Thread: Skinny fat!!!!

These guys are gonna tell you to eat to get big. You can't gain 30 pounds from 1200 cals.

I know your a beginner but do a lot of research on training splits.
I.E

Mon: Chest and Bi
Tues: Back and Tri
Wed: Off
Thurs: Legs and Shoulders

Not 1200, that is information for me to know not to use, he allready used that info to make the plan, the plan says do a 5x5 heavy compound and HIIT after it and on that day have 1900 cals and high carbs with carbs and 160g pro, on rest days I do no exercise and eat 1400-1500 cals with low carbs and pro staying at 160g, the pro and carbs must vary on rest days but keeping the cals at 1400-1500, carbs can go up down by about 30g and pro minimum 135g.

When I was a beginner the 3 biggest flaws were

1. Buying Random Junk from Gnc....Stick to food and extra protein powder and bars. You may want a weight gainer powder. Don't waste money on the other Junk.

2. Not working legs. I hate legs period. But your body grows faster training the large parts.

3. Not strict enough on diet. Instead of coffee I would always drink mountain dew on the way to class. Well, 1 mt dew will turn into 2, and 2 turns into 3 mt dews.




Sorry about the multi post...Im trying to get my post count up.

Dont worry about the posts, I am wondering because the HIIT and clean bulk diet will keep me from gaining fat he says if I follow this I will only gain maximum 2-4% fat and since Im a newb will I loose some fat while following this too?

Im not an expert...Im sure someone else will chime in. I will only tell you what is consistent in my research from reading the different forums.

Easiest and quickest way to lower all body fat is to drop the sugar.

Now to answer your post, from my research you can not bulk and cut at the same time.

For 5'10 and only 130. It would be impossible for you to get fat nor can you get huge.

You probably have a little fat due to diet with fast food, soft drinks, coffee beer etc.

Your skinny build probably comes from never playing any sports. And being a beginning lifter.

Can you post your age?

At your age keep it simple, and start a see food diet. When I was your age, there was an all you can eat Chinese restaurant next to my gym. If I could knock a hole in the wall to bring the buffet closer to the dumbbell rack I would have.

NM... I reread your post. I see your age. I was 172 pounds naturaly tall and lanky out of high school. During one summer, I gained around 15 pounds. All I did differently was cut out the sugar, add 2 protein shakes to my diet, and lift. I did have a summer job that required heavy lift at times that filled my upper body out a little more.

Did you join a gym or have a weight set at the house?

I have weights in the house there are LOADS like up to 200+kg, I got them for free so I will use them, I used to play football but the main thing is....I was on a 1200 cal diet for months!!! the low cals made me loose allot of fat but also lost allmost all my muscle, I can only lift like 30kg now, I am now skinny fat because I have no muscle but high bf%.

Starting eating clean, up the calls, and start pumping that bf will drop within 2 months.

so as suggested by the moderator on this forum 1900 on workout days and 1400 on rest?

I just tried to eat and eat. Every 1.5 to 2 hours i was eating something clean with protein.

Originally Posted by suraj

so as suggested by the moderator on this forum 1900 on workout days and 1400 on rest?

I usually don't give diet advice, but why are you wanting to reduce your calories? You gotta feed those muscles. Maybe on off days, decrease your carb intake but replace it with protein and fats?

You worried about gaining fat, but as LBM increases, so does your metabolism. Your decreased caloric intake sent your body into starvation mode. Muscle breaks down easier than fat and thats why you are the "skinny fat" type your calling yourself now. Don't be scared to eat. Besides if you do gain some fat, you can turn around and do a cutting cycle and drop some bf % while bringing out definition.

Originally Posted by djlance

I usually don't give diet advice, but why are you wanting to reduce your calories? You gotta feed those muscles. Maybe on off days, decrease your carb intake but replace it with protein and fats?

You worried about gaining fat, but as LBM increases, so does your metabolism. Your decreased caloric intake sent your body into starvation mode. Muscle breaks down easier than fat and thats why you are the "skinny fat" type your calling yourself now. Don't be scared to eat. Besides if you do gain some fat, you can turn around and do a cutting cycle and drop some bf % while bringing out definition.

I don't think he need to worry about cutting any time soon. Just gain weight. At your current size a little body fat isn't gonna hurt.

sura j,

Have you research a meal plain. For example: 7am 2 eggs with oatmeal 9am banana with protein shake...etc.

I think this posting your exact meal plan would help 100%

Originally Posted by jbuck27

I don't think he need to worry about cutting any time soon. Just gain weight. At your current size a little body fat isn't gonna hurt.

I agree, but he kept mentioning so it was just a suggestion. His body, with proper DTS (diet, training and sleep) will put on lean mass quickly, especially since he was basically in starvation mode at 1200 calories.

Case in point, Christian Bale -

What movie was that? I saw it once a few years back.

Well I am on fitday, my name is suraj1793 if you cant find me maybe a capital S on my name, I havent yet started this diet but have been told that it will work by juggernaut, him and powermaster spent some time and designed this diet and workout plan for me, they say its a nice place to start, I still havent started the plan I have just started lifting and only done like 4 workouts so far, I have kept them high weight low reps 3 sets but planning on following the 5x5 plan from next week, my eating plan so far for the past 3-4 days has been varying from all the different information I have been geting from here, gone from 2600 to 2100 to 1500 I allways keep protein at about 140-200 inbetween there and fat I try keep at about 60-70 grams, carbs I dont know what to do with them...

I want to loose my man boobs and get a bit stronger, I feel embarased when I wear a t shirt because I look wierd I look very skinny and have a flabby chest, in a jacket I look very very skinny.

Let me add...I have had a few bad eating days on it since it was nearly christmas.

I have been told Skinny fat people have to do it different to everyone else, since they have a very high BF% and low Muscle %, I just want to look nice and be strong, I know it will take time but I am ready to put the time and effort in, I just need to be told what to do, I have been told that the diet I had mentioned will work and what made it more satisfying was that it was designed by a personal trainer who is a moderator here but everyone suggests something different, I just want to know what to do to start off and how well it will go, since diet is 80% and workout is only 20% I want them both to be perfect.
Could somebody make me a perfect plan to build muscle the best way for me please?

Originally Posted by suraj

Could somebody make me a perfect plan to build muscle the best way for me please?

There is no perfect plan. It's all about trial and error. Granted i have more of a triathlete build, I've been bulking and cutting for almost 10 years and every time I finish, I sit down and think of how it could be changed.

You have to read, read and read some more. Losing fat and or putting on muscle is mainly about what you eat. Hit up the diet forums, but before you do, read and put the pencil to paper and begin to sketch out a diet.

All people like Built and Juggernaut can do is give you feedback. Diet plans that you see here are blueprints to how you should formulate yours.

In regards to your assumption that skinny fat people have a harder time, you have to put muscle on somehow.

@Jbuck
The movie in the first picture was "The Machinist"
The movie in the second picture was the first "Batman"

Bale went from 120-130 to 190-200 in a span of 6-8 months I believe. The guy is dedicated to his profession and has dropped weight and gained weights for numerous roles.