Sat, Apr-28-12, 20:39
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,948
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 213/167/165
BF:35%/23%/20%
Progress: 96%
Location: United States
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Get lean but not lose weight?
I've arrived at maintenance. According to the age- and gender-adjusted Jackson-Pollack body fat chart, I'm at a healthy BF%, and my weight is OK, too.
The problem is that I want to be lean (16% BF) to show some muscular definition. The obvious suggestion is to do weight resistance training + HIIT, but I do nearly 7 hours a week of it. I've hit a plateau, and I don't know how to get stronger. I changed up my routine about a month ago, and I'm only slightly stronger than I was. For example, I can lift only than about 40% of my body weight in a bench press, and only 6 reps worth.
I suppose I could reduce my calories (I bounce between 1900 and 2500), but I'm not sure that would do anything but lower my metabolism.
Any ideas for breaking through this plateau?
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