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CUT OR BULK?????
Boditrax says I’m 12.9% BF, I told myself I’d like to get under 12% and then bulk, as I don’t want to lose too much muscle, but I still can’t lose the tiny bit of lower belly fat. Do I keep cutting or bulk to add more muscle then cut down again later????
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SUGAR
What’s everyone’s thoughts on sugar. I’m bulking now, and on around 380 carbs a day, made up of porridge oats, rice, bread, fruit etc, but sometimes struggle to stay under the sugar goal on MFP which is 84g a day? Does sugar really have a negative outcome when bulking????
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Gaining Fat and Losing Muscle on a bulk
I’m 36, 165 lbs, 13%BF, I’m bulking on 3000 Cals a day (my maintainance is 2700), but I seem to be putting on fat (which I knew is inevitable with a bulk) but losing muscle and losing weight. Is it a case of upping calories??? I lift a minimum 4 times a week doing PPL, and train for hypertrophy. My macro splits are P168…
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CALORIE CONFUSION???
I started off with a cut and was happy with the results got down to 11% BF, now I am lean bulking 3050 calories a day Carbs 396 Fat 82 Protein 182, I am 35, 6 foot, 165 lbs, and I lift a minimum 3 days a week and I’m fairly active most days, but my I’m losing muscle and gaining fat, surely 3050 can’t be too much, I’ve…
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Potassium???
When I look at the nutrition section of MFP I tend to hit all vitamins and macros nicely, but potassium I never get close, I average 480mg a day but it says the goal is 3500mg, anyone else have this problem, should I get more potassium??? What happens if I don’t get enough potassium?
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BE AWARE OF CHANGING MACROS ON PACKETS
I count everything via MFP and eat a lot of the same foods, so use the ‘recent foods’ section, but I noticed lately that if a food item runs out, and I go to the shops (Tesco) and buy another one, obviously I wouldn’t have to scan again, but they sneakily changed the contents, for example Tesco 25g of mixed nuts is 14.2…
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Finally results!!
I've been gyming for years on and off, but never got results, then after becoming a dad started to put on weight again. This time I was determined to get results. I hit the gym again, but this time I properly measured everything. I counted calories, watched my macros and took pictures to see any (hopeful) progress. I think…
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STAY ON CUT OR START BULK (See pic)
I'm currently 13.5% BF, down from 19%, I'm really happy, but progress is slowing, been cutting for 4 months, struggling to get the last little bit off. Calories 2200 (C 165g F 88g P 187g) I'm 35, 6 foot and weigh 163 lbs, i'd like to get down to around 10-11% hoping my abs will be more defined, should I carry on cutting or…
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Opinions please
I'm 35, male, 6ft, 176 lbs, 19% body fat, and my week consists of 4 days heavy weight training, 2 days HIIT cardio, 1 day rest, I'm on a cut eating 2250 calories and intermittent fasting 16/8, should my calories be higher or lower, as my body fat doesn't seem to be shifting. I'm eating 62g Fat 210g Protein and 213g Carbs…
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Intermittent fasting
Hey guys I'm going to give intermittent fasting ago, I'm currently on a cut, with a deficit my daily calories are 2300 a day, what I'd like to know is, when doing IF do I still eat the same 2300 but just in the non fasting period (I'm doing 16 hours fasted 8 hours fed?? Also I gym every other day after breakfast so now I'd…
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Calorie BMR for cutting confusion???
Hey guys please help, had so many different numbers it's getting confusing. I'm 35, 6 foot, 182lbs, roughly around 18% BF, but still want to lose the stubborn belly fat. I do heavy weights 4 x a week, and 20 mins HIIT once a week, I'm currently eating 2414 cals, I worked out my BMR is 1880 x activity 1.55 = 2914 - 500 for…
