I'm 6'4, 290lbs, and trying to climb back on the exercise horse. I've made it a month on 1000Cals deficit/day.
I'm lifting 3x a week and doing 45 minutes aerobics/day.
I know that in theory you can't build muscle and lose fat at the same time; what I'm wondering is what will happen over time - let's say I maintain a 1000 Calorie/day deficit (with lots of water and lots of protein) - that's a 2lb/week weight loss. But what happens to my lifting - will I maintain what I lift? Will it drop as I lose muscle mass no matter what?
I'm 6'4, 290lbs, and trying to climb back on the exercise horse. I've made it a month on 1000Cals deficit/day.
I'm lifting 3x a week and doing 45 minutes aerobics/day.
I know that in theory you can't build muscle and lose fat at the same time; what I'm wondering is what will happen over time - let's say I maintain a 1000 Calorie/day deficit (with lots of water and lots of protein) - that's a 2lb/week weight loss. But what happens to my lifting - will I maintain what I lift? Will it drop as I lose muscle mass no matter what?
It sounds like you've been away from it for long enough that you might be able to accomplish both for a little while. At your weight, you probably ought to get rid of some blubber first.
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Philo said:
I'm 6'4, 290lbs, and trying to climb back on the exercise horse. I've made it a month on 1000Cals deficit/day.
It sounds like you've been away from it for long enough that you might be able to accomplish both for a little while. At your weight, you probably ought to get rid of some blubber first.
Absolutely that's the main goal. But I like lifting, and would like to hold on to what muscle I can until I get a lot of the fat off. The primary goal is definitely fat loss - it just seems odd to think that I can be lifting regularly and have to drop the amount I'm lifting ("Let's see - last week I was squatting 245, so this week I'll try 235..."😉 🙂
I'm 6'4, 290lbs, and trying to climb back on the exercise horse. I've made it a month on 1000Cals deficit/day.
It sounds like you've been away from it for long enough that you might be able to accomplish both for a little while. At your weight, you probably ought to get rid of some blubber first.
Absolutely that's the main goal. But I like lifting, and would like to hold on to what muscle I can until I get a lot of the fat off. The primary goal is definitely fat loss - it just seems odd to think that I can be lifting regularly and have to drop the amount I'm lifting ("Let's see - last week I was squatting 245, so this week I'll try 235..."😉 🙂
I think you're missing my point. There's no need to stop lifting. And I doubt you will lose much ground in strength; in fact, under your circumstances, you may actually make some strength gains. Really.
