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@joaa Thanks. I’ve been cutting my calories back for 6 weeks and still working out well and the scale hasn’t changed although my body comp has. Now that I’m 4-5 weeks out from my summer vacation, I’d like to get rid of this lower belly fat without sacrificing too much muscle

@criko Thanks for that. I’m already getting about 15i steps a day but I’ll add cardio to my rest day and see if that makes a difference

@pif15 That’s pretty interesting, I was considering fasting twice a week on rest days but I’ve also seen that rest days are when you should eat more. I’m not bodybuilder but I am trying to get to 11-12% by July but not trying to go backwards with my training

@pif15 Yeah I’m at 1600 cals now but I see more and more YouTube natural bodybuilders claiming they go down to 1200 and I know they’re leaner than me and pushing harder in the gym so I was wondering if it’s something I could consider for the next 4 weeks or if there was more to it.

@hollan Thanks, I was thinking of doing a calorie cycle too or fasting once a week instead of eating so few calories. I’ll play around with it!

@hollan I e gone from 2000 to 1600 in the last 6 weeks with minimal muscle loss, if any. In fact I look bigger and stronger, but my lower belly fat is stubborn and not budging. The scale is staying the same although my composition has improved, so I’m wondering if I can afford to go. Little...

5’10” 32yrs 16%bf I’ve seen a lot of natural bodybuilders on YouTube claiming to eat as low as 800-1200 calories for 4-8 weeks near the end of a cut, keeping protein high and exercising. These body builders have anywhere between 5’8”-6’0”+ and 160-200lbs. Is this common practice among...