Do you bulk up first or get fit first and cut down body fat and then bulk up?
Do you bulk up first or get fit first and cut down body fat and then bulk up?
My overall goals are: Get a body like David Beckham.
I am currently bulking and getting quite strong, but I still have quite a gut and i'm not doing enough cardio really (motivation has been a problem lately as well as recovery).
My friend has suggested that I get fit first, lose the gut and weight with running and go to martial arts more (I do Taekwondo in which I am a black belt, started doing it again after a long break). He also says that if I bulk up and get big it is then harder to get fit and get cut.
SO, should I lose the weight and regain my fitness with lots of cardio and lighter weights, then hit the bigger weights to get more size?
What's best?
Thanks all!
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12-13-2010, 04:48 PM #1Run Baby Run
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Do you bulk up first or get fit first and cut down body fat and then bulk up?
Train hard. No pain, no gain!
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12-13-2010, 05:01 PM #2Registered User
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in the same boat, that damn gut!!!
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12-13-2010, 05:04 PM #3Run Baby Run
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Yeah. At least we are honest about it lol, many here are not. And when I lose it and get ripped then things will be awesome!Originally Posted by ayousef
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12-13-2010, 05:29 PM #4I can do this all day
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Start skipping meals?Originally Posted by Seroph4x
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12-13-2010, 06:33 PM #5
It doesn't matter which you do first. If you feel like you are getting too fat, cut. If you are not too fat yet, bulk.
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12-13-2010, 06:40 PM #6Run Baby Run
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If I skip some meals will my body burn the fat stores or will it burn and take away muscle?Originally Posted by Farley1324
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12-13-2010, 06:41 PM #7I can do this all day
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Does Beckham have muscle?Originally Posted by Seroph4x
I was being facetious.
But dieting down a bunch, mostly fat, is the best way to go to look like David. He's not a big guy.
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12-13-2010, 10:19 PM #8Registered User
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Diet, not weightlifting is the answer if you want that kind of physique.Originally Posted by Seroph4x
well, diet plus some cross-training.
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12-13-2010, 10:35 PM #9Registered User
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Caloric deficit, cardio.
That is what you will need to attain what you want.
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12-13-2010, 11:11 PM #10Do you do drugs Danny?
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I would think building muscle first (bulk) will make it easier to burn off the extra fat later..because more muscle burns fat quicker.
but I am going through my first bulk so I could be dead wrong.
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12-13-2010, 11:41 PM #11Registered User
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Originally Posted by Seroph4x
1- Stop eating,
2- get skinny,
3- get rich (and thus desired by teenage girls with zits),
4- start playing soccer hard daily for several hours,
5- get homosexual gelled hair.
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12-14-2010, 12:31 AM #12Registered User
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Why would any guy want a body like David Beckham's??
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12-14-2010, 05:35 AM #13Life of an Airman
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I know how you feel and was wondering the same thing. I do have a little gut, and love handles, and little bits of flab here and there. But nothing to bad... So I decided to go for the cutting phase first, and I am doing it with HH Pro series for up to 6 months or sooner if I get the results I am looking for. I am implementing one of the workouts in the stickies aswell, and on my cardio and ab days, I do HIIT cardio 15 minutes in the morning and 15 in the afternoon. All this is followed by a low-calorie fat loss diet.Originally Posted by Seroph4x
Hopefully after a few months I can get the cut I want and lose the body fat that I have had since I was 12 years old and get down to single digit BF %. Then I will start bulking phase, and get huge. ;] Only problem is I herd at 19 years old your young and your metabolism is super high, so low-calorie diets can be bad for you, I don't know how true this is? But I still don't see any other way to lose the body fat."Insanity - Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
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12-14-2010, 07:27 AM #14Lifting to Avoid COVID-19
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As others have stated, if your goals are to have a body like David Beckham, then you don't need to do much bulking. You are probably every bit as big as he is right now, you just can't see it through the fat (no offense).
Start by maintaining your current diet and adding a lot of cardio. Reduce intake or increase cardio as needed until desired weight is achieved.
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12-14-2010, 08:20 AM #15Registered User
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HAHA Farley I love that "Does Bekham have muscles" But yeah the guys on this thread seem to be on the right track if you focus the cardio and the dieting and work in some sort of weight program you can probably achieve his size no problems. I personally think that unless you are a complete hard gainer with an insane metabolism (which does not apply here) then its better to lean up and be healthy and then put mass on afterwords. Don't do it just for the looks do it for the health benefits as well! Good luck man hope to see how you progress!
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12-14-2010, 09:18 AM #16Sexy Bros Club
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get fit first... get a basic idea of what you're doing.. then when you've gotten experience.. start putting on mass.... then you cut/change diet.Originally Posted by Seroph4x
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12-14-2010, 02:41 PM #17Run Baby Run
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Ok thanks all i'm going to do much more cardio.
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