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I want and need to start lifting cause I have about 18% body fat and they told me I should better start lifting. Im trying to lose about 18 pounds to enter the welterweight division later. My question is: Should I go with 3-4 sets low reps to build a solid body and then "maintain" it with 4 or 5 sets of high reps? ***Today I started intermittent fasting.
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Going to be hard to build muscle while cutting weight.
You can do it if your a complete beginner though. Thats the one awesome benefit to being a beginner.
But you'll be really holding your muscle gains back if your trying to lift on a cut.
If I were you I'd stick to mostly bodyweight stiff, dips, pull ups, push ups, ab work, medicine ball work, once those get easier maybe look for a 5x5 program that fits your goals. Beginner stregth or something like that. -
Yeah what the guy above said. In my opinion i wouldnt try and 'cut' any weight, you have a lot of potential for putting on muscle as a beginner so just focus on building muscle for first few months. If you just eat around maintenance calories you will probably lose some fat aswell and build the muscle as a beginner. I love bodyweight training but it can be a bit tricky to begin with, i would do a 5x5 program to begin with, stronglifts or starting strength. Intermittent fasting can work whether you are trying to lose weight or build muscle so i wouldnt worry about changing that.Originally posted by AddiX View PostComment
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Or I could lose the weight firstly while also doing cardio like HIIT and then when I move to the weight I want start liftingComment
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Nothing more than 5 reps. Focus on Deadlift, Squat, and Bench Press being careful not to go too low on squats. Building strength should be your main focus and muscle will be a byproduct.Comment
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