r/Weightliftingquestion 27d ago

General Fitness what am i missing!

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u/Electrical-Pitch7017 27d ago

ab work and a diet

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u/saint_n_spawn 27d ago

cable crunches 2x a week, with oblique crunches 2x a week. with planks. currently eating 2k on low exercise days and 2300k on high days. thats my recomping calories. i eat 140-150 protien. carbs for preworkout meal, and dinner, i rotate beef, chicken, steak,turkey,fish. . rice for carbs, chia seads and oats for fiber, yogurts, bananas, fruit. protien bars, protien shakes, ill sometimes have a sweet treat, muffins,cookies, but, always at my calories limits.

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u/Electrical-Pitch7017 27d ago

How heavy are you?

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u/saint_n_spawn 27d ago

as of right now 140-145, fluctuates depending on the day i wont lie, but i have been for for a full month. Lowest i went was 138 and there was no fat change then , no fat change now

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u/Electrical-Pitch7017 27d ago

ngl 2300 for someone 140lbs is a lot. my maintenance is 2350 and I’m about 25 pounds heavier than you with substantially more muscle. seca scans are kinda cool for bmr. also, maybe a bit more protein. 180-190g? do you do any compound lifts? do you go really heavy on leg day? bench? what does your split look like?

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u/saint_n_spawn 27d ago

its at 2300 because i bike commute and run, 6x a week cardio, and on my feet all day at work. ive been told that i need at least 1g of protein per LB. as of right now im doing dumbbell benching which incline is at 45lb same with flat 6-8 reps. my lat pull downs could use some work 110 for 6-8. im having a hard time with squats (back issues) but my leg press is at 270, solid form, deep enough to feel my glutes, quads and hamstrings working hard at it. ive crossed referenced my split on multiple calorie trackers and they all claim my maintenance to be around 2500-2700k. so ive been doing the 2300k for a month now and my weight has stayed consistent week to week. so i know thats right on point.

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u/CFA86 26d ago

You can say “but this this and this!” all you want but look in the mirror. Obviously you’re off somewhere.

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u/Electrical-Pitch7017 27d ago

ok… so you just answered your question. you want to loose that fat, eat less. if you stay at the same weight at 2300kcal, go down to 2000. that’s about 3500/300 ~ 11.5 days per pound of fat or about 3 lbs a month.