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Skinny Fat to Nicely Built

  • 09-11-2011 9:22pm
    #1
    SirDelboy18
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    Okay. I'm skinny fat. Or at least I was, hopefully thats going away.

    To put perspective, in the Summer of 2010 I went from 13 stone to 10 stone. I'm 5'11.
    This was basically due to eating very little amounts of food. This left me as skinny fat.
    Now I was irregularly going to the gym for a lot of the last year, but often I might go 3 weeks or so without going thus making it obviously pointless.
    Now I am closer to 11 stone, but I have been going to the gym 3 times a week for the past 4 weeks. I am on a caloric deficit only consuming about 1400/1500 calories a day, but i am getting at least 100 grams of protein a day. In the gym I do a 10 minute warm up on the treadmill, either consisting of a fast-ish jog or the occasional sprint interval training. I also walk a lot during the day.

    Then I lift heavy, as much as I can. I work Day 1 = Chest. Day 2 = Back and Biceps. Day 3 = Shoulders, Triceps and Legs.

    I do all the recommended exercises such as bench pressing and deadlifting.

    I feel as if I can now see tone in my body and am losing the body fat. I also feel as if I am putting on some amount of muscle as I have been able to increase my lifting weights.

    Now I think I might start a 2 month bulk followed by a 1 month cut. This would possibly start in 2 weeks, after my 6 week "getting into the swing of things properly and losing some fat" period.

    I would love some advice. I am currently on USN Pure Protein and Nutrition X X-Plode.

    I would like to take a supplement with more carbohydrates as I know that proper muscle growth will need this. I would also like diet advice. I often work from about 8 - 6/7 with an hour for lunch (no cafeteria). So mealwise I need easy easy food.

    I would genuinely love some advice. Thanks.


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  • #2
    cmyk
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    SirDelboy18 wrote: »
    I am on a caloric deficit only consuming about 1400/1500 calories a day, but i am getting at least 100 grams of protein a day. In the gym I do a 10 minute warm up on the treadmill, either consisting of a fast-ish jog or the occasional sprint interval training. I also walk a lot during the day.

    Well done on the weight loss first off. You sound pretty active with both walking and gym work so 1400/1500 cals sounds far too low. I'd class it as being too low even without the extra activity. Are you sure you're counting those correctly? Can you list your daily consumption?
    SirDelboy18 wrote: »
    I feel as if I can now see tone in my body and am losing the body fat. I also feel as if I am putting on some amount of muscle as I have been able to increase my lifting weights.

    Good work, results in the mirror don't lie.
    SirDelboy18 wrote: »
    Now I think I might start a 2 month bulk followed by a 1 month cut. This would possibly start in 2 weeks, after my 6 week "getting into the swing of things properly and losing some fat" period.

    Sounds like a good plan. I presume you're doing this for aesthetics?
    SirDelboy18 wrote: »
    I would like to take a supplement with more carbohydrates as I know that proper muscle growth will need this. I would also like diet advice. I often work from about 8 - 6/7 with an hour for lunch (no cafeteria). So mealwise I need easy easy food.

    You should easily be able to meet your needs through wholefoods really. Have a look at some of the recent bulking threads here for some food ideas.


  • #3
    SirDelboy18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭SirDelboy18


    cmyk wrote: »
    Well done on the weight loss first off. You sound pretty active with both walking and gym work so 1400/1500 cals sounds far too low. I'd class it as being too low even without the extra activity. Are you sure you're counting those correctly? Can you list your daily consumption?



    Good work, results in the mirror don't lie.



    Sounds like a good plan. I presume you're doing this for aesthetics?



    You should easily be able to meet your needs through wholefoods really. Have a look at some of the recent bulking threads here for some food ideas.

    Well For Breakfast I might have a bowl of porridge with peanut butter, or i might have 2 large eggs and 2 rashers, or i might have some wholemeal toast ( Around 6.40 )

    Then I might have a banana always and an Elevenses bar( If I'm feeling a sore/tired from the night before in the gym )

    Lunch would then be a large white roll ( I know!) with no butter, with chicken, lettuce, peppers, red onion and on the odd day, cheese.

    Then I would be at the gym for about 6.30/7 usually, I'd have my X-Plode beforehand which is a nice boost. After I would have a protein shake.

    Then at home I might have a steak or Chicken fillet and maybe a half serving of a protein shake before bed.

    The Bulk-Cut plan would definetly be for aesthetics. I still dont feel as if I am at the body fat levels I want, ( I'll get this measured in 2 weeks ) which is between 10-12 percent... actually im probably a bit higher, likely between 16-18.

    But I dont think that its very feasible to keep on this plan I have going at the moment. The bulk should in theory add more muscle which would then help the calorie burning in the cut process. And I would have a clear plan.

    I'd love some more advice though people! Thanks.


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