redpill me on why body recomp is a meme >lift heavy >eat

It does. I've stayed at the exact same weight for months but my BF% has dropped 5 points and my strength increased

>>41020853
how can you burn fat if you are in caloric surplus?

>>41020859
gain some fat
gain muscle
burn existing fat
>problem?

>>41020856
this was my thinking. how much surplus are you eating?

I have been eating at 2000kj surplus roughly, and not calculating kj burn from excercise.

weight is staying the same and lifts are increasing constantly.

>>41020898
>kj

nigga, on earth we use calories

>>41020853
that is not a recomp, that is a slow bulk

bulk: eat surplus
recompile's: eat at maintenance
cut: eat below maintenance

this is not hard to understand

also recomping is a waste of time once you are intermediate unless you're ok with making barely any tangible progress in either direction for a year

>>41020988
This. It's ok (if not the best) for noobs though. Because bulking (getting fat on purpose) isn't everyones thing and cutting can be dangerous, especially if being fat already hurt your body (damaged knee for example).

>>41021036
>>41020988

thanks for replies.

im not a total noob, and im not obese, just would like to lose a bit of fat and bulk up.

slow clean bulk it is then boize. if i stop progressing, ill eat more.

>>41021074
>>41020988
here

i'd always advise you to get lean first before you bulk, it works better that way and you don't hate yourself when you end a bulk at 15-16% bodyfat

>>41021104
ok, ive been lifting for a few months - keep lifting and eat at a deficit right?

b-but i'm loving progressing in my lifts and dont want to stop

>>41020853
In my personal experience it is not a meme. Started as a fatso, dropped 10kg via dieting and autistic macro counting and as of now I can fit the clothes I wore when I was 20kg lighter despite having lost only half so far.

>>41023846
Meant exercise too.

>>41021160
Just focus on getting 1/2/3/4 before cutting if you arent over 20% BF
Lifting big is the path to gains not cutting

>>41025988
I dont understand what you mean by 1234

>>41026209
He means

1pl8 OHP
2pl8 BP
3pl8 Squat
4pl8 DL

This is usually refered to as 1/2/3/4. If someone writes e.g. 1/2.5/3/4.5 it means that they hold that number of plates on each specific exercise

>>41026209
>>41026292
Also to add, 1/2/3/4 is generally seen as a good strength goal to aim for when you start working out.

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>>41020853
Why would this be a meme? The meme is saying it's a meme. Metameme.

>>41020946
He's already leaving humanity behind.

>>41026292
That's going to take me a while.