hey, so I’ve recently started getting into strength training. I used to favor cardio, but being that I have so much fat accumulated in my lower body that won’t tone with cardio alone, I’ve taken on lifting. I follow gym pages and people always refer to cutting and bulking. the changes are drastic and the same theme is seen throughout. they obtain the perfect lean yet toned body by going through those phases. could someone explain like I’m five what the purpose and difference is? and like anything else that should be known about it, pls?
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As great as it would be, it’s very hard to build lots of muscle and reduce fat at the same time. During the bulking phase, you focus on eating nutrient-dense food and lifting heavy weights to encourage muscle growth and give you enough energy for intense workouts; this unfortunately also could cause more fat to build up. During the cutting phase, you try to maintain the amount of muscle you already have, but you put yourself in a caloric deficit and focus on cardio as well as weight training with low weight but high reps to burn off more calories.
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