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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA
I hear this all the time. I mean, people say it constantly...
But then again, I have friends who say you can pull it off but it takes time and a very strict diet. Lets put it this way.. IM not obese but I dont have a 6 pack or v-cut. I weight 188 and bench 245 if that means anything..
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Human physiology says your friends are wrong.
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My goal is not be slim or lean, I wanna be bulky and NOT cut yet I want to lose my love handles and tighten my stomach area just a little.
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When you say you want to 'lose your love handles and tighten your stomach area', what that actually translates to is leaning out/losing bodyfat. Your goal then is a bodyfat of about 10%. You should be able to accomplish this with minimal/no muscle loss. Its lean enough to be devoid of most/all love handles, but not really 'cut.' Any leaner and performance, hormones, and immune system function may begin to suffer. Sub-10% bodyfat is also treading into 'cut' territory, which isnt your goal.
You may want to look into doing stomach vacuums. I have no clue if they actually accomplish anything, but Ive seen people throw around the idea that they can tighten up your stomach.
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I have already lost 72 lbs from my previous diet, it was sooo easyy. Losing weight and getting slim is easy in my opinion. But having a strict diet and lifting is very tough. I dont care what anyone says, the amount of progress you achieve from lifting take forever to see results.
My problem is, I have been lifting for a little under a year. I have seen progress do not get me wrong. But when you say achieve ONE goal at a time, thats means my other goal has to be on pause. Which means, everything I have worked for as far is my size in arms and chest will decrease because I would have to increase my cardio and have a lean diet.
Its a tough thing to do, I just cant really throw it all way and then come back and do it again. Its like writing a 25 page paper then burning it and then re-writing it.
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Life: Its full of compromises.
FWIW, I would look into Intermittent Fasting. If set up properly, balancing caloric deficits on off days and caloric surpluses on training days could allow you to slowly lose the love handles while maintaining/gaining strength/muscle. This isnt 'gaining fat and losing muscle at the same time', its more like micro-bulk/cut periods. You may not be familiar enough with your caloric needs to really be successful with it, but here is a link to look over:
http://leangains.blogspot.com/