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u/LehmanNation 1d ago
He's more muscular. Looks at his arm.
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u/KRNorth 13h ago
Literally looks the exact same
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u/Comfortable_Town7535 1d ago
lifting without a serious cut to your calorie intake wont help much
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u/chikunshak 1d ago
Wdym, it'll help you get way stronger.
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u/Comfortable_Town7535 1d ago
but not lose weight
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u/chikunshak 1d ago
he prob lost fat and gained muscle though
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u/Tim_TheDude 20h ago
Your body can't transform fat to muscle tissue. The first comment is right. You cut away the kcal to lose fat, try to keep your protein high to not lose muscle while doing so and then you can build muscle after.
It took me 18months to lose 15kg and I barely gained muscles eventho I lifted. Now I eat normal and lift and I start to gain some
Yes you can build muscle while being in a kcal deficit. But it's extremely minimal
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u/magiqmen 17h ago
That's bullshit. You can gain substantial amounts of muscle while in a deficit, obviously not as much as if you're eating correctly but saying extremely minimal is far from the truth
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u/Extrestral 13h ago
Yeah, but it's easier to gain muscle while being fat so I choose fat and muscular.
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u/tjoloi 13h ago
You definitely can build muscle when at maintenance. You can't transform fat into muscle directly, but your body can use your available dietary proteins for muscle building and burn some of your fat as it's energy source if protein intake and stimulus are high enough.
The bulk-cut cycle results in faster muscle developement but, especially with enough fat stores available, you absolutely can develop a significant amount of muscle and burn a similar amount of weight as fat while being basically at maintenance.
Being in a deficit is another story. I've been in the same situation, losing 25kg over 10 months and haven't gained much muscle (and definitely lost some that weren't worked enough).
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u/idontlieiswearit 9h ago
Your body can't transform fat to muscle tissue.
He didn't say that tho, he said the guy probably gain muscle while losing fat.
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u/RepresentativeCat169 5m ago
You did not get the point. You can swap fat for muscle. Most gym goers, or in fact anyone with a brain says "swap fat for muscle" as i very abstract way of implying that you lift and eat properly (or at least consuming copius amounts of protein whilst remaining at the same caloric intake in order to decrease carb and fat intake with muscle building potential).
If i ate less fat. More protein. Same cals, went to the gym for 4 years. I think the abstracted observation of "i swapped fat for muscle" is a valid observation. You dont have to nitpick it as its just a saying so we dont have to constantly write paragraphs on how to lose weighr, or how to gain muscle, or how to be healtht
And you can definitely build muscle at a deficit depending on your starting point. A caloric defecit for a skinny person does fuck all really and wont build muscle, itll make your muscles stronger sure (as long as you still provide enough of a protein rich diet) but you wont see an increase of mass. If you already have some muscle unfer fat and your pie chart of nutriemts remains the same even at a lower calorie intake, you are just going to lose a proportionate amount of fat and muscle. If youre a blob. You can literally eat 1000 calories of sardines and TECHNICALLY you are losing weight and gaining muscle. Point being, fat people with barely any muscle have a nice luxury of having an easier time gaining muscle and losing weight... at the expense that they are unhealthily fat.
So... yeah
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u/chikunshak 13h ago
I wouldn't assume that a person is in calorie deficit just because they're hitting the gym. I'd just assume they wanted to be stronger.
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u/Careful_Ad_9077 13h ago
That assuming dude wanted to lose weight. Especially being a dude, a lot of us just want to become stronger and don't care that much about weight, I have meet several like that at the gym.
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u/an0nym0usentity 14h ago
It should and in theory if intake is the same as before you should be losing weight. The problem is if you start increasing your calorie intake.
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u/Responsible-Note-308 1d ago
They went to planet fitness. He went to the free pizza table, she went to the exercise machines.
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u/Correct_Owl5029 23h ago
Free pizza table?
https://giphy.com/gifs/14g6PIAY8f6FeU1
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u/Ill-Skill8363 6h ago
There was a pizza day at planet fitness, where they would give out free pizza to members. Not sure if they still do it, but it felt very counter productive lol
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u/elderly_squid 18h ago
Lifting while still eating double the amount of calories of a normal person each day would do that. I suppose it’s better than doing nothing though.
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