Ok, I read the sticky and I have questions.
I am skinny fat and I am wondering if dieting and working out at the same time will do anything at all, OR do I need to instead choose to rotate between loading on calories and working out, and then dieting to see any change.
your weight x15 is your caloric limit, eat and start a progressive strength program. When you can no longer progress eat some more
come back if you're worried you're getting too fat
>>35555821
But I also want to lose just a small amount of weight too
I really do not know much about fitness tb.h fa.m
>>35555782
Dieting and workout out at the same time will result in building muscle whilst loosing fat and overall losing weight.
>>35556327
So that will make me lean and make it so I donr have to worry about bulking and then dieting?
>>35556365
Pretty much, yeah. You won't gain anywhere near as much muscle as if you bulked though (maybe 30% compared to a bulk). You can also recomp (eat maintenance and lift) to achieve muscle gain a and fat loss but not as much gain as a bulk and not as much loss as a cut.
For fastest appearing results, cut and lift.
>>35556419
What is the difference between bulking, recomp and cut and lifting?
>>35556469
Bulking: Max muscle gain, little fat gain
Recomp: build muscle, lose fat
Cut: build small amount of muscle, loss fat
With all of them, you need to lift weights (exercise) to gain the muscle, otherwise it is like this:
Bulk: become American
Recomp: remain the same
Cut: lose fat and muscle
>>35556507
Ok, so recomp is basically where I workout and diet at the same time?
Also, what can I do with a 20 freedom unit dumbell that would help me with this?
>>35556531
Yes.
Look up isolation exercises. You'll soon need something heavier than that.
I'd suggest:
>dumbbel press
>overhead press
>bicep curl
>tricep extension
>pushups
>pull ups
>goblet sqauts
>dumbbel rows
>lunges
>>35556580
Many,many thanks anon
>>35556580
How long should I expect results if I use recomp?
>>35556628
Depends on your starting point, probably 2-3 weeks you'll start to notice a small difference. In 2-3 months, everyone else will notice and in 2-3 years, you can look 10/10. It took me 6 months to leave skinny fat and have visible abs and bigger arms. It took 2 years for me to look really good.
>>35556614
No problem, good luck anon