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If I’m burning off let’s say 1500 calories a day, then Should I be eating 3300 calories to end up at 1800 for the day?
Personally I don’t approach it that way so I won’t try to say on that front. To me the food deficit is the mechanism to lose the weight and the exercise is for heart health and to maintain muscle. I think chasing activity for cals is to con-plicated of a science for most people and just makes a mess of the goal. I wont say it’s right or wrong because I’m sure it works for some but I just don’t subscribe to that method.
 
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Walking shouldn't be an issue.

I would cut the lifting down to around an hour (not sure of how many sets/reps your doing), my recovery started to get better when I just cut down on the volume at some point.

Saw your other post regarding macros, I would def eat way more protein, cut down on the carbs and see how your recovery goes.
Most of my daily lifting and walking comes from my job :francis: so that’s the bare minimum time and distance . I’ll up my protein as all of y’all said
 

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fukk these weight prices :beli:

Anyone here fukk with resistance bands as replacement for heavy weights? Willing to drop $200 on some bands if it's legit, tryna use em to do all my compound lifts
 

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Personally I don’t approach it that way so I won’t try to say on that front. To me the food deficit is the mechanism to lose the weight and the exercise is for heart health and to maintain muscle. I think chasing activity for cals is to con-plicated of a science for most people and just makes a mess of the goal. I wont say it’s right or wrong because I’m sure it works for some but I just done subscribe to that method.
Ok I understand I just wanted to make sure I wasnt fukking with my hormones if I was cutting too hard
 

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I’m on the free version of my fitness pal so Idno what it’s been the last few days.

I actually don’t track macros :mjgrin:
Big dog @portcityplaya said half my calories should come from carbs and the other half from protein smothered in gravy :mjgrin:

Hellz yea :myman:
Throw some of that brown gravy on there and eat good :ahh:
 

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Ok I understand I just wanted to make sure I wasnt fukking with my hormones if I was cutting too hard
I mean it’s a fairly consistent experiment so it’s going to be ever evolving. I wouldn’t so much about hormones. It think that aspects is probably over played long term. You are more likely to hit a general wall you can’t push through than truly screw up your hormones. Like @BillBanneker said you may have to look at limiting volume but I don’t think you are training to that level which most people aren’t or they realize they can’t realistically do so.
 

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fukk these weight prices :beli:

Anyone here fukk with resistance bands as replacement for heavy weights? Willing to drop $200 on some bands if it's legit, tryna use em to do all my compound lifts


You should be able to find a bunch on amazon now, and it seems like prices have gone down.


I'm working out from home and use bands. Haven't really been disappointed with them. :ehh: Can't really have the same expectations as barbell training, but I like them a lot better for isolation stuff.
 

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I think im gonna try to lose some weight starting August 1st :to:











But until then
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