Question about losing fat and gaining muscle.

[Versa]

I'm going on vacation next month and possibly another after that and I want to get some belly fat off before all that. I have quite a lot of muscle but also some fat. However I added some weight to all my lifts recently as I begin my cut.

Two questions

1. If I'm lifting heavier but eating less calories than before due to cutting, does that mean gaining muscle now becomes impossible? Does the added weight do absolutely nothing for my muscles?

2. If I CAN'T gain muscle during this next month, can I still maintain what I have during this cut as long as I don't eat a drastically smaller amount of food? I wanna fit into these tees and tanks nice not loose. I'm paranoid of all these shirts that fit snug and make me look jacked becoming loose looking and flabby once I cut 10 pounds or so

Thanks.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Bruh... dont stress.

I dont know where u are on ur training journey, but even if u were just starting out, u arent putting on a visibly noticeable amount of muscle in a month.

Yes, in a deficit, you pretty much lose the ability to gain muscle. But if you do it smart, you shouldn't LOSE muscle, espectially over just a couple of weeks.

I would do an aggressive cut

 

[MillionMills]

You're not doing anything noticeable in a month

 

[Versa]

Bruh... dont stress.

I dont know where u are on ur training journey, but even if u were just starting out, u arent putting on a visibly noticeable amount of muscle in a month.

Yes, in a deficit, you pretty much lose the ability to gain muscle. But if you do it smart, you shouldn't LOSE muscle, espectially over just a couple of weeks.

I would do an aggressive cut

And you'd describe an aggressive cut as?

To be clear, my main focus is on losing fat and maintaining muscle. Gaining a little muscle would just be a cherry on top.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

And you'd describe an aggressive cut as?

To be clear, my main focus is on losing fat and maintaining muscle. Gaining a little muscle would just be a cherry on top.

Like 2 lb a week

Most of the weight you lose in the first few weeks is just water and you have momentum. So you can be aggressive ay the beginning and taper off or take a break

Other thing you will have to do is increase protein a lot. I'm averaging like 275g a day now at 198lbs. Helps with hunger and sparing muscle

 

[Versa]

Like 2 lb a week

Most of the weight you lose in the first few weeks is just water and you have momentum. So you can be aggressive ay the beginning and taper off or take a break

Other thing you will have to do is increase protein a lot. I'm averaging like 275g a day now at 198lbs. Helps with hunger and sparing muscle

I'm not gonna really change what I eat. Ima just do hiit cardio more and maybe eat a little less. Think I should be okay muscle wise with that ?

Also, during this cut, is increasing weights on lifts basically pointless? If I CAN'T gain mass during a cut then just maintain the weight I'm lifting right?

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I'm not gonna really change what I eat. Ima just do hiit cardio more and maybe eat a little less. Think I should be okay muscle wise with that ?

Also, during this cut, is increasing weights on lifts basically pointless? If I CAN'T gain mass during a cut then just maintain the weight I'm lifting right?

Try cardio. It didnt work for me... shyt had me weak, tired and shytty in the gym. I personally am doing a lot better now just on a deficit. I feel like u have to get ur body used to cardio when u have a surplus. Then just reduce the food. Which kind of comes out to the same thing. Starting cardio or anything new on a cut is risky.

I have heard people continue to make gains at the start of a cut. So it's possible. Dont expect it to last though.

 

[Versa]

@wrote a @krackdagawd @Adam3000 @Black Jesus can you guys offer any advice ?

 

[krackdagawd]

@wrote a @krackdagawd @Adam3000 @Black Jesus can you guys offer any advice ?

Thread would be better with pics..

I cosign what Ginathat ainty is saying minus the aggressive cut part, if you have an aggressive cut you will lose muscle imo

Depending on how much muscle you already have once you start losing the fat it will give you the appearance of being bigger so I wouldn't worry about gaining muscle , start drinking water like crazy and cut about 300 cals from your daily calories while keeping your protein up, lose the fat and you'll be good.

 

[Adam3000]

You wont lose muscle tissue unless you are dumb about it, but dont be surprised when your muscles shrink and flatten from reduced glycogen and water storage

Anybody that tells you it aint gonna happen is either on steroids or has been fooled by people on steroids

Dont worry bruh. Lean >>>>>> puffy.

 

[krackdagawd]

You're not doing anything noticeable in a month

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This was last year between 4-6 weeks I can give you an exact date when I get to the home pc.

 

[K-Deini]

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This was last year between 4-6 weeks I can give you an exact date when I get to the home pc.

 

[Versa]

Spoiler

This was last year between 4-6 weeks I can give you an exact date when I get to the home pc.

Wow man what did you do to get this done?

You wont lose muscle tissue unless you are dumb about it, but dont be surprised when your muscles shrink and flatten from reduced glycogen and water storage

Anybody that tells you it aint gonna happen is either on steroids or has been fooled by people on steroids

Dont worry bruh. Lean >>>>>> puffy.

Thanks for the info breh. I definitely don't want to be puffy but I still want to be big. The super lean abercrombie and fitch/boy band build ain't for me.

 

[krackdagawd]

Wow man what did you do to get this done?



Thanks for the info breh. I definitely don't want to be puffy but I still want to be big. The super lean abercrombie and fitch/boy band build ain't for me.

I believe that was from when I started getting back into boxing. I was still lifting but I cut it down some and stuck to stuff like cleans/deads/bench/squat/boxjumps.

Just checked now it was 8 weeks

You can still do half of that tho

 

[Originalgangsta317]

Drink lots of water
Do lots of reps,but dont go crazy light,get something that will make you work,but allow you to do lots of reps
Hit a few heavy sets with heavy weight so you can keep that muscle/strength
Cardio