[terracotta]

Originally Posted by StellaArtois

question about calories, im at about 2450 calories per day, and still can't lose stubborn weight around lower love handle area, should i go lower? im doing 40/30/30 but the thing is i see lots of guys on here bulking on 4k calories and cutting around 2600, and if i did that i would never lose weight, but then again looking at those figures i get scared to cut my calories and don't want to lose muscle mass.

5'11
199 - 203 lbs

You need to cut based on your body. An ectomorph can cut using higher calories as their BMRs are faster. I suggest dropping the calories to 10x bodyweight, ie. 2000 cals per day. Have a refeed day (higher carbs) at least once a week. I suggest adding 500 cals extra in carbs on that day.

[StellaArtois]

Originally Posted by terracotta

You need to cut based on your body. An ectomorph can cut using higher calories as their BMRs are faster. I suggest dropping the calories to 10x bodyweight, ie. 2000 cals per day. Have a refeed day (higher carbs) at least once a week. I suggest adding 500 cals extra in carbs on that day.

thanks,

one more question regarding cardio, as mentioned before i want to avoid losing muscle mass, so i've been doing slow paced cardio 2 times a week, which supposedly best for losing fat and not muscle mass. is a pace of 3.5 on a treadmill from 35-45min sound about right?

[terracotta]

Originally Posted by StellaArtois

thanks,

one more question regarding cardio, as mentioned before i want to avoid losing muscle mass, so i've been doing slow paced cardio 2 times a week, which supposedly best for losing fat and not muscle mass. is a pace of 3.5 on a treadmill from 35-45min sound about right?

Doing high intensity cardio won't make you lose muscle. People usually lose muscle when doing way too much cardio overall - eg. 1 hour per day running or more.

HIIT (high intensity interval training) actually raises your BMR for the next 24 hours, so the net benefit is higher than the slower cardio. This is why I usually suggest 2 sessions of 20 min HIIT + 1-2 longer slower sessions (assuming no health problems prevent the HIIT) weekly.

I wouldn't worry about losing muscle as long as you don't do fasted cardio.

[CryingEmo]

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[SteelEntity]

Originally Posted by StellaArtois

question about calories, im at about 2450 calories per day, and still can't lose stubborn weight around lower love handle area, should i go lower? im doing 40/30/30 but the thing is i see lots of guys on here bulking on 4k calories and cutting around 2600, and if i did that i would never lose weight, but then again looking at those figures i get scared to cut my calories and don't want to lose muscle mass.

5'11
199 - 203 lbs

I would up the cardio and keep eating the same thing. Lowering cals may do nothing as your metabolism burns less.

[StellaArtois]

Originally Posted by SteelEntity

I would up the cardio and keep eating the same thing. Lowering cals may do nothing as your metabolism burns less.

true, i have however set my daily calorie intake at 2300, with a 45/30/25 p/c/f ratio, i do however take either two scoops or one scoop of a protein a shake if i workout or do cardio so my calorie intake maybe closer to 2450 on those days.