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toning up and gaining strength?

Pjr710 Posts: 34 Joined: 2004/01/18	2006/05/15, 11:24 PM alrite well im tryin to tone up a little for the summer, i eat maybe i dont even know maybe 1600-2000 calories a day possibly .. never figured it out .. im not like hardcore cutting .. just eating healthy like turkey, tuna, chicken, but the problem i have is that my bench is stuck .. and now that i think of it i havent really gone up in weight in any of my excercises lately, is this normal.. and just b/c im not taking in a lot of calories or is it possible to get stronger while toning up?
Pjr710 Posts: 34 Joined: 2004/01/18	2006/05/17, 10:36 PM come on .. nobody knows the answer to this?
	2006/05/18, 06:42 PM #1 you have no profile...we dont know if we're helping a 10 year old girl or a 70 year old man....and the advice given will be quite different #2 your questions have been asked ad nauseum so search for your question at the bottom with the search function.... for bench check powerlifting forum if ur goal is pure strength...as a beginner u may be able to lose weight and gain strength after intro period that will stop and likely reverse...
Pjr710 Posts: 34 Joined: 2004/01/18	2006/05/19, 12:08 AM sorry .. ive been lifting for close to 3 years... bt enver followed a diet .. i just noticed that i peaked at my bench .. and sort of change my eatin habits around the same time .. so i was wondering if it its possible to gain strength when reducing calories
dgjesu3 Posts: 104 Joined: 2006/11/13	2006/11/22, 01:01 AM sadly u can not gain strength while reducing calories..most people who just begin lifting are able to do that, but you have been lifting for 3 years as you said..calories is what makes you stronger, by reducing your calories you might lose some muscle if you want to tone up..but u can limit the amount of muscle lost through a good diet.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/11/22, 07:42 AM I think you need to be care saying that calories is what makes you stronger. Calories do give us the energy and fuel to workout. But you CAN NOT gain strength just by increasing you calories. By following a consistent strength training program AND eating correctly, that will in the end win you strength and mass. -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/11/23, 07:25 PM For the record that's BS....I've "cutted" and hit many a PR. MAtter a fact I just gto a new PR on bench 6 weekls ago....only eating 4 times a day. During the sumer i'm 2800 calories + I'm barly getting 2200..and lifting heavier every week. ============ Quoting from dgjesu3: sadly u can not gain strength while reducing calories..most people who just begin lifting are able to do that, but you have been lifting for 3 years as you said..calories is what makes you stronger, by reducing your calories you might lose some muscle if you want to tone up..but u can limit the amount of muscle lost through a good diet. ============= -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
dgjesu3 Posts: 104 Joined: 2006/11/13	2006/11/24, 02:57 AM Mutt, i forgot to add that in my post. I just assumed he was on a strength training program. And bigandrew, it doesnt all rely on calories. Your program couldve been the difference of you gaing strength or not.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/11/24, 04:50 PM ??? ============ Quoting from dgjesu3: sadly u can not gain strength while reducing calories.. -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/11/25, 01:47 AM Must say biga...you are a rarity. More often than not, reduce calories for any length of time, lose strength. ============ Quoting from bigandrew: For the record that's BS....I've "cutted" and hit many a PR. MAtter a fact I just gto a new PR on bench 6 weekls ago....only eating 4 times a day. During the sumer i'm 2800 calories + I'm barly getting 2200..and lifting heavier every week. ============= -------------- Maximus from Gladiator....Strength and Honor!
	2006/11/25, 02:30 PM Andrew how long are you doing this for? For prolonged period it's damn near impossible to maintain much less gain strength for any non-beginning athlete naturally....