jdog022 Member

Need to be sub 50 carbs to hit keto flu. Most people can’t do that without really planning a day out. It’s worth mentioning and considering tho. I’d still guess to steep a deficit unless OP says she’s following keto

Good luck!!

Had to make some assumptions that your about 30 and lightly active so keep that in mind but base calculations put you closer to 1600. These are just baselines and anyone can be an outlier and maybe more active.. my recommendation is to up to at least 1700 and see if headaches go away. You’ll probably still lose at a great…

The next question is going to be us figuring out if 1500 is to low a target or not. We will need your stats and goal for weight loss per week

Not giving me much to work with so I’ll leave it at this.. If your lifts suddenly and consistently drop then your most likely overtraining , deloading incorrectly or not frequently enough, not sleeping enough, really stressed, sick or not eating enough and/or to low on protein

Are you drastically cutting back on caffeine? Some people cut out soda as part of “dieting” and don’t replace that caffeine with diet or something else and that sudden drop can cause brutal headaches. Short of that you could be cutting calories overall to steep and fast

For how long and have you gained any weight?

Sounds like you may be at a point where a lean bulk is needed to continue to progress on strength goals esp if you have been training for years. If your tracking your tending weight and all your calories then you should know your maintenance and bulking surplus needed already which is more accurate then any equation. Not…

I have the same exact tool at home and it puts me at 12-14 percent and I’d say I’m as lean if not leaner. Extremely close either way. In other words that thing is trash so whatever it says ignore it. You would have striations in your butt at 5%. All sorts of wierd places

Agree with all the posts . 6 months new to training is like the honey moon period with a new girlfriend or boyfriend.. everything is amazing, we’re gonna get married, And I could do this forever..then it gets really hard haha I track all my compound lifts now ( bulking ) as the progression is so slow that gaining a rep or…

Have you deloaded?

What...

Embrace the bulk. Accept what the process is. You can always dial it back if you think your gaining to much fat.

Cinnamon Toast Crunch.. lots of it :smile:

Unless your also a juicer don’t take advice from juicers. Nattys do need to run bulk and cut cycles to add significant lean mass over a long period of time. But clean or slow bulk is typically optimal

How often, how many meals and what food is largely irrelevant. You didn’t mention how many calories per day nor your gender, age or activity level which are the relevant questions. Bottom line.. eat more and pick up heavy things and then put them down.

You’ll gain some fat.. usually a 1:1 ratio if done right .. don’t worry about it. Yes I think should bulk for a long time, small surplus 200-300 cals increasing at stalls, and make sure your following a proven progressive overload program

What’s wrong with PHUL as it’s been designed?

2 weeks??..there will be no appreciable fat loss in two weeks. little water and glycogen and a touch of fat is about it. Slow and steady to retain muscle. 4-6+ weeks at least.

Is that system more food?

Its been very hard lately. Work stress, Kid stress, etc. So I think I am done. Here is where I ended up. Not as lean as I hoped but there's always next year. This is also a full day of food and maybe a white monster or 3.. and right before bed, pjs and all. Probably rock maintenance for July and head into a long lean bulk.…

Id buy a few 10s. Can probably even find used for dirt cheap. OHP has shown the have the highest front delt muscle activation although seated was a close 2nd. Seated dumbbell as well.

Initially sure. But what kind of rep range are you working in with the weights you currently have. And even more importantly, What are your long term goals?

probably some Muscle and Fitness routine where they forget to mention that its for juicers

+1. I wish i was a hard gainer. I could eat a jar a day.. I cannot get enough.

So according to your research back training on back to back days allows for proper recovery? Certainly something is better then nothing but your risking injury. Convenience? You could work Full body compound 3 days, 3 total hours a week and make much more progress then this layout.

2ibs is to high for you. You'll burn thru lean body mass. slow it down but based on your other thread you haven't dropped any weight in 3 months? can you open your diary ?

fasted cardio over fed cardio has no difference in fat burn over a 24 hour period so that's irrelevant but I would venture to say your eating more then you think, your TDEE is lower then you think, consistency issues or you made progress but you see yourself everyday and can't see it yet

I'm not sure someone should be exercising 2-3 times per day 7 days a week... but anywho.. 3 days? go crazy as long as you know you can get right back to it on day 4

nope. its really not complex at all.