Thread 76550133

>>76550133 (OP)
You don't look like you do

>>76550141
>Yeah, well, you don’t look like someone who should be giving opinions on anything outside of microwave instructions and masturbation yet here we are"

>>76550133 (OP)
yeah and another 10% just to play it safe

>>76550133 (OP)
why does he condone this?

>1. First and foremost, trainees should not be starting out their muscle gaining phase too fat. Males should be ~10-12% body fat before even considering going on any kind of ‘bulk’ (fatter trainees can usually gain some muscle while losing fat with a basic recomposition plan; this is beyond the scope of this article). For a female, this would be roughly equivalent to 19-24% body fat.

>Bodybuilders with contest aspirations might even start out a little bit leaner, perhaps 8% for males and 17-20% for females; this is simply to facilitate getting into contest shape in less time. Any leaner than that and hormones and energy tend to suffer. And, yes, this means that many will have to diet first before they even consider putting on muscle. That’s life.

>>76550213
Because he cares and has higher perspective than anyone here.

>>76550213
Because that's what men should be at normally. Everything else is gluttony or being poisoned.

In support of this is a very recent study by Garthe on elite athletes. It showed that a group gaining weight relatively slowly gained mostly muscle with only a small amount of fat while a group gaining weight faster only gained excessive amounts of bodyfat. Simply, you can NOT force feed muscle growth as it will occur at the rate it will occur at. Excessive surpluses or rates of weight gain only lead to excessive fat gain.

4. When the trainee hits a body fat percentage of approximately 15% for men (~24% for women), the mass gaining phase should end. How long this take will depend on the size of the person but realistically, a 170 pound male trainee with 10% body fat could gain 16 pounds (8 pounds fat, 8 pounds muscle) before hitting the 15% mark. At one pound per week, that’s 16 weeks of gaining. Which, I’d note should be broken up into at least two separate training blocks.

Body dysmorphia thread?

>>76550133 (OP)
I have no idea. Does anyone even bother to get it tested?

>>76550282
Why shouldn't you look good when you decide to put in the effort in the gym and outside?

>>76550270
coach greg was right about maingaining...

>>76550424
Coach gregg just started using a different word for bulking

>>76550318
15% is about the lowest you can go without falling into eating disorders

>>76550515
just fucking lol anon

>>76550567
>lol
Reddit anon, reddit calls.

>>76550595
should i have said kek instead?

I skinny af. I don't think i will ever have body fat

>>76550598
yes

>>76550197
Based Lyleposter.

>>76550133 (OP)
>>76550197
Is lyleposting a thing now? I'm all for welcoming it.

>>76550515
a woman wrote this post

I’m I below 20%?

>>76551782
yes

>>76551782
That beard is hideous.

>>76550133 (OP)

You are insane. And cruel. And mean. And psychotic. And you have zero accomplishments.

>>76551789
Thanks bro

>>76551792
What’s so bad about, actually I get a lot of war from my mom and some female friends that it’s too much and no girl will ever like me but I’m orthodox man fuck it

>>76551782
18-20%

>>76551827
Holy shit I’m actually fat then

>>76551836
Nah youre alright. Your fat distribution looks good. Whats your target %?

>>76551847
I was actually going for 13% or 14% but I gave up cutting because I went to 72kg and lost weight too fast and I’m doing diet break for the last 10 days I’m at 2700 daily now from 1900 but the weird thing is that I’m the same weight as last week but I’m doing cardio

Pic rel is right before I stated the cut

>>76551799
When is he going to troon out?

Bump

>>76550275
By training everything you can't aim and train one specific thing. Makes sense to me.

Bump

I've never even been in that range

>>76552815
Were you fatter than this guy? >>76551895

>>76551895
If you maintain at 2700 then cut at 2200. Wait with the 1900 until you stall on 2200. Going to low from the start of a cut is not good.