Title says it all, i want to lose weight and also build some muscle, ive have been hitting the gym and cutting my calories by 500-900cal for the past two months, while i am seeing some muscle growth, its not very substantial or something people around me will notice, ive also lost about 2kgs which is not much so i am thinking of doing a 200cal surplus for a month to see how it goes I wanted to get some advice as well as read other people’s experiences

  • TomJoad@lemmy.tf
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    1 year ago

    What lifts are you doing?

    If you focus on compound lifts (bench, chin-ups, squats), and push them to your limit, you will burn an insane amount of calories.

    • Hey - a lot of lifters would love to be in your position (you already have additional mass to convert to muscle!)

    As for losing weight - my buddy lost 35lbs in 6 months, just by eating paleo (all natural foods).

    On top of that, if you go for a full-sprint every day (or a mile jog), it will kick your metabolism into another gear.

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      1 year ago

      Only using machines rn, <Hey - a lot of lifters would love to be in your position (you already have additional mass to convert to muscle!)> Idk about that, how can you convert fat to muscle?