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I would like to bulk/cut but it's the cutting back down I have no idea about. When it comes to cutting do you slowly cut the cals and how far back do you cut them and you mean don't sit at maintenance? I thought a decent bulk as in eating the right things not just shovelling pizza and chips and crisps etc into my body and…

I haven't actually got my body fat tested by a pro it's just my own calipers I use so I know they're probably not that accurate? I would like to bulk/cut because I am a little impatient too lol

Aw I see! I'm not that bad haha ☺️

Okay thanks. When you say she was ridiculous with her eating do you mean as in poor food choices? Ineat the same a lot like a lot of sweet potato chicken nearly most days etc can that effect your goals? I thought If its healthy and good for you then it is fine. I don't have a time frame really I just always wondered if I…

I didn't realise you could do that. See I'm like 7 weeks into lifting so I'm totally new and still learning which is great I'm enjoying it and making errors along the way but I guess that's part of it. When you cut and bulk though how do you know when to stop bulking and more importantly how do you know when to stop…

Awesome thanks! Yeah I'm happy with weight and I do want to bulk eventually but my body fat isn't where I want it to be so recomp I thought would be best .. Do you have to be lifting a while before a bulk someone had said to me that since I'm not an experienced lifter and still a beginner that bulking Isn't a good idea for…

Surely it all depends on how much body fat you have to lose to determine how long you need to be at maintenace for? Someone at 22.7% is going to reach a goal of say 20% before someone at say 30% body fat it wouldn't take years to achieve this

I don't really want to stay in a deficit I'm not happy to lose anymore weight .. I didn't realise a recomp took years it's only a few more %bf I need to lose not loads and I thought if I could stick to maintenance for a while get it down I could start bulk/cut

Okay thanks very much :)

You did sorry memory like a sieve :) I'm Still new so I'm not even sure if I should be moving onto anything new im just really eager to try other things and see what else there is incase I'm missing something lol

I am new to lifting yes Okay well I'm actually reverse dieting as I'm happy with my weight but not body fat I feel like the more weight I lose the thinner I look so need to gain some muscle mass so was planning on doing a recomp and seeing how that goes. If it doesn't work I did plan to bulk and cut and gain muscle that…

I am the same I don't have a lot of muscle but being honest doing this 5x5 over the past 7 weeks I've seen a massive difference in strength and I'm Not sure wether it's muscle gain or wether I've dropped more fat but my legs and arms are gaining muscle really well. my problem area is my tummy I can feel abs but showing…

I I agree I'm working my way up to maintenance and wondered if you really can lose fat and stay the same weight or gain a little muscle. A lot of people keep telling me forget the scale go by how you look but I'm down to 120lbs and simply don't want to lose anymore weight but I don't want to lose more fat .. I was going to…

Hey I'm not into Adam lambert lol! But here for support in your journey feel free to add me and welcome to mfp :)

As far as I'm aware yes you can lose fat at maintenanace .. I know two people who have successfully stayed the same weight and dropped body fat by about 4% .. It was slow but it did happen. I think if your a newbie it makes it easier

Hey feel free to add me I'm eating 1800 cals for now but I'm working my way up to maintenace so it will change in time

Feel free to add me too .. Looking for more active friends on here and support goes both ways! :)

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The amount of times people have told me especially men in work ( the ones who lift and have been for years) to stop going by the scales and go by the mirror and how you look! If you still feel fat keep cutting if you feel really lean start maintaining if your happy to or bulk!

Aw okay thanks :)

Cool! I don't know if I could eat so early on .. If I had to then maybe a banana or a shake it sounds like you have good food before and after your workouts :)

Thanks girls .. I was just curious as to wether it was essential to eat before working out because you hear so much stuff

Okay fellas thank you ☺️

Ah okay well I've been doing 5x5 programme 3x a week and HIIT cardio/running twice a week for about 20/30 minutes

A few of you say go by mirror and calipers but I'm guessing when you want to reach maintenanace you will keep having to step on the scale to check your at maintenance and do this once in a while to keep check that your still sitting at maintenace? I'm also the same I'm at happy weight but not happy with my body fat % so…

Awesome I have nothing to worry about then :)

I didn't either to start with until I looked about on the web and came across it. I was already eating 40/30/30 when I came across it but it seems okay I just wasn't sure if I had to have carbs or fat higher than the other significantly but I'm guessing not really

It seems to be going okay so far well I'm only 2 weeks in but it's good to get a level balance of each macro :)

I don't think your eating too much! I normally have about 2 a day my fave is grapefruit! Strawberries I have them sometimes in Greek yoghurt and a banana before work in the morning :)