how do i lose weight, but gain muscle?

nolove1 · #1 Jul 17, 2009, 02:35 AM

i stand 5'1'' and weigh about 225 pounds. i want to get to 185, but keep building muscle. how do i without dehydration?

nolove1 · Jul 17, 2009, 02:42 AM

that was supposed to be 5 foot 11 inches.

boatbuilder · Jul 19, 2009, 07:08 PM

to lose that fat you need have a strict diet and workout to maintain your muscle. you cant really build muscle and lose the fat at the same time.

Eileen G · Jul 24, 2009, 10:24 AM

Lift heavy weights intensely, while eating at a calorie deficit. Once a week or so, have a refeed day, when you rest and allow your muscles to use all the extra food to beef themselves up. It's not the ideal way to do it, you normally have to choose between bulking or cutting, but at least if you lift hard and have the occasional refeed, you won't lose muscle.

CanadianCrook · Jul 25, 2009, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Eileen G

Lift heavy weights intensely, while eating at a calorie deficit. Once a week or so, have a refeed day, when you rest and allow your muscles to use all the extra food to beef themselves up. It's not the ideal way to do it, you normally have to choose between bulking or cutting, but at least if you lift hard and have the occasional refeed, you won't lose muscle.

I have never tried that bro, sounds Narley..

I know when I am Off Season I am eating EVERYTHING in sight while hitting the weights HARD. I usually pack on 30-40 pounds and lose about 20 of it when I am cutting.

What you want to do is this, listen up;

Do compound movements (exercises that contract/push more then just one muscle group at a time) Do Squats, Bench Press, Dips, Pull ups, Dead lifts etc.. GO HARD, EAT BIG!! You will get huge. Never under eat, you NEED calories and food in your system chief. When you get to your desired bod with your python arms and rock hard chest THEN you start cutting up and get shredded. You eat less calories (take 100 calories off every month) and do lots cardiovascular activity like jogging, running etc.. Drink lots of water, Eat lots of Fibre, and still hit the weights.

You will get there Amigo!!



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