Getting shredded

stuartoconnor31
stuartoconnor31 Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys just wanting some advice im trying to get shredded by counting my calories and keeping them at a lower range for example my maintain weight daily calories is 2800 so just wondering if i drop my calories to 2300 will i start to lean up ? Im going gym and lifting heavy 5 days a week and eating clean ( no processed food) im at about 15% body fat and can see my top two abs but i wanna try get thin skin lean anyway can anyone help me out with what i need to do ? Im 25 186cm tall and weigh 81kg i figured out my calories from the calculator :)

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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    I am assuming that by shredded you mean build muscle. Aside from newbie gains, you will not be gaining muscle while in calorie deficit.

    There are so many definitions/idea regarding "clean eating". You do not have to "eat clean" to lose weight, you have to be in a calorie deficit. (Not sure if weight loss is a goal, but since you are asking about being in a deficit, Im assuming again).

    To me it sounds like you want to recomp. Im not very knowledgeable in that area, but I am sure those who are knowledgeable will stop by.

  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    Yeah, that's pretty much it, lift weight eat at a deficit with enough protein.
  • stuartoconnor31
    stuartoconnor31 Posts: 2 Member
    Sorry what i mean is strip body fat while trying to maintain muscle if im in a calorie deficite while having protein every meal is that how you strip body fat ? I want to try get to 8 to 10% body fat but theres so much bro science to it haha
  • Gtkozik
    Gtkozik Posts: 17 Member
    Eat less. Keep working out and don't worry about losing little bit of muscles. Focus on your fat. Once you lose more body fat you will get muscles back quickly. Besides you will get more toned and defined showing more sculpture. You are not going to lose much muscles in your age. You are in your prime. Your growth hormones are very active so getting shredded will be no problem for if you even 50 percent committed. God s speed.
  • jdog022
    jdog022 Posts: 693 Member
    if you think he's getting to 8% BF on half commitment you're crazy. We are talking professional and stage prep ranges
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    What do you mean by "get shredded"?

    If you want your muscles to show, then eating at a calorie deficit will certainly help you lose fat. Log and weigh your food, and record it accurately in MFP, and stay under your calorie limit. Don't try to lose weight too fast, or you'll crash and burn.

    If you want big muscles, that's a different matter.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited December 2016
    stuartoconnor31 wrote: »
    Sorry what i mean is strip body fat while trying to maintain muscle if im in a calorie deficite while having protein every meal is that how you strip body fat ? I want to try get to 8 to 10% body fat but theres so much bro science to it haha

    That's closing in on comp level is this a short term goal or do you imagine you will stay at that level because it would take major commitment
    nosebag1212 wrote: »
    Yeah, that's pretty much it, lift weight eat at a deficit with enough protein.

    This is pretty much your answer
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    jdog022 wrote: »
    if you think he's getting to 8% BF on half commitment you're crazy. We are talking professional and stage prep ranges

    Agreed. You don't get to single-digit BF% by half-arsing it. Most of the guys who've done it say it takes near obsessive-compulsive attention to your diet and training, and maintaining it for any period of time is very difficult and more trouble than it's worth.

    To get to those levels, OP would probably be best off to continue training and cutting until he reaches around 10%, then use a PSMF protocol such as Lyle McDonald's RFL or UD2.0. Neither of which are pleasant or enjoyable according to many of the people who have done it, but they're effective.
  • JadeMalynn
    JadeMalynn Posts: 16 Member
    Honestly, go to bodybuilding.com, I don't think this is the community for what you are aiming to achieve. It's an amazing site (don't be put off by the name) with serious science behind every aspect of nutrition, gaining muscle, losing fat and everything in between. They have trainers dedicated to shredding programs. Enjoy and good luck :)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    JadeMalynn wrote: »
    Honestly, go to bodybuilding.com, I don't think this is the community for what you are aiming to achieve. It's an amazing site (don't be put off by the name) with serious science behind every aspect of nutrition, gaining muscle, losing fat and everything in between. They have trainers dedicated to shredding programs. Enjoy and good luck :)

    LOL ..You have to know your stuff to get benefit from a broscience site like bb.com. There's some great articles and good threads but there's also a load of woo up in there and a huge amount of trolls who I would warrant have never set foot in a gym
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    The trick to get lean is............................

    a calorie deficit.

    There are no magic tricks, no shortcuts and no exercises to do. Just consistency and time.

    You have around 68kg of LBM so would need to weigh around 75kg to be 10% (although everyone is fatter than they would like to think).

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