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Anybody who gained muscle and lost weight(fat), how did you do it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by fastandcurious@lemmy.world to c/fitness@lemmy.world

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Title says it all, i want to lose weight and also build some muscle, ive have been hitting the gym and cutting my calories by 500-900cal for the past two months, while i am seeing some muscle growth, its not very substantial or something people around me will notice, ive also lost about 2kgs which is not much so i am thinking of doing a 200cal surplus for a month to see how it goes I wanted to get some advice as well as read other people’s experiences

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[–] TomJoad@lemmy.tf 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What lifts are you doing?

If you focus on compound lifts (bench, chin-ups, squats), and push them to your limit, you will burn an insane amount of calories.

Hey - a lot of lifters would love to be in your position (you already have additional mass to convert to muscle!)

As for losing weight - my buddy lost 35lbs in 6 months, just by eating paleo (all natural foods).

On top of that, if you go for a full-sprint every day (or a mile jog), it will kick your metabolism into another gear.

[–] fastandcurious@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Only using machines rn, <Hey - a lot of lifters would love to be in your position (you already have additional mass to convert to muscle!)> Idk about that, how can you convert fat to muscle?

[–] TomJoad@lemmy.tf 1 points 2 years ago

Machines are good too - you can really push yourself to maximum exertion (to where you are jello on the last rep of each set).

This 5-minute video shows the power of lifting intensity.

A lot of people who lift are just "going through the motions", instead of "pushing your body to the new limit".