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2005/03/11, 07:47 PM
I've been on the board for near 2 years, so I know that the idea of cutting fat and building muscle simultaneously isn't really advocated by the people on this board.
However, i have also been informed via this board that, although the process takes longer than approaching each process seperately, it is accomplishable.
I'm at the point where I am tired of trying to do one or the other and have decided to just live a healthy lifestyle. I don't want to eliminate cardio from my routine, as I want to be in phenomenal cardio shape, and I don't want to cut carbs such as fruit from my diet because they are health for me. However, i would like to add muscle, as I feel I'm too thin now (6'2, 190) and would like to lower my bodyfat to show my hard-earned abs.
I'm not at the point where I care for approaching these goals seperately because my goal is to just be as healthy and in as good a shape as possible, but I would like to reach my aesthetic goals along the way if possible.
So, my question is, although it may be a much slower process, and take much longer, I am still interested in how to cut and bulk simultaneously. Who can help me?
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2005/03/11, 08:17 PM
Your title of your post is a giveaway. It practically says it all. You need a surplus of calories to gain an ounce of weight just as you need a deficit to lose weight.
That being said, you do not have to give up fruit, etc. on a diet. Those posts you read are for those in advanced stages, where they are cutting bodyfat to close to or at competition level bodyfats. Intelligent use of fruit in a simple cutting diet can easily be done.
I believe your best approach to this dilemma of yours(and everyones) is to lift, eat clean, do your cardio, and increase your calories at a slight rate to try to gain some lean mass without much added fat. Do this for the desired period of time, and then drop back and do a "hardening" phase for a period that suits you, and start again. This truly is about the only(or at least smartest and fastest way) to gain muscle and keep fat at bay also. As close to gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time as it gets.
The idea is to feed the muscle and starve the fat. But, this is much easier in theory than it is in practicality.
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2005/03/11, 08:41 PM
i know what you mean man... sometimes you just want to eat like a normal person...LOL.
dont worry too much, you can achieve your goals althou dont think you will grow two inches or more in a short period of time... be aware that the progress will be slower.
eat healthy, remember good fats (nuts,salmo,avocato..) and eat a lot of protein... and enjoy life
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2005/03/12, 03:26 PM
Thanks for the info. I think I eat pretty clean, but I don't like all this carb cutting that is prevalent nowadays. Can I get a low bodyfat (enough to show abs, which i guess is 10% or less, right?) without having to cut fruit or wheat bread? Can't I just cut calories? I mean, how did people accomplish this in the '80s or decades before it when this carb science wasn't known and people were just about calories?
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