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Cut progress and evaluation
Trying to decide if I should keep cutting or switch to a slow bulk or recomp. I lift heavy 3-4 days a week. Focus on compound movements such as bench press(115 lbs), squats(155 lbs), deadlifts(185), stiff leg deadlifts(175), and shoulder press(with 40lb Dumbbells or 75 on a barbell). I also supplement with isolation lifts…
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Estimate my body fat percentage (pics included)
Hey guys, I was hoping you could take a look at these pictures and give me an estimate of my bf%. Currently I have low lbm and high body fat, and am cutting at around a 350 cal deficit. I lift heavy 4 days a week, and also do some cardio, mostly HIIT for about 12 minutes. My plan is to go on a slow lean bulk once I am lean…
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Should I modify training?
Hey everyone, I am a 20 year old 5'6" male. I weigh 151 lbs but have a high bf% (see attached pics) and am looking to get leaner over the summer before possibly bulking in the fall/winter. I have included my workout split below. I was wondering if it looks ok or if I should switch to a different program? I have been…
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Yet Another Bulk or Cut (with pictures). Help me out guys.
I am 5’6, 20 year old male. I started my weight loss journey in 2013 and lost about 60 lbs. Long story short, I ended up skinny fat. I’ve been lifting for about a year now (Started off with SL along with accessory work, and now follow the 3 Day Power Muscle Burn plan…
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Question about day to day protein consumption
It is well established that people can bank calories and it is more telling to look at weekly calories rather than daily calories. I was wondering if the same concept applied to protein? Lets say that during the week I eat more than enough protein, would it be ok if i was under my protein goal on the weekends? Essentially,…
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Soy Protein bad for men? True or False?
Hey everyone. There seems to be a school of thought that says soy protein (soy products in general) is bad for men as it leads to elevated estrogen levels (or something like that) which in turn leads to decreased testosterone levels and therefore impaired muscle gains. I tried to do some research into the topic and cant…
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Do I have too much belly fat to bulk? Pictures Attached
I am 19 years old, male, 5 ft 6, and weigh 140-143 lbs. I have been cutting since May 2013, with the exception of 2 two week vacations. When I started, I was 190 lbs. My arms are like twigs and I am thin everywhere except for my abdomen. I feel that I still have a lot of stubborn belly fat and lower back fat. I had a…
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Spreadsheet vs. Scooby?
Hey everyone. I am having trouble deciding if I should use Heybale's spreadsheet or the "Accurate Calorie Calculator" (which takes body fat into account) on the scooby site to determine my TDEE. I am male, 19, 5'6", 16.4% body fat (according to the skin fold test from the spreadsheet), and weigh 140 lbs. I can only go to…
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Recalculating Calorie Deficit
Hey everyone. I am 19/male/5'7" and weigh about 139-140 lbs. I have estimated my body fat to be around 16.5% (using a caliper). Since May 2013, I have lost about 50 lbs, but I still have a high body fat percentage because at the start of my journey I had no idea what I was doing and I suspect that I had lost a lot of LBM.…
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Recalculating deficit
Hey everyone. I am 19/male/5'7" and weigh about 139-140 lbs. I have estimated my body fat to be around 16.5% (using a caliper). Since May 2013, I have lost about 50 lbs, but I still have a high body fat percentage because at the start of my journey I had no idea what I was doing and I suspect that I had lost a lot of LBM.…
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Decided to try "Intuitive Eating"
hey guys. To start off, I am a 19 year old, 5'6", 138 pound male college student., i have been counting calories for a little over a year and have lost approximately 50 pounds. My current focus is to lower my body fat (which is about 18% according to the U.S. Navy Circumfrence method) and build muscle. My TDEE is about…
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How large should my deficit be?
Hey everyone. I just joined this group and it seems like it is a great place for reliable advice. I am a 19 year old male, 5'6", 136 lbs. My starting weight (last year) was 189. Currently, I really need to lower my body fat and maintain and build muscle. I would describe myself as "skinny fat" with 15.1 % body fat…
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Skinny Fat and Dont Know What to Do
Currently, I weight 134 lbs (down from 189 a year ago). Im 19 years old, male, and a little over 5'6". I have very little muscle mass and a lot of fat around my midsection. I calculated my body fat to be around 21.3% (measured waist, navel, neck, wrists, forearms, thighs, and hips). I also calculated my TDEE to be around…
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How much should I be eating
Over the past year I have lost around 58 lbs. My weight loss goal was and still is set to lose 2 lbs a week. I am a 5'6" 19 year old male. I weigh about 131 lbs right now. I have come to realize that I wasnt eating nearly enough food and have probably lost a decent amount of muscle during my journey. My current calorie…
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Body Fat
Hey guys. I am a 5'6"-5'7" 19 year old male. My starting weight was 189 lbs and Im now down to 131. Im just about ready to switch to maintenance. However, I still have a sizeable amount of fat around my mid-section. The rest of me (legs, arms) are skinny, perhaps even a little too skinny, but i still have belly and lower…
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Questions about Maintenance
Hey everyone, I've lost about 55 lbs over the past year and I think I am about ready to switch to maintenance (im a 19 year old male, 5'7", and weight about 133). My issue is that I still have a good amount of belly fat, but not much fat elsewhere. My question is, can I lose belly fat while eating at maintenance? I know…
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Low Carb Questions
Hey guys. Over the last couple months of my diet I have cut my carbs down. For instance, I dont have bread or cereal, or pretty much any grains during the week. I do have a weekly cheat day in which I eat a good amount of carbs. My weight loss is moving along nicely and I am just a couple pounds away from switching to…
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Feel Sick on Cheat Day
Hey guys. I have a cheat day every saturday and it has never seemed to affect my weight loss. I start every cheat day by going to the gym just to kickstart my metabolism. I admit that sometimes I overeat so I understand feeling sick then. However, sometimes I get really bloated even when I dont overeat. I have ALOT of gas…
