SpelunkingTheMind
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Ok, so I've been bulking up since late February, and I'm planning to end in about a week. I'll have gone from about 165 to about 200 putting on mostly muscle but obviously a bit of fat too. I want to cut for a bit and hopefully lose some/most of this fat (almost beach time after all %)), but I want to lose as little muscle as possible (losing none or even continuing to gain a bit of muscle mass would obviously be ideal, but I realize perhaps not feasible).
Losing weight generally won't be a problem, as 165 lbs is generally my 'normal' weight - i.e., what I tend to weigh when I don't go to the gym and eat what/how much I want. I anticipate it being much more difficult to not lose more weight (in muscle) than I want.
I'm going to be going from 4,500-6,000 cal/day to probably around 2,000-3,000 (too low?). I'll be continuing the same workout schedule, going to the gym three times a week, doing lots of compound lifts. I haven't been doing much (read: almost no) cardio (other than walking a lot) during my bulking period.
So: any particular things I should/shouldn't do to try to lose fat without losing muscle?
I plan to add in some cardio throughout the week. Any advice on that? I've heard cardio in the morning forces you to burn fat for fuel since you have no glycogen to burn - is that true/would that be a good plan?
If I'm eating fewer calories than I'm burning, will my body metabolize fat or muscle first, or both?
Any and all tips appreciated
Losing weight generally won't be a problem, as 165 lbs is generally my 'normal' weight - i.e., what I tend to weigh when I don't go to the gym and eat what/how much I want. I anticipate it being much more difficult to not lose more weight (in muscle) than I want.
I'm going to be going from 4,500-6,000 cal/day to probably around 2,000-3,000 (too low?). I'll be continuing the same workout schedule, going to the gym three times a week, doing lots of compound lifts. I haven't been doing much (read: almost no) cardio (other than walking a lot) during my bulking period.
So: any particular things I should/shouldn't do to try to lose fat without losing muscle?
I plan to add in some cardio throughout the week. Any advice on that? I've heard cardio in the morning forces you to burn fat for fuel since you have no glycogen to burn - is that true/would that be a good plan?
If I'm eating fewer calories than I'm burning, will my body metabolize fat or muscle first, or both?
Any and all tips appreciated
