What it Takes to Lose Fat & Build Muscle at the Same Time

In this QUAH Sal, Adam, & Justin answer the question “Can I still build muscle and lose fat at the same time?"

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[kendragarcia]

“I’m in love can’t you see brother Louie Louie Louie” 🎶🎶 Awesome video as usual!! 🔥😊

[johnnyroberts]

If you are de-conditioned .. you can put the muscle back on even in a deficit.. I was off for a year in a half and got super fat .. now I’m training again and I dropped a lot of weight the first few weeks .. now the scale isn’t moving I’m just getting bigger and stronger and smaller in all the right areas only taking in 2000 calories a day .. and I’m 245 ! Thank the gods for muscle memory !

[anamarie]

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[sajulldin]

I been consistently loosing fat (approx 10%) in the last 6 months and also gained muscle in this time according to the InBody scan.

Im on 1500 calorie deficit, 12k steps per day, 127g of protein, training 4-5 days a week.

[esinfa]

Intermittend fasting, caloric deficit, weight training and that much walking all at the same time is too stressful for the body. Regular eating with a slight surplus, plus the weight training for building muscle and walking for fat loss will work better.

[tommcilwain]

Casey was also recovering from an infection and was seriously reconditioned. And an absolute genetic freak.

[nickkerr]

6’0” 218 in feb 2022. By july 30th 2022, I’m was at 188, with noticeable muscle growth. Shirts are loose at the belly and tight at the arms and chest

[shanelayton]

To me this begs the question: should an advanced lifter be working out consistently, or could it be more beneficial to have a 2-3 week break every few months to have those continual “newbie” type gains?

[HarsiddhGohil]

The bicep veins are going crazy.. Just enough motivation to get jacked again

[margaretrangel]

I went from 108lbs to 114lbs during my bulk. Even though it was only 6lbs I feel like my body fat has gone up more than I’d like. Now I’m debating on if I should recomp or maybe get my weight back down and start over lol.

[darkoale]

That skeleton-deadlift shirt's bad ass

[tarnishedone]

If you're 30% bodyfat, 5'10 never built muscle in your life, eating 1800 calories a day for a few months you can absolutely build muscle on a deficit. It's really simple. Your body has so much fat to use as energy and your protein synthesis will be very high due to your body being very receptive to the new muscle building activities it's never had before. It's when you're 10% body fat with a lot of muscle ALREADY that it then becomes very difficult to build muscle on a deficit.

[em]

What about someone who’s intermediate training but still obese? Can they be at a deficit and still grow muscle?

[nicholaswoods]

30 pounds of muscle in 60 days never ever

[gabesoto]

For someone who is pretty overweight and is also a newbie, should I stay at maintenance while doing this or be in a slight caloric deficit? Ideally I can put the muscle on quickly with consistency and enough protein but will being in a slight deficit of let's say 200-300 calories limit my gains? Will putting on muscle simply boost my metabolism enough to where I'll be burning fat without really focusing on it?

[farhanhussain_]

Building muscle needs caloric surplus. Losing fat needs caloric deficit. Two opposite requirements. That's why it is such a challenging task.

However, if you already carry lots of body fat then chances are good that you may build muscle even on caloric deficit as body would utilize that stored fat to make up for the energy deficit. But the fitness program must include at least two very intense strength training workouts to tell the body to build muscles.

[analyticalchick]

If you start working out and you're obese, you can cut fat and bulk muscle for a while, probably until you're roughly moving into a healthy BMI (for most people). I started when I was obese. I'm overweight now. I am still building muscle and burning fat. I cycle between deficit and maintenance. I don't do surpluses yet. I might do that when I get closer to the line of healthy BMI. I just crossed the line from obese about a month ago. Please stop answering questions like most of your audience are personal trainers or something. You basically said what I'm saying, but acted like it's not most people. The reality is that it's most people who would be asking the question. Someone who is highly trained already knows this stuff and they aren't coming to you for advice.

[alexbekkala]

Telling him to go into calorie surplus? What of he is obese and trying too lose weight and build muscle? Wouldn't you try and lose your weight first?

[TungTran-pptx]

If you lose body fat and maintain current muscle mass, you will look bigger

[mjmeadows]

Doesn’t work. Have tried alot high protein in a caloric deficit, resistance training, used cardio/no cardio and this is all a myth unless PEDs on board