Hello,
I was searching the forum for an answer my question but the results weren't sufficient so here I post.
I would like to drop my body fat after bulking for a few months. I understand that I would have to go into a calorie deficit as well do some cardio to support the fat loss. What I need clarity on is do I do cardio in calorie deficit OR calorie maintenance? If I do cardio in deficit wouldn't that bring my calorie deficit down even further?
What I would not want is an unhealthy rapid drop in bodyfat as well as muscle loss.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all.
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07-29-2014, 06:42 PM #1
Cardio in calorie deficit OR calorie maintenance?
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07-29-2014, 07:48 PM #2
You can do cardio in a deficit or at maintenance. You're right, in a deficit it will bring you further into a deficit and at maintenance it will bring you into a deficit.
If you do not want to lose muscle go to the gym and lift weights.
You do not HAVE to do cardio to lose weight, but I recommend it.
Good luck
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07-29-2014, 08:27 PM #3
I do cardio whether I'm in a defacit, maintaining or a surplus. It just increases your TDEE.
Do it to condition your heart and lungs, but I wouldn't rely on it as a crutch to put you in a defacit. Diet is far more effective for that."There is no reason to be alive if you can't do deadlift"
-Jón Páll Sigmarsson
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07-29-2014, 09:05 PM #4
The reason people do cardio is to burn calories which in turns when your at a deficit burns fat, that is why they have Calorie counters on the machine. You done have to do cardio to loose fat unless that is your thing. To much cardio will loose muscle mass for sure.
Make sure your at a deficit to loose body fat, you can try intermittent fasting as a good tool as well to loose fat. If you do cardio I would recommend just walking at a brisk pace, not to hard, you should still be able to hold a conversation while walking , not that you talk during cardio but gives you a idea if your going to hard or not on the cardio.
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07-29-2014, 10:12 PM #5
Cardio is not required. Cardio will use calories and take away from the energy balance equation. How you set up your deficit is a personal preference.
Read this:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post553453753The most important aspect of weight training; whether for the athlete, bodybuilder, or average person is to better ones health and ability without injury. - Bill Pearl
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