Body recomposition, or losing fat while building muscle simultaneously, is highly achievable for new and returning lifters during their first two years of training. To achieve this, maintain a slight calorie deficit while consuming high protein, and focus on visual progress rather than scale weight. Once progress stalls, advanced lifters will need to transition to dedicated bulking or cutting phases.
Lose fat and build muscle?1. Recomp is real. New and returning lifters do both at once. The first two years are magic.2. Small deficit, big protein. Slight cut plus 1g per pound. Body fat funds the new muscle.3. The scale will lie. Weight stalls while the mirror changes. Judge the body, not the number.4. It slows as you advance. Year three lifters must pick a lane. Bulk or cut once recomp stalls.Watch muscle replace fat photo by photo. GainFrame. Front. Back. Before. After. Needs work. Developing. Solid. Strong. Elite. Muscle comparison. Front delts. Side/rear delts. Upper chest. Mid/lower chest. Biceps. Abs. Obliques.
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