>Lifting weights is catabolic and breaks down your muscle fibers so they can become stronger
>Cutting is catabolic and breaks down your muscle and fat stores so they can be used for energy
>"YOU CAN TOTALLY GAIN MUSCLE ON A CUT BRO!
Why people are so stupid?
>>41749981
Aerobic metabolism is catabolic because you're reducing pyruvate to almost nothing to produce 32-36 molecules of atp.
>Stop breathing for mass gains, bro
For real though, the body isn't a simple point and click interface. Stuff happens even outside of optimal nutrition, pretty fucking obvious, right?
If a person is starving to death the brain can produce glucose from everything available that won't kill the body to catabolise. Why is that? Surely you can't maintain brain gains if you aren't on a caloric surplus!?
Damaged muscle is repaired even while cutting on a pretty heavy deficit. Cell signalling isn't gunna suddenly stop because you aren't eating perfectly.
Those statements are scientific theory derived from empirical data. As with all scientific theory, it is not directly observed; that would make it empirical data. Just like euclidean geometry, relativity, and the Greek notion of a geocentric solar system, and the medieval alchemists' definition of fire as an element, it's our best guess as to the unobservable processes of observed data.
You can have the most sensible and sophisticated model ever devised for why niggies can't gain on a cut, but if niggies are gaining on cuts, niggies are gaining on cuts.
Feel me?
>not doing tae bo
you're never gonna make it
what's better BJJ or Tae Bo?
Is Ashley Nocera natty?
>>41749913
She's 80% natural
>>41749927
What does this even mean?
>>41749942
Implants/plastic surgery I'd assume
Does IIFYM work when bulking? I hit all my macros but sometimes 20-50 percent of it comes from "not healthy" foods.
Repent!
It's not too late to be saved.
>>41749887
C I T A T I O N
N E E D E D
>>41749991
t. fap addict
>>41749887
wow, what a scapegoat
You may as well blame jacking off for being socially awkward
Is there any downside to restricting calories to a minimal amount? I've just finished a 3 month bulk, up to 190lbs at 6ft, and made a lot of gains. Now I don't want to lose them, but I really can't stand being so fucking fat.
If I get 200g of protein and ~1000calories what will happen?
I don't think that's a safe cut...
I'm not going to rush in here and say bulking / cutting is a meme, it's just a strategy employed by professional athletes and not necessarily appropriate for the majority of people lifting. Moreover, nothing is more irritating than watching fat fucks think it's okay to eat ice cream and go to Wendy's because "I'm bulking." A lot of the times it's just an excuse for people to not have the discipline to give up eating junk food but still engage in the machismo of lifting at the gym. Having big arms is great, but having a big fat beer belly still puts you at serious risk for hypertension and heart disease.
Ranting aside, if you want to lose weight, just use a calorie counter and ensure you're getting your calories from clean sources. Don't try to starve yourself - 1000 calories a day is not enough. If you just cut to a standard 2100 or 2000 and get calories from clean sources, you'll probably find that you lose the weight at a safe, natural pace.
>>41749834
Dont be idiot. Your body is complex machine with 999 processes going on at the same time. By drastically lowering calories you may damage it in funny ways which will hit you few years later.
Also
>200g of protein
Guess how do i know your diet is anything but balanced?
>what will happen
You will feel like shit at best, die at worst.
Tldr dont be retard.
Your body will consume macronutrients to generate energy before sustaining muscle mass. 200g of protein at 1000 calories means that your body will start using that protein for energy and it won't leave enough to sustain your muscle mass, and you'll be fatigued and weak as shit.
If you cut carbs you gotta raise fat.
What happened to my life since I stopped doing coke/speed stopped smoking cigaretts and stopped drinking soda and started lifting
>gained 12 kgs
>gotten better skin and teeth
>gotten taller/better posture
>gained self confidence I didn't have
>now banging a 9/10 girl on the reg
>my boss trusts me more and treats me better
>started being a lot less autistic
>if I approach a girl 7/10 times we'll have interesting conversation.
>girls give me their number at my job
Man lifting/working out is the key to life. I never thought it would be this amazing.
>>41749810
>7th day of nofap
>became 6'4
>gained 20 pounds of pure muscle
>fucked 12 girls in a day
>my father loved me again
feelsgoodman
Opposite for me. When I was fat and drinking doing a lot of blow/drugs (yeah I was fat guy banging 8 balls lmao) got laid often. Now lifestyle change and I'm an autist and became very anti social and loner. Fit now but every 3 weeks or so cheat day beer and blow
good for you OP!
i'm quitting opiates/weed after 7 years and after just a week of consistent exercise I feel amazing. getting high isn't worth all the lows that come afterward
>>41750103
>my father loves me again
my reason for everything
Just started lifting again after 4 years. I did squats on Sunday.
I get SHARP pain in my heel whenever I bend over to touch my toes.
What the fuck is this shit?
>>41749748
It's really painful guise, I think it might be AIDS.
For real though, I'm afraid to do squats again on Sunday.
OP here, I'm guessing from shortened ligament?
Your muscles and tendons are tight. Stretch before, after, and right now faggot.
Stretching is not a meme.
I drank coca cola and it gave me good energy, creativity, feeling good all day, I quit a few months ago and only drank water since then, becasue people told me I will feel better, but no, I actually feel worse. I drink 3litre of water a day and it isn't the same.
ok
>>41749695
colatard misses his crapfood the post.
Chill your autism
Don't drink soda when you're thirsty. Always drink water when you're thirsty.
But when you specifically want A specific drink, then go for it. Just don't over do it to the point where your body takes damage from it.
I'll start with a greentext to explain what's going on with me right now.
>1st grade
>weak little twig of a kid, swear to god my neck wasn't an inch in diameter and I had no muscle anywhere
>get bullied relentlessly for being a weird annoying kid, get harassed physically by a group of 3rd graders who were all much stronger.
>get put into a headlock by a little metalhead 1st grader who thought he was hard
>start eating a lot as the only way to deal with the stress of never knowing who hated me and who was willing to beat me up or otherwise assault me
>stress eating is dumb as fuck but little kid me thought it was great to just eat and sit around
>get into video games as well
>slowly become more "that kid"
>weirdest person in every setting
>start to hate me, hate god, hate my parents
>bitter and angry all my life from being bullied
>never felt like I belong anywhere
>I'm just disappointing my parents and taking their money.
>go through years of bullying and depression
>never truly snap
>I just graduated high school yesterday.
>I've been lurkin 4chan for several years.
>I'm 18. I can post here now.
>I've had enough of being a fat, ugly, disgusting, self-hating shell of a man
>I've decided to abuse my body until I'm in good shape. Push through any walls, push though any pain.
>I want girls to like me, even if only for looks.
>I want to have more friends who aren't also social outcasts.
>I want a real fucking life, one that I never had before.
I need your guys best guides and tips, all in a dump on this thread. I'll post pictures of myself in a year. Please screencap this post if you can so that I can save it and reference it for later when I am in much better shape. I don't care at all about what you say about me; if it's not going to help me, I will ignore it.
>>41749673
So push ups and pull ups and sit ups and shit at home as well as cardio, then join the gym
Read sticky and do SS for great noob/virgin gains
Once you workout for a while your metabolism will be high and you will lose weight piss easy
Being healthier will make you more confident and happier, unless you develop BDD in which case you will never be big enough
A more confident person is a better person in every way
>>41749737
Thank you anon.
Confidence stopped being a problem for me in middle school. I just accepted who I was, I thought i was just fine. I'm tired of thinking like that. I need to tell myself I'm not good enough until I can be content with looking in the mirror.
Read the sticky.
SS+GOMAD.
Cut when fat and strong.
Get off the beginner program when not a beginner amymore.
Maintain motivation.
How to stay on a low calorie deficit without wanting to kill yourself?
just go on dat permabulk OP
>>41749639
>can't even post images right
Lurk more.
>>41749639
>Remind yourself why you're doing it
Don't say 'for gurrls D;' because otherwise you'll be destined to gain it back again. You are losing weight so the fat around your organs doesn't kill you when you're 40, and so the fat around your gut hips and ass doesn't disgust you every time you look in the mirror
>Brush your teeth/mouthwash
Stops any and all cravings, best used right after a meal
>Drink coffee and water
Blunts your appetite and fills your stomach respectively
>Chew sugar free fun
Same effect as brushing teeth and mouthwash
>Distract yourself from food
Focus on something else. A video game, a book, a tv show, a hobby, literally anything.
/fit/, is it possible to give yourself a small stab in the belly then try to squeeze out the fat?
how much fat would someone lose per squeeze?
You can do it, but you'd want to do it evenly. Meaning make 6 small lacerations above the abdominal cavity(one for each ab) and squeeze the fat evenly from each hole. You want to be careful though not to cut your ab muscle, that might hurt a little. You can easily lose 1-2 bf %.
t. My mom is a plastic surgeon
>>41749606
>lose fat
>has awful scars now
>people will think you went to a cheap surgeon
>not just eating less
Are you fucking retarded?
>I would prefer to fucking stab myself instead if just eat less and deal with the discomfort
Fatties gonna fat
so I decided it was time to lose some weight. I'm not exactly fat (100 kilos, 2 metres tall) but the excess abdominal goodies are starting to show. so I went for a run, but now my left foot hurts like hell. I'm barely able to step on it and I can't effectively walk. what the fuck is this, /fit/? will it go away? ot do I need to cut it off before it spreads lol
>>41749583
how is your step?
heel strike?
Did you twist your left ankle?
Check to see if the ankle area or anything else is swollen.
If it is use the RICE method:
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Lie down and place your foot up high by putting pillows underneath it.
Use a bandage or anything similar to compress the swollen area.
Put ice on it for 10-15 minutes every hour / 2 hours.
Keep it compressed after etc.
If you do this right for 48 hours you shouldn't be injured too long
>>41749611
>>41749619
nah, it's not swollen or anything and it doesn't hurt when I'm not walking. it's when my foot bends while walking that I get this strong tear-sorta pain..
Daily reminder that you need to stay hydrated if you want to make it.
Body performs a lot worse during activity if it is not hydrated sufficiently.
Especially in warmer days with more humidity, stay hydrated lads.
>>41749538
daily reminder that you need to drink when you are thirsty. just drinking because you want to clear that gallon a day is fucking retarded.
Also a little dehydration does the body good. You don't need to be drinking all day every day.
Actually the best way is to not drink for extended periods and then drink in large quantities. as if you and your pack just found a lake after a 10 hour hike.
Fucking pussies
>>41749559
>we wuz hunterz n shiet
>>41749538
thanks for the reminder
>>41749559
nice shitpost
Harder and faster cuts, or milder and slower cuts to keep muscle? Either way, what percentage reduction of TDEE is advisable so as to reduce muscle loss to a minimum?
>>41749502
Milder and slower, then carb cycling to finish. As was decreed by the Natty King himself.
>>41749531
how much is milder and slower, 10%, 20%?
Do intermittent fasting or keto if you don't want to lose muscle. Keeping in mind keto is dad for you long term