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Okay thanks :)

Well I did have my carbs higher at one point and fat lower .. I've only had them set for about 2 weeks so hard to tell if it's any good but just wondered if maybe I'm better lowering fat and upping carbs or vice versa. I read somewhere that it's a good idea if you have carbs set high to have fat lower and if your fat is…

Do you enjoy it? I just need something different after this. Like I said I love love love compound lifts but wanna add some extra things in too! :)

Will give it a read

Okay awesome will have to give it a go and see what it's like I've heard good things about this :)

Yeah I don't mind doing it for a while but eventually I would like to do seperate muscles on different days and incorporate the compound moves into those days like leg day will have squats in it chest day will have bench press shoulder will have OHP instead of constant compound lifts day in day out it will be nice to do a…

Cool thanks I will have a look :)

Okay awesome thanks :)

Yeah it has a couple of iso moves in it but just wondered wether after the programme it is okay to do light/more reps I thought I had to try keep lifting heavy

Okay thanks :) I'm not bulking just trying to work my way upto maintenance for now but will work with my macros and use what you have said and see how it goes. Cheers :)

Whoops wrong way round 40 carbs 30 protein 30 fat

Thanks guys I'm doing 5x5 stronglifts just now I do this 3x a week and two other days a week I do 30/40 mins cardio HIIT running and stepper does this sound okay for a beginner? Also I'm guessing body fat just takes time to come down? I done loads of cardio at the beginning and the weight fell off now I do a lot more…

Do you have to be lifting for so long before bulking? I am in two minds wether to bulk or maintain I'm 122lbs and 22.7% bf but not 100% sure as I checked myself with calipers. I had asked a woman named Becs cronshaw she is well known about bulking and told her I had been lifting for 6 weeks trying to get rid of more body…

Not related but your profile pic is so cute! Haha ☺️

When you can have three squares of Reese peanut butter and a Jack Daniels and Coke and hit your Macros :)

Feel free to add me .. I'm currently aiming at building muscle :)

I'm not 100% sure and there are people On here who can certainly give you the correct answers but as far as I'm aware I think if you use TDEE you don't need to eat exercise calories back but if you use MFP you need to and I'm sure you just slowly up your calories say by 100 and just keep an eye on your weight I'm going up…

Okay thanks everyone :)

Or isolation not something to bother about just now? I do stronglifts 3x a week and on the other two days I do isolation work on maybe back and biceps and chest and tri's then the following week maybe kettlebell workout and cardio (I do cardio after 5x5 days too just a 20 min run)

Thanks guys. When do you think isolation programmes should come into play? A few people have said to focus on strength programmes first for a while. Also do yous know of any isolation workouts good for a beginner? :)

Thank you yeah I do like my carbs but eat way more PB and nuts and avocado etc than carbs. I do have bread most days and sweet potatoes but not enough to fill my carb goal up

Hey yeah I feel fine when lifting I am struggling a little with squats but I have just upped the weight on that so could be why .. I feel fine in myself just some days I do eat more fat than carbs so swapped it round a bit but yeah I feel good. When you reverse up to maintenace would I keep protein the same and change fat…

I hit my calorie goal no problem at all but I'm always over a little on fat I hit my Protein goal every day I make sure I do especially because I lift weights 5 days a week but I'm not always high on carbs. I do get carbs but my fat is always over the macro goal so I wanted adjust it since I eat more of that than carbs

I'm gonna do the same thing it is pretty frustrating isn't it. To me I'm simply skinny fat and that's it lol I think recomp will be a good idea :)

That's why I said I used calipers why aren't 100% accurate especially checking yourself when I check I'm 22.7% but then I could be doing it completely wrong

So for me that would be about 42grams of fat well I'm eating at 47grams so pretty close I would say :) No I won't cut my programme why change something that isn't broken and I'm doing well and gaining strength so it's working I will have a look at the link thanks :)

Okay that's great thanks :) yeah I think it prob is a patience thing .. Thanks for your advice been very helpful :)

Aye and got numerous answers so if some are saying keep cutting some are saying bulk some are saying maintain some say eat above maintenace some say eat just below maintenace is it a wonder why I've asked the same question numerous times?

I seem to be doing okay doing the 5x5 I've upped my squats from 30kg to 60kg in six weeks so I'm assuming I'm doing pretty well .. I'm managing to up the weight on everything I've been doing so I think I'm doing okay :) I always seem good doing 5x5 and don't find it too taxing but I did hear that it can be altered to 3 on…

Hey I'm measuring with calipers but I know these aren't 100% doing them by myself :/ I am 5'1 and I weigh 122lbs and eat 122grams of protein sometimes I go over though ( I know it makes no difference) I was thinking of eating at maintenace I'm not sure what it is yet but was thinking of just upping my cals each week by say…