Started From The Bottom (The Crunch Chronicles)

[The Mad Titan]

no way you should be at 1600 calorie intake 2000 maybe 1800 at the very least.

if your just cutting and doing cardio and and keeping your calories at or below 2000 should net you gains mad quick. In amonth you should drop at least 10 pounds.

 

[im12whatisthis]

That long breh , I;m guessing I'm at 19 - 22% body fat, and I would need to get to 10% body fat to see my desired results. Plus I heard my plan would have me losing a pound per week, so I was expecting July or at worst August.

Could be the bloat but you you look 22%+++ so you have a long 6+ months ahead of you.

You don't want to stay in that low of a calorie range for too long because as you start to lean out the body will fight against the fat loss and your only option will be to enter into unhealthy calorie ranges that could damage hormone production since you left yourself little room to cut calories. It's always better to start higher with cardio, if you plateau you have the options of cutting back on cardio or adjusting calories/macros as opposed to starting that low with little to no flexibility.

 

[Captain Crunch]

You need to lift to build muscle mass, or else all that cardio you're doing is going to eat up the little muscle you do have. While the numbers on the scale may decrease, you won't really see it reflected in your appearance. MMSex had a before and after picture where he lost 20 lbs but you could see no difference between the two pictures because he wasn't lifting. I am a cardio queen, and this is something I had to convince myself of recently. I started lifting (finally!) about a month ago, and the amount of change I've seen in my body in the past month is way more than the 3 months prior where I was massacre'ing the treadmill.

I need to renew that gym memebership
Side note, I still been running, but I felt like I haven't made a difference.
With that said, should I be lifting heavy? What areas should I be working out?

Also, here's my daily diet

Breakfast: 1 cup of Honey Bunches of Oats(175 calories) w/ 1/2 a cup of oats(175 calories) and a cup of almond milk(unsweetened is 30 cal and sweetened is 60 cal)

Lunch: Meat(Fish; chicken, or tofu) w/ quinoa and beans or pasta(this ranges from 300 - 500 calories)

Dinner: Same as lunch

Snack: Avocado(240 calories) or a 1/4 cup of nuts(200 to 230 calories)

Snack 2: I eat fresh cut pineapple(100 calories) 1-3 times weekly.

No soda or juices, just water.

Thoughts?

 

[Captain Crunch]

What is your starting body weight bruh

I would say you can drop the first 20lbs in 10 weeks... then you will be in the low to mid teens and slow down to .5-1lb per week

People are all going on about retaining muscle mass... honestly from a beginner's POV it mite not even matter. Everyone including beginners has muscle memory. And breh doesnt have much muscle to lose to begin with. I would go heavy on the cardio & calorie cutting and just do a basic body weight routine as a gauge of your muscle retention & strength levels. Then once you get as lean as you want you can start to bulk clean.

150

 

[The ADD]

150

Just to verify, 5'8 150?

If so using cardio to get there isn't going to give you the overall aesthetic you are likely looking for.

I think most people would tell you start focusing on a lifting routine that covers all the major muscle groups.

Based on the meals you posted and your activity level you may not be eating quite enough (just barely)

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Dude is in kind of a great spot but also kind of a tough spot. He basically has nowhere to go but up and the gains should come fast if he pushes hard. But he has to maneuver the right way or he will waste time.

Heres what I would do. Def start on a basic lifting routine. I would do this 3x/week

Machine crunches (w/adj weight)
Bench press
Shoulder press
Cable rows
Squats
Romanian deadlifts
Calf raises

Not to gain muscle, but just to learn the lifts and maintain muscle. While you're doing that, do your cardio and fix up your diet. Go heavy on proteins & crunchy vegetables, cut back on simple carbs, grains and salt. You will prob drop 10lb quick just from water weight. I would say you need to get down to about 125-130 to get lean enough to really start putting muscle on. Those starter gains will come quick though and at 5' 8" you are at a really good height to lift. CT Fletcher is 5' 8" and I think Kooked Krack is 5' 8". You put in a good year of lifting and eating right, you will be well on your way

 

[Captain Crunch]

Not to gain muscle, but just to learn the lifts and maintain muscle. While you're doing that, do your cardio and fix up your diet. Go heavy on proteins & crunchy vegetables, cut back on simple carbs, grains and salt. You will prob drop 10lb quick just from water weight. I would say you need to get down to about 125-130 to get lean enough to really start putting muscle on. Those starter gains will come quick though and at 5' 8" you are at a really good height to lift. CT Fletcher is 5' 8" and I think Kooked Krack is 5' 8". You put in a good year of lifting and eating right, you will be well on your way

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