I am new here, ( I will add pictures when I get a chance ) So hey all! Before I ask my question I will give some back ground information and some stats.
My names Bret. I am a 31 year old male 5'8"-5'9" (license says 5'9") I am 203 Pounds currently i been eating healthy-ISH for 2 months now so far losing 17 pounds so far keep in mind I have NOT started working out at all yet, I worked out in 2013 for 2 weeks other than that I never lifted ever. If i was to guess I am 23-25% body fat id guess, lowest weight i been is 170 since freshman year in high school, I would have ABS I think at 155-160 pounds. I always look like I worked out though I have only been in the gym 2 weeks my whole life till my father passed and not been back since. Even then goofing off i did 185 Pound bench for 2 reps and i tried dead lifts 1 time ever was doing 135 pounds but it was way to easy i could do more than 20 with no problem. I am unsure my body type i have wider hips but my shoulders are naturally big and seem wider than my hips. My bodyfat is mainly my midsection or my Moobs / love-handles.
I have decided I want to cut first I do have a lot of muscle & have more body fat, So I think cutting first for more confidence and showing what i have for starters is the best option. I don't have a way to measure now but my arms flexed are like 15-16 inches I'm pretty sure that was a few years ago. Keep in mind i never been really active i go to work at a job that's not that physically demanding & come home sitting at a computer till i go to bed every day. and on days off all i do is play computer games, drink sodas and always ate what I wanted mostly fast food and never gotten really fat and I never lost muscle do to not doing anything I am naturally Big. even at the gym when i asked how to do a dead lift they thought i was a regular to the gym.
I want to gain muscle and get lean in the long run about 5-10% body fat would be nice. I read about Newbie gains and caught a lot of interest in this as I never work out really or do anything physical for the most part. reading you can gain 18-27 pounds of muscle the first year with bulking.
Okay so now for the Question.
I want to cut first but i got to thinking, Would I be able to Cut & still gain a lot of muscle mass if I don't eat caloric deficient but rather eat at Maintenance? eating maintenance to give me the extra energy so i can lift weights. I was thinking of trying to Cut, Eat maintenance while doing the Strong Lift 5x5 & some cycling HITT training. go fast as i can 30 seconds then 50% for 30sec and go 100% for 30 seconds alternating maybe 6-8 sets for the cardio. IF i ate caloric deficient Would I still have the energy needed to be able to push hard enough to build Muscle mass doing 5x5s?
As i mentioned my hips are wider so i would add in some more exercises to try and make my top half wider. such as lateral rises for shoulder width, Shrugs for bigger Traps my traps feel small compared to everthing else, and pull ups for lats width so i can get a V taper looking at my body i don't think I even have lats lol, I have done a TON of research but never applied any of it I have Arnolds Bodybuilding Bible also.
Overall Goal - BE Ripped, get a little bit bigger than I am, get V taper & wider stance due to my wide hips. 5-10% body fat all the time
Sorry its a long post. But thanks in advanced for anyone that can read it, give me advice or maybe tell me what changes or thought they have or maybe even concerns?
My names Bret. I am a 31 year old male 5'8"-5'9" (license says 5'9") I am 203 Pounds currently i been eating healthy-ISH for 2 months now so far losing 17 pounds so far keep in mind I have NOT started working out at all yet, I worked out in 2013 for 2 weeks other than that I never lifted ever. If i was to guess I am 23-25% body fat id guess, lowest weight i been is 170 since freshman year in high school, I would have ABS I think at 155-160 pounds. I always look like I worked out though I have only been in the gym 2 weeks my whole life till my father passed and not been back since. Even then goofing off i did 185 Pound bench for 2 reps and i tried dead lifts 1 time ever was doing 135 pounds but it was way to easy i could do more than 20 with no problem. I am unsure my body type i have wider hips but my shoulders are naturally big and seem wider than my hips. My bodyfat is mainly my midsection or my Moobs / love-handles.
I have decided I want to cut first I do have a lot of muscle & have more body fat, So I think cutting first for more confidence and showing what i have for starters is the best option. I don't have a way to measure now but my arms flexed are like 15-16 inches I'm pretty sure that was a few years ago. Keep in mind i never been really active i go to work at a job that's not that physically demanding & come home sitting at a computer till i go to bed every day. and on days off all i do is play computer games, drink sodas and always ate what I wanted mostly fast food and never gotten really fat and I never lost muscle do to not doing anything I am naturally Big. even at the gym when i asked how to do a dead lift they thought i was a regular to the gym.
I want to gain muscle and get lean in the long run about 5-10% body fat would be nice. I read about Newbie gains and caught a lot of interest in this as I never work out really or do anything physical for the most part. reading you can gain 18-27 pounds of muscle the first year with bulking.
Okay so now for the Question.
I want to cut first but i got to thinking, Would I be able to Cut & still gain a lot of muscle mass if I don't eat caloric deficient but rather eat at Maintenance? eating maintenance to give me the extra energy so i can lift weights. I was thinking of trying to Cut, Eat maintenance while doing the Strong Lift 5x5 & some cycling HITT training. go fast as i can 30 seconds then 50% for 30sec and go 100% for 30 seconds alternating maybe 6-8 sets for the cardio. IF i ate caloric deficient Would I still have the energy needed to be able to push hard enough to build Muscle mass doing 5x5s?
As i mentioned my hips are wider so i would add in some more exercises to try and make my top half wider. such as lateral rises for shoulder width, Shrugs for bigger Traps my traps feel small compared to everthing else, and pull ups for lats width so i can get a V taper looking at my body i don't think I even have lats lol, I have done a TON of research but never applied any of it I have Arnolds Bodybuilding Bible also.
Overall Goal - BE Ripped, get a little bit bigger than I am, get V taper & wider stance due to my wide hips. 5-10% body fat all the time
Sorry its a long post. But thanks in advanced for anyone that can read it, give me advice or maybe tell me what changes or thought they have or maybe even concerns?
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