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Originally Posted by Aidan
Start lifting weights asap, something with lots of barbell exercises.
Try to get more dietary protein (1g/lb of body weight is a decent bench mark)
Watch the scale, you probably only want it creeping upwards at the most to start. Going nowhere is fine too.
Once you start getting competent in the gym and are building strength then it's probably time to up the calories. Basically, the initial direction is determined by what you'd rather be: skinny-skinny or stronger-fat. Both have their drawbacks.
The skinny-fat conundrum is that you need to both lose fat and add muscle, but you can't really do both at the same time. starting off slow and steady in one direction gives you the most control so you don't end up anorexic, or fat and strong like me.
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there are multiple ways on how to approach a "recomposition"
Burns, in your position I would just start lifting asap and like aidan said preferably a lot of barbell exercises for low-medium reps plus throwing in high rep with machines as accessory is a good idea too.
for a beginner I would recommend a full-body workout 2-3x/week.
would also start some conditioning, 1x low-intensity run for 60 mins and 1x HIIT session(20-40 mins)
food wise just try to eat a balanced diet containing enough protein, omega 3, nutrients, vitamins, minerals etc etc
no need to be too anal about it, just don't go overboard with simple carbs and listen to your hunger feeling(don't overeat)
like aidan said watch the weight but be aware that (water weight) swings are massive so take it with a pinch of salt
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Originally Posted by Aidan
Cashy has a great log.
will make a big update soon with some food pics from the restaurant as well (have to get em from a co-worker first)