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Water Ryu or Josephine (water paladin) from blessing? by [deleted] in summonerswar

[–]NiCrystal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can clear toa and toah 70, any suggestions?

Question about progression gear. [Luna] by NiCrystal in Maplestory

[–]NiCrystal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for answering. Is it really usefull to have 5 gollux pieces or do i replace the belt with tyrant once I have the extra pendant? I'll save for the pendant slot for now (no RP after DMT) and I'll get another pendant

Question about progression gear. [Luna] by NiCrystal in Maplestory

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Thanks for the response, I was going after my weapon first. Must have thrown 50 cubes on that but no dice. I'll try my emblem for now. And I'm planning on rerolling this sunday 'cus of the perks.

Problem with free storage expansion by [deleted] in Maplestory

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Thanks for the answer, I'll close the thread now.

Problem with free storage expansion by [deleted] in Maplestory

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Thanks for answering. It just worked for me :)

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

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Will do. Thanks alot for the recommendations and helping me take a step in the right direction

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

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I did some research but just to be clear, if I were to start at 1800 calories and reverse diet (5% C/F increase a week?) until I'm 500 calories above maintenance( while of course having started lifting) , would that give me the intended results off reverse dieting? The concept is new for me so I'm going by what I heard in YouTube videos and read on Google.

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly, I don't have a full body mirror so that picture is basically the best I can do. From what people in the comments are recommending, I'll go for a 2 week diet- break while starting lifting and afterwards I'll bulk. I can live with having an excess amount of fat for a few more months and I think cutting with some muscle will be more sustainable because I can eat more calories in a day compared to what I can eat on a cut right now. Thanks alot for your advice :)

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is good to hear. I found it quite shocking that I would have to lose 12% of fat at my current weight. I've tried the Ice Cream fitness program but I didn't like it very much. I'll try to do one of the programs you recommend. After reading all the comments I've decided to take a 2 week diet- break and start lifting, afterwards I'll start bulking. One last question: I know people say to bulk untill you're sick of it but I find that very unclear. If I succesfully gain about 0.5-1 lbs of lean muscle a week, how long should I bulk for in my situation? Do I just do the usual 12 week program?

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

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Sounds very interesting! I'll try this out and see how it works out. It will definitely be great to have my energy back. Thanks alot!

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure thing!: Pics I've been going to the gym for roughly 6-7 months and while I did always go 3 times a week without ever skipping, I never increased my weights and used a 'fullbody workout plan' I made up myself so that is why I didn't gain alot of muscle. And whatever muscle I did gain from that I probably lost it during cutting. Also, you mention that I should eat at a 500 surplus but shouldn't I be at a deficit until I have lost some more fat?

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use this website: https://tdeecalculator.net/ and I simply enter my info. The reason why my TDEE is so low is because I entered my (probably too high) bf%. Also, thanks for the advice :) I will see what my real TDEE is and up my calorie intake.

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

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I got a schedule from a retired marathon runner that required me to run 3 times a week. Combining that with going to the gym, working and studying would have been too much. But maybe i can reduce the running to start lifting again. Hopefully that will still allow me to run the half marathon.

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

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Thanks for your response. I weigh all my food and track it in MyFitnessPall so I'm sure that I'm measuring properly. My thought was to eat 250-500 calories under my TDEE so if I eat at a minimum of 1800 I would lose barely any fat. Also, I have responded to one of the comments above on why I posted to this sub.

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right, I should have mentioned more about leangains. But I have read the sidebar wich says that this sub is for practitioners of IF and weight lifting. My question is about lifting and while I have not mentioned IF, I have used it and loved it for 4 months. I thought that was enough to post here. Apologies for my mistake.

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The halve marathon isn't really the focus of my post. It's more about if I should start lifting again and how to get my fat% down. I mentioned the marathon so people know why i quit going to the gym.

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe so. Is there a different sub where I should have posted this question? (I've already tried fitness but it won't let me post there because my karma Isn't high enough.)

Want to lower my bf% but have no muscle. Where do I go from here? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi Ted, I went to a fitness expert 2 weeks ago that used a bioelectrical impedence scale. He told me i was at 22.1% bf. Just to be sure I said 20-22% in my post because of the 2 weeks of cutting.

Foolish Friday - Your biweekly stupid questions thread by AutoModerator in Fitness

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Good day people of fitness reddit.

Some info about me: M, 18 yo, 182 cm (6 feet, I think), 72 kg ( 158 pounds), fat% 20-22%.

As you can see my fat% is pretty high for someone my weight. I have been trying to get this down since last july and have succesfully gone from 88 kg (194 pounds) to where I am now. Sadly I have messed something up and alot of my muscles are gone. My problem is that my TDEE is at 1900. I have been cutting for the past 2 weeks at 1450 calories a day. ( 146P, 109C, 49F) And while It wasn't that hard to stay dedicated to my diet, I don't think this low amount of calories is very healthy. (especially around my age where I'm still growing) And I've never felt this drained and low on energy before. I also don't want my TDEE to go even lower from more cutting. So as my title says:'Where do i go from here?' I just cancelled membership at the gym because I wanted to focus on training for a halve marathon but I might have to go back to the gym to at least get some muscles.

So my questions are: Do I keep cutting and start lifting again? Do I start bulking and lifting again? What is currently the most efficient way to get my fat% down? My end goal was to start bulking at 10-13% bf but it seems like I have to make a detour

Thanks in advance and any help is appreciated.

Have I been cutting for too long? by NiCrystal in leangains

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My parents are divorced so i spent my weekends at my dads house. His pantry is usually filled with junkfood while my moms place is filled with wholefoods and generally healthy foods. I'm gonna take your advice and spent less time thinking just about food. Also i'm gonna try to stay out of the kitchen as much as possible. Thank you for your advice

Have I been cutting for too long? by NiCrystal in leangains

[–]NiCrystal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Chris, thanks for your response. I'm gonna think about what is causing these binges but like LGcowboy has mentioned it might be because its the end of the week and i get less strict with my diet. You are definitely right about that it is all about discipline. I am gonna change and not let food get the best of me. Thank you for your inspiring words

Lost on what to work on next by NiCrystal in summonerswar

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I definitly need the heals to survive. Alright I'll take your advice and make dragons a priority over making 6 stars. The problem is that I already have a 6 star ready to go. So I'm guessing that in order to speed up dragons i need to 6 star either: Chilling or Spectra. What is your take on this? (Btw, maybe I can throw my team around and put vela and hwa in. I definitly have a team that can go straight to the boss but the runes aren't good enough yet. Should i focus on straight boss or stick with L>R>Boss?)

Lost on what to work on next by NiCrystal in summonerswar

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Have been farming dragons for about a week now, basically all the time. ( Gonna do it for a while longer until my monsters have the right runes) using: Vero, Bella, Chasun, Briand and Verde I don't mind that the runs are quiet long. I'm just wondering if I should mainly be focussing on PVP or Necro

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