Long_Lean_Wannabe
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Hey guys, first ever forum post thingy (very exciting) and I have what I think is a pretty unique set of circumstances - though not THAT unique haha.
Ok so, I was a pretty overweight kid. Lost most of my weight in my late teens (I'm 23), and I've been sitting at a UK size 10 for a good few years now. I have been a bit terrible with my dieting, eating nothing to eating loads but I would say I've made a concerted effort to be healthy and diet for about the past three. I haven't got a bad body, but I have big arms for my size - and a lot of this is muscle that I hate. I know this isn't the place to be saying I want to reduce muscle size but I have nice long slender legs but big blocky shoulders and arms, it's not cool. I'm a personal trainer, I have a biology degree - please don't hold back on the technicalities. Basically I think I have a little more testosterone than most women (small hip to waist even when thin, basically flat chest, bulky upper body), and I want to know how I can offset it as best as possible.
Diet wise, I have IBS so wheat has been out my regular intake for ages. I would say even when I'm not dieting I eat relatively low-carb compared to the standard (no sugar, more veggie than fruit etc). In my head this means I have to be even stricter when I want to go low-carb so I tend to do keto. I do get good results (for as long as I stick to it) but I get awful fatigue. I think I might have some slight metabolic syndrome from the years of abuse. I'm considering carb-cycling to combat this BUT, I see the guys tend to get better muscle building from carb-cycling which is something I'd like to avoid.
I think my main questions are, which diet is best for fat loss forgetting retention of muscle mass, I have enough to last me a lifetime - natural strength of an ox.
And what resistance exercises can I do upper body wise without aggravating my traps or biceps. I want to look willowy. No disrespect to the female builders, I think you guys are awesome but I don't feel comfortable being muscular.
Also, if doing keto/extreme low carb, can I go wild on stuff like heavy cream (sanity) if my body is going to be a so-called fat burning machine. I don't assume this to be true (9 cals per g as well all know) but I've heard of others that just go mental on the fat because it makes no difference.
Long post, any responses are welcomed. Thanks guys. x
Ok so, I was a pretty overweight kid. Lost most of my weight in my late teens (I'm 23), and I've been sitting at a UK size 10 for a good few years now. I have been a bit terrible with my dieting, eating nothing to eating loads but I would say I've made a concerted effort to be healthy and diet for about the past three. I haven't got a bad body, but I have big arms for my size - and a lot of this is muscle that I hate. I know this isn't the place to be saying I want to reduce muscle size but I have nice long slender legs but big blocky shoulders and arms, it's not cool. I'm a personal trainer, I have a biology degree - please don't hold back on the technicalities. Basically I think I have a little more testosterone than most women (small hip to waist even when thin, basically flat chest, bulky upper body), and I want to know how I can offset it as best as possible.
Diet wise, I have IBS so wheat has been out my regular intake for ages. I would say even when I'm not dieting I eat relatively low-carb compared to the standard (no sugar, more veggie than fruit etc). In my head this means I have to be even stricter when I want to go low-carb so I tend to do keto. I do get good results (for as long as I stick to it) but I get awful fatigue. I think I might have some slight metabolic syndrome from the years of abuse. I'm considering carb-cycling to combat this BUT, I see the guys tend to get better muscle building from carb-cycling which is something I'd like to avoid.
I think my main questions are, which diet is best for fat loss forgetting retention of muscle mass, I have enough to last me a lifetime - natural strength of an ox.
And what resistance exercises can I do upper body wise without aggravating my traps or biceps. I want to look willowy. No disrespect to the female builders, I think you guys are awesome but I don't feel comfortable being muscular.
Also, if doing keto/extreme low carb, can I go wild on stuff like heavy cream (sanity) if my body is going to be a so-called fat burning machine. I don't assume this to be true (9 cals per g as well all know) but I've heard of others that just go mental on the fat because it makes no difference.
Long post, any responses are welcomed. Thanks guys. x