im starting lifting as soon as my adjustable dumbbells arrive. given how disgustingly skinnyfat i am, what is my best course of action? assuming 3-5 hours of lifting a week my TDEE will be 2500 cal/day. i'm thinking about eating 2500 calories per day and aiming for a lean bulk. thoughts?
Meh, he could be 20% on the nose. For sure under 22%
But you NEVER EVER bulk above 15% under ANY circumstances ever.
Just starting out? Even better, your potential for gains is higher, and you are fat so you have hella energy availability
Eating at a deficit =\= being in a deficit, when you have high energy availability
T.recovered fatty
Grayson Gonzalez
That routine is garbage.
Focus on a few main lifts Floor press Overhead press Chin up Row
Chin up, you might be able to do linear progression of 3x5, adding 2.5lb every training session, deloading when you stall
The rest of your lifts will probably be in 10lb jumps (5lb each hand) so you will be doing double progression model of starting at your 4rm, then slowly adding reps till you get to 6-8, then you add weight for a new 3-4rm.
So for instance A. Ohp 3x4-8 Chin up 3x5 Dumbbell pistol squat 3x4-12
B. Floor press 3x4-8 Row 3x4-8 .... Cant think of a replacement for deadlift.
And then to that basic format, you can add accessories like side lat raise and flyes and anything that doesnt interfere with your ability to add weight or add reps to the main lifts.
Nolan King
any other input?
Robert Jones
scooby actually has pretty good advice for home workout programs with very limited equipment
I don't normally send people to scooby but in your case this website should be helpful