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Hello everyone,
I wanted to ask you guys about the first time you went on a diet to get that ripped look, like 10% body fat or less.
Although I have been on calorie-restricted diets to lose body fat before, I've never actually gotten "ripped". The lowest body fat I've probably ever been is 12%.
There are a few reasons why...I'm only 20 years old, and I started lifting in high school; I was just never that comfortable restricting my calories during a time in my life when my body was still developing.
Also, I have been on 2 diets in the past, but I noticed that you tend to plateau (went from >20% bf to ~12%, went from ~18% to ~14%). And after the first phase of fat loss, your metabolism slows down and your performance in the gym starts to suffer, this is where I feel you run risk of becoming catabolic and losing muscle.
Last reason being I never saw the point in trying to "cut" when you aren't at least somewhat big in the first place, otherwise you'll end up looking like a skinny twig.
But lately I have been thinking about, for the first time ever, trying to get to <10% body fat. It is a new physical challenge as well as a mental one too.
I am 6 ft ~200 lbs ~15% body fat (this is really a guess I have no clue about the body fat. I'm gonna buy some calipers so I can track it that way).
What I want to hear about is your experiences getting ripped for the first time. What was especially challenging about it? Did it shatter any preconceived notions? What would you have done differently?
Another thing, what time frame should I take to do this? I was thinking 16 weeks.
My plan is first to simply reduce caloric intake and milk that until weight loss stalls, one cheat meal per week to keep leptin levels up. Once I stall with that, carb cycling or keto type diet until I get the look I desire.
I wanted to ask you guys about the first time you went on a diet to get that ripped look, like 10% body fat or less.
Although I have been on calorie-restricted diets to lose body fat before, I've never actually gotten "ripped". The lowest body fat I've probably ever been is 12%.
There are a few reasons why...I'm only 20 years old, and I started lifting in high school; I was just never that comfortable restricting my calories during a time in my life when my body was still developing.
Also, I have been on 2 diets in the past, but I noticed that you tend to plateau (went from >20% bf to ~12%, went from ~18% to ~14%). And after the first phase of fat loss, your metabolism slows down and your performance in the gym starts to suffer, this is where I feel you run risk of becoming catabolic and losing muscle.
Last reason being I never saw the point in trying to "cut" when you aren't at least somewhat big in the first place, otherwise you'll end up looking like a skinny twig.
But lately I have been thinking about, for the first time ever, trying to get to <10% body fat. It is a new physical challenge as well as a mental one too.
I am 6 ft ~200 lbs ~15% body fat (this is really a guess I have no clue about the body fat. I'm gonna buy some calipers so I can track it that way).
What I want to hear about is your experiences getting ripped for the first time. What was especially challenging about it? Did it shatter any preconceived notions? What would you have done differently?
Another thing, what time frame should I take to do this? I was thinking 16 weeks.
My plan is first to simply reduce caloric intake and milk that until weight loss stalls, one cheat meal per week to keep leptin levels up. Once I stall with that, carb cycling or keto type diet until I get the look I desire.
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