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2009/04/13, 08:39 PM
I am 290 lbs male in early 20's.
I chose the fat-cutting workout and diet routine.
Most of the time people say to focus on bulking a bit, THEN cut it. I am obese, so should I cut first? Or still try to bulk up?
The fact is I'm a newbie again. (quit for 5 years) I remember the first time I started working out, I didn't focus on cutting or gaining, I just worked out, did 10-12 reps on average, and just did 30 ins of cardio 5 time a week.
I both cut AND gained. I ended up losing 35 lbs, but I got 3 times stronger after 2 months. So Logically I HAD to have both gained in muscle and lost fat.
So should I not worry about it and just workout, or should I stick with the current plan of cutting? Or should I try to power-lift for mass? (I'm already 290 of fat, remember.)
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2009/04/14, 11:02 AM
I'd say cut now and bulk later. There is always a magic time when you are a beginner where you can see really good muscular gains and reduce body fat, but once you're over that grace period it becomes pretty specific. Not to mention that even if you do bulk up, you're still carrying all of that extra body fat.
I say cut now, because I've always found that it's more satisfying to actually see the muscular gains after you've reduced some body fat. Maybe it's just me, but a guy that weighs 220 lbs with 18" arms looks way more impressive than a 300lbs guy with 20" arms. Just my opinion.
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2009/04/14, 08:25 PM
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Quoting from returnofplex:
I'd say cut now and bulk later. There is always a magic time when you are a beginner where you can see really good muscular gains and reduce body fat, but once you're over that grace period it becomes pretty specific. Not to mention that even if you do bulk up, you're still carrying all of that extra body fat.
I say cut now, because I've always found that it's more satisfying to actually see the muscular gains after you've reduced some body fat. Maybe it's just me, but a guy that weighs 220 lbs with 18" arms looks way more impressive than a 300lbs guy with 20" arms. Just my opinion.
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Yeah, it's strange with the newbie period because all the research tells me that by cutting, I will end up INEVITABLY losing some muscle. Not true for newbies I guess. I wish it said that in the research I did.
It didn't mention anything about newbie gains, it just goes on with the "science" of how it's impossible to do both at the same time. But it doesn't state the exception with newbies.
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