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I can tell you what 1900 cals feels like
Dw725
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Damn trukk you're like 270 right?? I know for a fact I start losing weight below 2500. I do train 5-6 days a week, and I guess age is on my side maybe?
Crystal234
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Yikes. My maintenance is about 1900 cals. Can't imagine how it was for you to eat at such a large deficit.
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I'd rather do that than cardioYikes. My maintenance is about 1900 cals. Can't imagine how it was for you to eat at such a small deficit.
I can put up with hunger pains
Cardio? Nope
Crystal234
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Whoops, I meant large deficit.I'd rather do that than cardio
I can put up with hunger pains
Cardio? Nope
Touché. Fuck cardio. Haha jk. Maybe.
Happycamper
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My understanding of 'looking better' IS hitting weights hard and going for PRs. You can't build muscle without progression. It's the intensity in which you want to do this that makes the goal different.
For example, crystal and I are lifting heavy. But...I am doing a lot of compound movements that build overall mass while she is doing a combo of both, but giving attention to hypertrophy and muscle sculpting exercises to increase size. She's got to go heavy to build though, just not max level heavy which I am doing. A lot of the ladies actually have bigger or similar size to me up top as I do nothing in the hypertrophic range for arms. I work in the lower rep range to build strength without as much size. I barely ever do a bicep curl or skull crusher or calf raise or leg curl.
If you want to look better in the sense of being fit and lower BF...I don't think var is the answer. You can do that by tightening up your diet and having a good weights and cardio regimen that you follow consistently and as a woman, really eat a lot of lean protein while lifting weights. I made really dramatic changes before this 8 weeks of var...the var gave me better recovery to make gainz a bit quicker.
Var doesn't dramatically change your looks at all. It helps you get stronger which builds muscle mass which you have to reveal with diet anyway.
I personally think that in your case....you don't need it. But of course that is your decision to make, ultimately.
Crystal234
New Member
So, so true.
Happycamper
New Member
First anavar cycle female
First anavar cycle female
These are the two pages in my log that show how I built a natural muscular physique. I haven't changed too much with the var, tbh. Slightly harder abs and popping hammies and bigger traps is what I got, but when you're years into the game, even small changes are welcome.
First anavar cycle female
These are the two pages in my log that show how I built a natural muscular physique. I haven't changed too much with the var, tbh. Slightly harder abs and popping hammies and bigger traps is what I got, but when you're years into the game, even small changes are welcome.
TANGO.ECHO.KILO
Member
eat girl...
my suggestion is to give your body time to adapt to the new mass before a hard cut. Cut too fast you will dump buckets of your hard earned muscle. Then again I do things differently than a lot of guys here they may tell you differently. I don't mind taking an extra 4 weeks to lean out if I can keep my strength....
Happycamper
New Member
I just want a hamburger from The Habit with a side of tempura green beans.
Happycamper
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TANGO.ECHO.KILO
Member
TANGO.ECHO.KILO
Member
maybe not that...I just want a hamburger from The Habit with a side of tempura green beans.
eat big. just eat clean.
you will have to restructure your programming now your recovery wont be near as good, cant train as frequently at the same intensity you could on cycle. You actually can end up doing more harm than good as I know first hand, chronic overtrainer here.
Crystal234
New Member
I've read that most people advise to eat not just at maintenance, but at least a little bit at a surplus in order to keep the new muscle gainz.
But I'm curious how that would effect someone who still wants to cut a little bit of body fat. I'm worried about coming off cycle and gaining excess fat, even if I only eat at a slight surplus. But I definitely don't want to lose any gainz. =\
But I'm curious how that would effect someone who still wants to cut a little bit of body fat. I'm worried about coming off cycle and gaining excess fat, even if I only eat at a slight surplus. But I definitely don't want to lose any gainz. =\
Happycamper
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I'm not an authority on on any of this btw, most of my knowledge is anecdotal at best. But I do know that I only considered var after a full year of no progression and actual regression and muscle atrophy for reasons I could not figure out. And I also went in prepared that I'd have to cycle a few times to get dramatic changes. This is a simple, tedious process - eat and lift ad naseaum. Adding var to the mix would just help with frustrations you inevitabley get in fitness as you age and get past newbie/intermediate gains.
Happycamper
New Member
You would eat at maintenance and ease into caloric deficit, aiming for slow loss. Keep protein super high and still train heavy, just not across so many sets. But you're right. Just be mindful of your body and how it reacts.
There are more than one ways to skin a cat
You can't train off cycle like you can while your on. This is a given
But you can divide up your program so your hitting all the same body parts more often just with less total volume each day
The biggest detriment to being off cycle is RECOVERY.
You can't train off cycle like you can while your on. This is a given
But you can divide up your program so your hitting all the same body parts more often just with less total volume each day
The biggest detriment to being off cycle is RECOVERY.
