Weight-Loss Two faced nutrition problem.

[Mikez0rr]

alrighty guys, here goes.

right now im in the "cutting stage" i wanna drop weight for three months, then bulk for a month, as long as i keep it healthy, like eating high protein and low fat items, will i just increase weight in a lean mass form?

 

[Matt2]

No.

You'll gain fat, too, but the idea is to gain as much muscle and the least amount of fat, then burning as much fat whilst losing the least amount of muscle.

Don't worry about it. Eat properly, eat .8-.9 grams of protein per pound of weight you are, and have plenty of recovery between working the same muscle again.

 

[Mikez0rr]

so lets say i drop my cardio down some, so i dont burn so many calories, will taht help burn off the fat that I gain while preserving the lean mass the comes with it? i mean i know some mass will leave with the fat, but overall

 

[Steve]

alrighty guys, here goes.

right now im in the "cutting stage" i wanna drop weight for three months, then bulk for a month, as long as i keep it healthy, like eating high protein and low fat items, will i just increase weight in a lean mass form?

Are you asking if you'll gain lean mass while cutting or bulking?

Also, I wouldn't put time frames on when you will bulk or cut. Let your body and its response to whatever it is you're doing be your guide.

 

[Mikez0rr]

Are you asking if you'll gain lean mass while cutting or bulking?

Also, I wouldn't put time frames on when you will bulk or cut. Let your body and its response to whatever it is you're doing be your guide.

i mean while bulking, ill be taking in double what I'm taking in now, i jsut dont wanna balloon up. I'd just rather not be freakishly skinny. I seen a guy today that had calves the size of my forearm. seriously. thats kinda not my style

 

[Steve]

The secret to "bulking" is eating just enough to facilitate muscle growth but not so much that you're packing away loads of fat. Guys get the wrong idea that they can fast forward muscle growth by eating more and more food and that's simply not the case.

The rate of muscle growth is predetermined genetically, so again, it's a matter of finding that sweet spot, calorically speaking.

Some of the gain, as Matt mentioned above, will most certainly be fat though.

 

[Mikez0rr]

yeah, i just wanna minimize it as much as possible, would light cardio aid in that?

 

[Steve]

Nutrition will be primary. Eating the right foods and finding that sweet spot in terms of calories where you're in enough of a surplus to fuel hypertrophy but not more than this.

The way to find that is systematically bump cals up at regular intervals after you assess progress via measurements.

Cardio can and probably should be kept in the mix if not for the sole reason of maintaining cardiorespiratory health, but also because it can help in calorie partitioning (where cals are going and coming from).

But that's miniscule if not nonexistent so again, it all comes back to nutrition for the most part.

 

[Mikez0rr]

okie doke, when i was 215 i took in 4400 cals, a big part was food, but i added to it with cytogainer. I increase in size but I didnt seem to gain any fat i guess. I mean I got bigger, but my skin was getting tighter as well.

i dunno, its a big process I know.

 

[Steve]

Well the ratio of muscle to fat gain is going to vary wildly based on genetics. Some are fortunate in that when they're in a surplus, they gain much more muscle than fat.

This, in the research, is known as P-ratio.