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People have differing opinions but I would say - no do not eat your "active calories" back. You should take into account exercise when calculating your TDEE and calories to eat (which you currently have at 2k). I would say do not eat them back, see how fast you are losing/gaining weight, and change your daily calories…
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Finally some good advice on this website from jseams above. Completely agree with that last comment. Nothing to cut to, nothing to recomp to, you just gotta gain some weight.
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No point cutting, you don't have enough muscle to lose a substantial amount of fat. If you cut you will just look smaller but not much leaner. That's just from my experience with beginners cutting and it depends what your long term goals are :)
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Great advice from Manga, nice to see some actual good advice on hear from time to time.
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I was scared at first when I started years ago, but you just have to do it. Do your research, make sure you are doing a physique NOT strength based program and train hard. Eat right and you will put on more muscle than fat. Good luck, trust it and you will be fine.
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Feel free to add me!
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Late reply to the thread but I'm another guy newer to bodybuilding (just under 3 years). I don't always use this app to track, I prefer eating intuitively or writing straight meal plans, but I occasionally go on here for a few months.
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Drinking has no place in serious bodybuilding. But if you just want to look better/be healthier then a sensible amount can be ok.
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Haha gotta base Thanos after a bad looking guy!
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Fair play, you're right at the end of the day you just have to try and see what happens! In my experience,cutting with little muscle just left me smaller, not leaner. Only now after building muscle for a couple years, cutting makes progress. But I suppose you're right everyone's different!
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Listen mate contrary to what the others are saying, I think if you don't already have much muscle, cutting is just pointless and demoralizing. 1lb a week is fine but you will gain a little fat. To minimize this, train intensely on a bodybuilding program, NOT stronglifts. Make sure you earn the calories and most importantly…
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It might be a controversial opinion, but I think it's your training that's probably the problem. 5x5 and strength programs are not the most efficient for building visible muscles on your physique. I would sort the training out to a more bodybuilding style and push harder so you need the calories. Add in a bit of cardio and…
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Fair play mate he definitely was a marketing genius and spouted some broscience. But even if his information wasn't the best, his attitude and dedication got him to the top. I think we can all learn from his attitude at least.
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Focus on form obviously, but if it is impacting recovery and rest days, maybe one week squat on one day, and the next day deadlift on one day, then you can recover more. Otherwise just do a quad and hamstring/glute isolation exercise and you'll be fine. Plenty of alternatives but don't be too quick to chuck out squats and…
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8, you look like a cool dude.
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Being doing this whole fitness thing for s couple years now. Feel free to add me, always happy to talk!
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First off ignore that body measuring machine, it will be inaccurate. It sounds like your become obsessive/really stressed over this, so maybe take a bit of a step back as trust me, it's not work sacrificing your mental health for this. You're a beginner, so it's ok not to be perfect right away. You're doing the right…
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As the first guy said, unfortunately fitness expectations are too much and your abs might not look as good as others because of your photo and lighting skills, not training and diet. That being said getting bigger and leaner in general will help. Good luck, I'm on the same journey!
