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Getting rid of belly

wingman

wingman

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Hi,

For some background info, I'm 29yo, 6'3 and 88kg, been slim and lanky all my life. Only really started working out in the past 6 months.

I'm currently following a linear progression strength program in an effort to get stronger. This is my main goal, don't really care about aesthetics at the moment. Except that I'm starting to look like an african child - ie skinny with a big belly which I'd like to lose.

Are the 2 goals incompatible? Eg should I choose one of them to work on then work on the other afterwards or can i work on both together?

I'm generally on a calorie surplus as this suits my goal of wanting to gain mass overall. My macros currently are generally skewed toward protein but I don't count them strictly. Perhaps I should balance them more?

For activity level : I'm chained to an office desk 9-5 5 days a week. I do 3 heavy weights sessions (DL, BSQ, BP, MP, chins) a week, and generally 1 HIIT style conditioning workout a week.

Flame / advice away.
 
If you're chained to said office chair for 8 hours a day it could be a bit of Lordosis as well.

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Artilce on it - How to Get Rid of Lordosis And Eliminate Lower Back Pain | StrongLifts.com
How often do you stretch? Mainly hip flexors as well.
 
Be wary of someone who titles their article like that. You don't get rid of lordosis you get it back to normal since lordosis is the name of that type of curve in your spine.

In regards to the strength vs mass. Spend about 3 months on a linear beginner program and focus on getting your strength up and the mass will come due to you being a newbie and the strength gains will set you up for good training after your out of the beginner stage.

Calorie surplus should not be too extravagant but around 15% above is good. It will help you recover and grow which is just what you want.
 
Kungfoogoo - Thanks, I'll remember to stretch more

dave - sounds like you're saying 'get stronger and the fat belly will sort itself out', right?
 
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Looking back, I think most of it stemmed from when i tried GOMAD for a while... basically all the new mass went directly to my belly. Has anyone else had this happen? As i get stronger will it sort itself out or is there something else i should be doing?
 
MaxBrenner said:
Listen to dave (even though he is a phaggot), he is a specialist in this area.
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Body recomp over straight loss unless your belly is as big as mine then you may need to lose a little bit first then look at recomp.

You don't weigh much so more important for you would be looking at adding the mass and watching the belly to see how it fares. Also as pointed out KungFooGoo if you are hyper-lordotic you will look to have more of a belly than you actually do.
 
dave said:
Body recomp over straight loss unless your belly is as big as mine then you may need to lose a little bit first then look at recomp.

You don't weigh much so more important for you would be looking at adding the mass and watching the belly to see how it fares. Also as pointed out KungFooGoo if you are hyper-lordotic you will look to have more of a belly than you actually do.
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Like me.
Makes your ass look bigger too :p
 
More or less happened to me when l did GOMAD as well. Could just be how my skinnyfat body looks after gaining weight quickly.
 
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