Time restricted eating is very helpful. I train 3-4 days a week and am losing fat while gaining muscle. First meal is 10am and last is 6pm. Dr Satchin Panda is who you should read.
Also that is probably too many total calories for fat loss.
I’m curious what method of evaluation you’re using to determine this.
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Pretty simple
Been measuring around my chest and stomach and I’m an entire shirt size smaller. I’m also lifting heavier and noticeably stronger.
Ah. The weights I lift when I’m losing fat tend to go up as well, but I attribute that more to getting better at lifting vs gaining muscle.
My muscles are at noticeably larger as well.
I also have a scale that measures body fat, muscle % etc
Mine get that way when I lose fat too! Definition really brings them out. It’s awesome.
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I have found bioimpedance scales unreliable myself. Hydration is too significant of an influencer. @TrevorLPT had a great example of that from his days as a trainer, if he’s around.
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I said size not definition but you seem to just want to argue for no reason so I will just ignore you from now on
I’m sorry you feel that way my dude. I didn’t feel like I was arguing: I was having a conversation with you. Sharing my experience. You shared yours with me, and I shared mine with you.
I’m not saying your experience isn’t happening.
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If you want to see how unreliable these are, do your thing on it pre workout - then post workout and see the difference.
This tool is as effective as a phillips head hammer.
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Inbody 770 is what it’s called. It’s not a $25 scale
Cool.
Step on it pre and post workout and tell me how accurate it is.
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I would not use an impedance scale for % body fat to measure progress. It won’t be grossly off, but there is still too much variation.
Run a test yourself. Get on the scale throughout the day. Each time you get on the scale that hour, do it at least 3 times. Try to do this spread out through the day. Write all these numbers down. It is safe to assume that you have not gained or lost any fat in that short time period. Post up your numbers and I’ll calculate the variation in your gauge (scale).
I know that my impedance scale will show a lower % body fat if my feet are damp.
IMO, the most dependable gauge for measuring body fat progress is the skin fold test.
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The subject about gaining muscle while losing fat is a much discussed subject. The common belief is that it is difficult to do. There are exceptions where it happens easily:
- When an overweight person first starts lifting weights and they lose weight. Obviously, if they are getting stronger, they are losing fat and gaining muscle.
- When a person who has trained with weights quits training and gains some unwanted fat, and he starts lifting weights again, while trying to lose body fat, “muscle memory” makes it very possible, and usually is actually what is happening
- And what I call getting back your “pawned” muscle when you cycle back on AAS and get back on a clean diet.
While all these are easy, what is difficult is building new muscle (that you never had) and losing fat at the same time if you have been training fairly well for a few years.
If you have been training consistently the past few years and now have changed something that has you gaining new muscle and losing body fat, we are more interested in how you are doing this, than accusing you of not being able to do this.
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Seriously? 234 calories
Egg, white, raw
16 ounces
Read it again before you try to fact check me. (I’m assuming that’s what you’re doing.)
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@Comrade12 how are you getting on, my man?