Thread: okay so i neesome tips on cutting..

also im pretty lean in all my body except my stomouch which is muscular but coverd with a layer of fat

height?

opps sry 5'9

Isn't that too light for your height?

Hi im 16 years old and i would say im fat but im a littly chubby,im 171 pounds at the moment.

I just saw that and I'm wondering how much of it was muscle that you lost.

I dont think you should cut, you are already skinny. Read all stickies on diet / nutrition / training. Stick to what they say and you should grow and drop that fat. Your only 16, you want to finish growing.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Isn't that too light for your height?



I just saw that and I'm wondering how much of it was muscle that you lost.

Thats what I think. Kind of starvation mode and saving his stomach fat. Cutting prob wont help

im pretty sure i didnt loose much muscle cause i can see cuts appearing on my chest, back, arms, legs and shoulders...and i know under my flab of fat theres a 6 pack cause i could feel it, just cant see it =[

also my weights in the gym are increasing but i know im not going to my full potentional.

Originally Posted by Mista

I dont think you should cut, you are already skinny. Read all stickies on diet / nutrition / training. Stick to what they say and you should grow and drop that fat. Your only 16, you want to finish growing.

I agree, let your body take it's natural course.
Improve your diet (cut the junk food) , ease up on some of your training, sleep, eat and sleep.

okay thanks, any idea on how many calories i should be consuming ?

That, I am no expert in, but looking in here http://www.nutritiondata.com/calories-burned.php it says at your body weight and height you need....3222 calories.

Don't qoute me on this, wait a bit and a Mod will give you the correct numbers.

Youre a twig, lift and eat the amout min0 suggested, and cut out all that cardio, hit 200 then cut.

The best way to get what you need out of your diet is to eat really clean, and balance your meals to get the number of calories you need in a day given your exercise routines.

Lift weights and exercise by all means but don't go nuts with it, you're too young to worry about needing a lot of muscle gains. Just eating the right food often enough and not eating too much will get you the results you want.

And take a multivitamin and multimineral every day, as well as EFAs and Vitamin C, all this will give you better energy and help you digest food better along with a laundry list of other benefits I won't take the time to type out.

Any calculation will just be a guesstimate as to what you BMR is.

you will have to determine your BMR through experimenting, or paying for a device to do so. I don't think you should be worrying about cutting at your age, just focus on developing healthy eating habits, and working hard at the gym. You will notice the gains you like just from that alone being 16.

an idea would be to keep a food diary for 3 days. 2 week days, and 1 weekend day. work out calories for each day, and also protein/fat/carb for each day. If you post them up it will greatly assist people in giving you advice.

Also, youre light to be cutting. If you've got definition elsewhere, id start lifting properly, and trying to get stronger while putting on muscle. You're at a great spot to do so. And is having defined abs really going to complete your look and make you happy with your whole physique? If yes, then cool, but if not, concentrate on other things. If its images in the media that is influencing this, the abdominal definition that you see in male models....you have to take into account a) they have built a lot more muscle than you, and so look good when they have cut. b) they are probably older than 16 so have more experience/growth behind them. c) it takes time and effot. thats why most want it, but dont have it.