Gym on Yik Yak | hey guys, is it possible to be on a calorie deficit but also gain muscle while losing fat? i’m chubby with a good bit of muscle on me, but i want to become more lean as opposed to burly/fat. would love some advice/tips on this, thanks in advance!

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Gym 3d

hey guys, is it possible to be on a calorie deficit but also gain muscle while losing fat? i’m chubby with a good bit of muscle on me, but i want to become more lean as opposed to burly/fat. would love some advice/tips on this, thanks in advance!

Anonymous 3d

Yes new studies have come out indicating you can gain muscle while in a deficit. However it would require 0.8g of protein/lbs of bodyweight, adequate training and frequency, and you sleep, rest, etc to be lock in as well. Another issue with this is your hormone profile won’t be what it could be if you were in a surplus and chronic dieting can lead to a crushed hormone profile. All in all I’d recommend just trying to grow tissue while at maintenance since as you gain muscle and keep the same -

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Anonymous 3d

I would recommend trying to shed the weight off then once at a lower bmi start to train and diet for muscle gains

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Anonymous 3d

Worked for me went from 190 to 130 then trained for gainz and walk around 150 but much healthier

Anonymous 3d

Possible but very difficult

Anonymous 11h

Yes it’s called a recomp. Don’t under eat too much count cals and keep deficit low

Anonymous

#1 3d

Amount of existing fat, your body fat percentage will decrease, making you appear leaner.

Anonymous

#1 3d

soooo it’s possible? but cutting then bulking like normal is recommended?

Anonymous

OP 3d

It’s possible but would require real experience in the gym and an overall healthy lifestyle. So what I’m trying to say is if you haven’t been already been lifting for a few years and spent a good amount of time learning what’s required of you outside of the gym to grow muscle, I’d stay away from it. So, I’d recommend cutting down to 15% bf if you over it and maingaining from there. You can bulk if you want but other than hormonal issues I personally don’t see much benefit in putting yourself-

Anonymous

#1 3d

In a surplus unless you are planning to use the extra fats for hormone production, or the extra carbs for a refeed.

Anonymous

sunset_burrito7 3d

holy shit, 190-130 is crazy. any tips?

Anonymous

#1 3d

got it. i used to be a pretty big gym rat like 3 years ago but since then i haven’t touched a single weight. so shedding weight first is probably best. i really appreciate the advice 🫡