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USMCMP - you referenced this thread in another one earlier today and I had a read.
Thank you so much for posting this! I haven't started a strength training regimen yet because I don't have access to a gym and I don't have anywhere to set up a home gym. I'm going to buy one of the e-books for the bodyweight workouts which sound promising!
Thank you so much! Great post :drinker:0 -
Bump! Great reading.0
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Great thread0
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Bump! Super valuable info especially for a newbie like me :-)0
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Bump for reference.0
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Hit the nail on the head!0
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I have a question regarding the most effective way of eating at a slight deficit for fat loss. The only fat loss I am looking for is in the abdomen region, as this seems to be the first and last place it goes on or reduces, so therefore I am also addressing the type of foods I am eating to see if it helps reduce stomach holding onto fat, i.e. no or hardly any gluten, etc.
If I eat at a 20% deficit of my TDEE - (which is 1980) - do I incorporate Carb cycling and eat only on a deficit on my non training days? Or do I eat at a deficit every day?0 -
Thank you so much for posting this (I'm glad I found it). I started strength training a few months ago and this was very helpful to me. I doubt I'll get that washboard stomach after birthing 3 very large babies but a smaller one would be nice :happy:0
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A fantastic original post and really appreciate the insight! I will have a six pack one day dammit!0
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I have a question regarding the most effective way of eating at a slight deficit for fat loss. The only fat loss I am looking for is in the abdomen region, as this seems to be the first and last place it goes on or reduces, so therefore I am also addressing the type of foods I am eating to see if it helps reduce stomach holding onto fat, i.e. no or hardly any gluten, etc.
If I eat at a 20% deficit of my TDEE - (which is 1980) - do I incorporate Carb cycling and eat only on a deficit on my non training days? Or do I eat at a deficit every day?
Fat loss comes from a calorie deficit. If you eat at a calorie deficit every other day your fat loss will be slower. If your deficit is 300 calories a day that would be 2100 for the week and if you ate at a deficit every other day that would be about half of that.
You can't pick where fat comes off. As I said at the bottom of my original post, "Losing fat is like trying to dry out a sponge. You can't dry a corner while the rest is still wet." Eliminating certain foods can reduce bloating or water retention and make you appear slimmer, but you can't target belly fat with specific foods.0 -
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bumpity bump... thank you for all the super advice...0
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bump. thanks for the advice0
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1. Slight calorie deficit. Eating 800 calories and killing yourself in the gym is not going to get you there any faster. You need to fuel your body appropriately. I suggest the TDEE-20% method. www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc (If you have questions please feel free to ask them here). Make sure to weigh everything you eat! Guessing could put you well over your calories.
I'll be showing this to my wife. I'm sure she thinks I'm trying to sabotage her diet when I tell her she should eat more
"I'm trying to lose weight, why on earth would I eat MORE???"
TDEE - 20%
That's about 1700 calories - sounds good0 -
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