose weight eating 2,200 a day. But do what you like.0 -
Yes definitely start now, but increase your calories a bit. (Maybe by 150-200?)0
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I'm upping my calories to 1750, and starting the program tomorrow. I will make adjustments as I go. Thank you to everybody for the input.0
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I might be doing this wrong but this is the formula I used Katch-McArdle
BMR = 370 + (21.6 x LBM)Where LBM = [total weight (kg) x (100 - bodyfat %)]/100
for BMR I get 1657.4.35888
using a light activity level 1.3 I get a TDEE of 2154.62466544
taking a 20% deficit I get 1723.699732352
is there something I am doing wrong. I appreciate the help
Thank You
Considering you don't actually know your body fat percentage (scales are not at all accurate, can be off by more than 10%) the Katch-McArdle formula isn't a good idea. You may be underestimating.0
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