i like lifting 5x5 or 4x 6 when cutting as well. It keeps your weights heavy which for me seems to help maintain muscle very well. I think people make a mistake lifting light with lots of reps...
its difficult to add mass while you lose weight because you need to be in a calorie defict to lose fat. at the same time if you are new to lifting or havent lifted in a long time it is possible to...
i use fat free milk and have no problems. I like to have a shake in the morning to get some quick protein and i have a shake milk milk before bed on days i lift as well. You might want to use water...
i would say your higher than 25% probaly closer to 30%. Good progress so far, keep hitting the weights hard, watch your diet, keep up the cardio and and weight will come off. Since you just started...
you could go on a clean bulk as well....more muscle mass might make them look less obvious. But its most likely fat and to completely get rid of it you are going to have to cut. If they really...
you need to drop your bodfat% to get rid of the fat. You probly prone to storing fat in your chest. Once you lean out it will go away. Building mroe muscle under the fat isnt going to do anything...
i dont know why you would want to lose your muscle....but if you do just stop lifting do tons of cardio and eat around 2400- 2600 calories a day. You are going to regret losing your muscle though...
you dont look 18-19% - i would say your in the 15% range. Keep your calories around 2300 - 2700, lift hard and heavy, i dont konw how much cardio you will have to do based on baseball practice...im...
lots of protein 1.5 x bodyweight, eat enough carbs pre and post workout, lift heavy on compound exercises 4 x 6, or even 5 x 5, and you take can glutamine as well. Try and do cardio on days you dont...
anyone ever eat those $5 chickens you can buy at the supermarket? without the skin what do you think the amount of calories/fat is comparted to chicken breasts frozen or fresh?
i take glutamine when i cut...it's cheap and anything you can do to help save as much muscle as possible is a good thing. It cant hurt, i personally like the stuff, some people dont.
it looks ok i would try and get more protein from lean sources in there...tuna, chicken, etc. instead of peanuts or the PB sandwich. Try and avoid the chicken fingers if they are breaded if you are...
make sure you keep your protein intake high and you could look into glutamine which helps preseve muscle as well. Try cutting down the cardio to 3 - 4x a week that way when you hit a wall down the...
