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Thank you. Amen

Oh really? Why don't you tell that to the victims of concentration camps if a prolonged deficit doesn't lead to starvation and death eventually if pushed to the very limit. Do they build muscle if they do push ups on a piece of bread daily? You guys are amazing. The OP girl made a simple question and the solution is as…

What kind of workouts do you do? Just add weight slowly on all exercises. It's that simple really

Thanks DEXA scans. Lol

Thank you kind Sir. I don't know why you would quote me either. I was writing in very loose terms in all my posts. When I said lose muscle I didn't exactly mean it's gonna run off around the corner. When you are in a constant deficit your body thinks you are going to die and will do anything to prevent that or slow it…

Please. Not "always" true. Do you think this girl is on steroids or knows what progressive overload is? Lol ok. I specifically mentioned the "beginners part" and when you drop from maintenance to an even moderate caloric deficit the chances you can build muscle are so small that shouldn't be discussed. What if you are a…

I don't understand why you would feel the need to correct me. I've said nothing wrong. You just slightly extended on my answer yet revealed nothing new that I haven't said.

I actually think your question would be more precise as "can you gain muscle and lose fat" and than my previous answer would make more sense. Cause when you start to drop weight by forming a caloric deficit, you lose both muscle and fat, and at best, you can hope to retain as much muscle as possible by lifting weights

Yes, if you are a beginner. Stay at maintenance calorie intake at your current activity level and see how far you can go before you stall. Then you will have to make some changes

That's too low and difficult. So once 1200 calories become your maintenance, where are you gonna go from there? 800 calories? How about throwing in some activity instead and eat more food and enjoy life

It should be really simple... Find your tdee to maintain your current weight.. Add 300-500 calories every day on top of that and lift (fine tune your surplus calories depending on your results).. Compounds are definitely better.. Rest, sleep, drink lots of water.. It's simple.. forget about eating back calories nonsense

You have to introduce re-feeds from time to time, trick your leptin levels

Please do me a favor and ask your trainer if he eats every 3 hours every single day of his life and if he plans to do it for the rest of his life.. Thanks

It's actually quite simple my friend.. If your caloric goal is 2700 then you eat 2700 calories during your eating window every day.. If 2700 calories is your maintenance or your deficit, than no, it will not be stored as fat... Stay well

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So what.. You HAVE to do so many different things in your life.. Let counting calories be one of those things.. Besides, after two years of counting, you will easily have a rough estimate how much you're eating, if not precise.. Sounds like a lot better deal to me than binging, getting fat and frustrated and than starving…

Don't waste money on compression nothing.. It just takes time..You have been overweight for years probably and you can't expect your skin to tighten up in 2 months.. The important thing is not to gain weight again

Start lifting absolutely .. Choose a sound program based around the basic compound movements, I see far too many guys doing forearms and biceps curls.. Ease in though, don't get injured.. Maybe you could even raise your calories to maintenance..Rest and sleep enough, drink a lot of water.. Just start lifting

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Hi.. If you're so afraid (no need though).. Start off with a really small surplus..Like 300 calories... You have to have the right routine too.. You'll see changes relatively fast after a long period of loss/maintaining

Even if they did..I don't care.. I need 3000 calories just to maintain.. It's next to impossible for me to be on a low carb diet

Hi Matt, You have mentioned a term "weight gains" and a term "maximizing gains" .. I guess you wish to build muscle, no one wishes to put on fat.. It's nice to enjoy your favorite activities, but frankly, if you wish to put on some visible muscle gains, you'll have to spend more time lifting weights in the gym.. Your…

I used to do "bro splits" for a while and they are definitely not bad at all, but ever since i switched a couple of months ago to a program which enables me to hit my muscle groups twice a week (namely upper/lower) I've had some great improvements in both strength and muscle mass... I have 4 days of lifting, 3 days of…

In reality, nobody cares about you at the gym.. Yes, you'll catch an occasional glance or something, but most of those glances will be for a simple reason.. You're standing or working out in front of someone and they just happen to look at you for a second As for various exercises performing, there's a ton of material on…

I would go with 2300 calories every day to lose pound a week if I were you .. Not eating back calories or whatever.. I've seen a lot of people here confused with that.. So 2300 every day regardless if it's your work out day or not.. I used a pretty decent TDEE calculator to come up with this number based on your input..…

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Actually it does in a way.. It's still a form of progressive overload...If you increase the volume, more sets, more reps... If you do 4x5 on the bench press for example, and the following week you pull off 5x5 with the same weight, it means you got stronger..

Exactly so .. You need to drop body fat in order to see muscle definition..that's the only way

Good thinking.

Squat!!! There's no way around it..... (add hip thrusts and lunges too )