topazspindledirt
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Logically everyone should be easily capable of maintaining a lean physique year round....
But, it never happens! ??? or you at least don't hear about it much, Why?
Okay, now I'll explain this in english, From the way I've understood it, most of the people involved in fitness are capable of maintaining their bodyfat, especially if they are just trying to maintain their weight and not bulk at all or anything,
So, in order to maintain a lean physique the hard part i understand is 'getting lean to begin with'
So lets say someone wants to shred up. Lets say they spend many months going on a slightly reduced calorie diet, slowly earning that physique by losing 10-20 lbs of fat or so.
Okay, after they get done with their diet, all they have to do is maintain their weight, right? So lets say start eating their 'old' maintenance intake amount again, Because their new maintenance is lower now due to their drop in metabolism, and they want to eat closer to their former intake before they started dieting. Now granted if they do this they'll be taking an excess amount of calories, but it shouldnt be much extra as long as they cut down slowly. Now as long as they're lifting
wont these excess calories be used towards muscle growth, allowing their low bodyfat to remain where it is??
So even simpler yet---->
Someone cuts, and then they maintain, result being their lean physique is maintained eh?
So why is it that after everyone cuts, they never maintain their low level of leanness, and they always end up gaining some fat back??
But, it never happens! ??? or you at least don't hear about it much, Why?
Okay, now I'll explain this in english, From the way I've understood it, most of the people involved in fitness are capable of maintaining their bodyfat, especially if they are just trying to maintain their weight and not bulk at all or anything,
So, in order to maintain a lean physique the hard part i understand is 'getting lean to begin with'
So lets say someone wants to shred up. Lets say they spend many months going on a slightly reduced calorie diet, slowly earning that physique by losing 10-20 lbs of fat or so.
Okay, after they get done with their diet, all they have to do is maintain their weight, right? So lets say start eating their 'old' maintenance intake amount again, Because their new maintenance is lower now due to their drop in metabolism, and they want to eat closer to their former intake before they started dieting. Now granted if they do this they'll be taking an excess amount of calories, but it shouldnt be much extra as long as they cut down slowly. Now as long as they're lifting
wont these excess calories be used towards muscle growth, allowing their low bodyfat to remain where it is??
So even simpler yet---->
Someone cuts, and then they maintain, result being their lean physique is maintained eh?
So why is it that after everyone cuts, they never maintain their low level of leanness, and they always end up gaining some fat back??
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