Get cut fast
dhaug44
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I am currently 240 and would like to be 200 by march 12. I am earing 2000 calories a day running 10 miles a week and lifting 4 to 5 times a week. Will this be enough?
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all depends on your calorie intake0
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6 2 240 it says to eat 2100 a day to lose 2 pounds a week and I keep it around 1800 to 20000
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With 1 cheat meal a week and a few beers on saturdays0
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That's a bit of a stretch, you have to lose a little over 3 lbs a week to hit your goal. It's doable, but I'd just shoot for weight loss without a strict end goal by March.0
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Spring break bro that's the goal0
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If I am going to do this what do I have to do.0
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Way too fast, you would be better off to take it a bit slower. Even if you lost 2 pounds per week, that would still be around 32 pounds. Lift and hit your protein goals to maintain as much muscle mass as possible.0
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If I am going to do this what do I have to do.
Start about 6 weeks ago.
If you do somehow manage to do it, you're going to lose a lot of muscle mass in the process. Losing over 3 pounds a week means running a huge deficit (a deficit of somewhere around 1500 calories per day). Would you prefer to go into spring break a few pounds heavier, or looking like your skin is your pajamas?0 -
Well I am a very strong guy a have a gut that needs to go haha what would you recommend for goals then?0
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And I did start 4 weeks ago at 250 I just havent been hitting the weights like normal due to a shoulder injury0
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I have muscle to lose0
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Do the 2 pounds a week and do the lifting. You will feel and look great at spring break.0
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cutting the cheat meals and beer will help...
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Or, on the days where you'd like to have your couple of beers, you could have salads for lunch/dinner.
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why would you want to lose muscle?....why would you workout to waste it away. Losing weight that fast is crazy you will get WAY better results losing .5-1lb a week much better fat to muscle ratio lost. 2000 calories? your kidding right..your 6'2 and 240lbs ...my maintenance is 4000 im only 5'11 and 208...with no cardio.
You can do as you please but losing it slow as possible will give you a much better body in the end.0 -
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With 1 cheat meal a week and a few beers on saturdays
Log your cheat meal and your beers - they should be within your weekly allowance
Lifting 3 times a week plus cardio plus a focus on your calorie intake and nutritional balance - you'll look and feel a whole lot better by March 12th
whether you'll hit an arbitrary scale weight is kind of irrelevant
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blankiefinder wrote: »
Who says he's gonna look skinny fat?
There are varying degrees of muscle mass you can have that all looks good.0 -
Well I am a very strong guy a have a gut that needs to go haha what would you recommend for goals then?
When you say you have muscle to lose have you been lifting for a long time, HS athlete and just get into 1 or 2 too many beers and pizzas in college? Or not really been working out long term and think you're muscular?
If you're really 6'2" and muscular now with a gut, getting down to 200 and really lean will make you look like one of the skinny A&F models. Fitness models and NFL receivers your height are around 210-225 and ripped. I'd watch the diet, lift heavy, work some HIIT along with the running and shoot for the 215-220 range. Much more doable from a weight loss perspective and you'll look damn good on the beach.
Good luck.0 -
Spring break bro that's the goal
instead of dieting for specific events, I would suggest making changes that are going to last you a lifetime. What happens when you go on spring break, stop lifting, and start eating and drinking everything in site?
Eat in a moderate calorie deficit.
get on a structured lifting program
get adequate nutrition
hit macros
realize there are no bad foods
get a food scale
do this for life….0 -
Is this the Twilight Zone? In what world does a guy act flippant about losing muscle for spring break where, presumably he's trying to look better shirtless?0
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Packerjohn wrote: »Well I am a very strong guy a have a gut that needs to go haha what would you recommend for goals then?
When you say you have muscle to lose have you been lifting for a long time, HS athlete and just get into 1 or 2 too many beers and pizzas in college? Or not really been working out long term and think you're muscular?
If you're really 6'2" and muscular now with a gut, getting down to 200 and really lean will make you look like one of the skinny A&F models. Fitness models and NFL receivers your height are around 210-225 and ripped. I'd watch the diet, lift heavy, work some HIIT along with the running and shoot for the 215-220 range. Much more doable from a weight loss perspective and you'll look damn good on the beach.
Good luck.
Thanks for the productive feedback and no I've been power lifting since I was 14 I played D1 college football for 2 years and got way bigger than I wanted. I don't feel good being this big my I have serious knee and back issues which is why I no longer play. The only thing I have ever done is eat eat eat and lift lift lift.
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If it helps any my body fat percentage for my legs is 4% back 5% arms 3% shoulders 3% and abdomen is 24%0
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Packerjohn wrote: »Well I am a very strong guy a have a gut that needs to go haha what would you recommend for goals then?
When you say you have muscle to lose have you been lifting for a long time, HS athlete and just get into 1 or 2 too many beers and pizzas in college? Or not really been working out long term and think you're muscular?
If you're really 6'2" and muscular now with a gut, getting down to 200 and really lean will make you look like one of the skinny A&F models. Fitness models and NFL receivers your height are around 210-225 and ripped. I'd watch the diet, lift heavy, work some HIIT along with the running and shoot for the 215-220 range. Much more doable from a weight loss perspective and you'll look damn good on the beach.
Good luck.
Thanks for the productive feedback and no I've been power lifting since I was 14 I played D1 college football for 2 years and got way bigger than I wanted. I don't feel good being this big my I have serious knee and back issues which is why I no longer play. The only thing I have ever done is eat eat eat and lift lift lift.
I would think you could eat 2100-2300 calories per day. You might not get to 200 but you will lose at a good rate and will look good. My husband is pretty much the same size as you (6'2", 242 this morning) and losing at least 2 pounds per week on 2300 per day. He's also nearly twice as old as you (40) and not as active (does C25k 3x/wk.) If you keep up your exercise program you're going to do well. Don't focus on hitting X weight by Y date though. Many (if not most) people get freaked out once they get close to Y date and figure out that they aren't going to hit X weight. Just pay attention to what you see in the mirror. Good luck.0 -
blankiefinder wrote: »
Who says he's gonna look skinny fat?
There are varying degrees of muscle mass you can have that all looks good.
If he has that much fat to lose, and instead crash diets and loses muscle (it is the best source of nutrients for your body when it is in crisis), how do you think it will turn out?0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »Well I am a very strong guy a have a gut that needs to go haha what would you recommend for goals then?
When you say you have muscle to lose have you been lifting for a long time, HS athlete and just get into 1 or 2 too many beers and pizzas in college? Or not really been working out long term and think you're muscular?
If you're really 6'2" and muscular now with a gut, getting down to 200 and really lean will make you look like one of the skinny A&F models. Fitness models and NFL receivers your height are around 210-225 and ripped. I'd watch the diet, lift heavy, work some HIIT along with the running and shoot for the 215-220 range. Much more doable from a weight loss perspective and you'll look damn good on the beach.
Good luck.
Thanks for the productive feedback and no I've been power lifting since I was 14 I played D1 college football for 2 years and got way bigger than I wanted. I don't feel good being this big my I have serious knee and back issues which is why I no longer play. The only thing I have ever done is eat eat eat and lift lift lift.
My sons and nephew are around your height and age so I know guys that age look like. My younger son played HS football as undersized lineman (6'2" and 200 pounds) and was looked by several D3 schools. All of them said they would 60-70 pounds on him. He declined as he didn't want to get in your current situation.
As others have said, focus more on how you look and feel but I will maintain the 215-220 range would be decent to shoot for if looking for a number and doable by spring break (dropping 1-2 pounds a week). See how you look and feel, but assuming you're lifting and running for the long term, that range will probably be a good, sustainable weight for you.
For diet, look to get around .75-1.0g of protein per pound of bodyweight and 80-90% of you calories from nutrient dense foods. Doesn't have to be every day, but should balance out over a week or so. This will help maintain the muscle mass which you really don't want to lose.
If your shoulder is still bothering you look at ways to train around it. A search at T-Nation gives a bunch of articles with ideas
https://www.t-nation.com/searchResults.jsp?cx=016420786931182441572:kswwmllusns&cof=FORID:10&ie=UTF-8&q=work+around+shoulder+injury&sa=&siteurl=www.t-nation.com/&ref=&ss=12119j6259329j41&siteurl=www.t-nation.com/&ref=&ss=12119j6258997j41
Good luck.0 -
I'd rather lose fat but the 2 go together and I would like to be smaller in general cut yes but smaller as well my size has caused problems for me0
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