How do you look "ripped" or "cut"?

[Mario21]

Obviously I don't know how to word it lol but what I mean is, what are some good workouts that can make me look muscular? Tips?

Because my body looks big (as in muscle), but not cut... lmao I can't find the right word but you know what I mean! 😂😂😂

[akadatank44]

I mean if you wanna be technical about it. Cutting is mostly diet. Eat enough protein to keep your muscle. I mean you'll never look cut like a bodybuilders at a competition. They are so low bf% it's unhealthy and only for a few hours they can stay that way.
You might just have thicker skin and may not look what you exactly want to. You can definitely tell you have a physic. But your still a little skinny I think the older you get you'll bulk more and that will help too!

[Mario21]

Thanks man 👍👊

[rjroy3]

You have to cut fat. Eat enough protein to maintain your muscle mass and stay in a calorie deficit. Whether that be solely eating a strict diet and maintaining your usual workouts, or being mindful of your eating and add cardio on top of your usual workouts.

[Mario21]

Oh thanks... Maybe that's the problem, I'm building muscle but not visibly (other than size). And I gain that muscle from eating a lot XD

[rjroy3]

That'll do it lol. When you're building muscle you also gain some fat

[Mario21]

So do I eat less? Or just less fat foods? Or both? Lol

[rjroy3]

Lower overall calories is what matters most. Stay under by about 500 calories you expend a day and you'll be fine. Whether you eat less fat or less carbs really doesn't matter as far as fat burning is concerned. I never recommend low fat because that tends to affect your testosterone production and I'm all about maintaining high testosterone lol

[dpg91]

It's about building and maintaining good muscle mass along with low body fat. Lift weights consistently and progressively, don't be afraid to add in some cardio and most importantly eat a high protein, low fat diet.

[Mario21]

Holy fuck I know I can trust ur advice lol

[dpg91]

Haha, thanks for MHO. Consistency is the key to it really, there's no rocket science involved. If you can make the things I mentioned part of your lifestyle, learn to enjoy it and stick at it long term, you'll reap the results.

[TiffyPuff]

Well, it's two parts. You have to exercise to build muscle, and you have to eat enough to build muscle.

But then, to look ripped, you gotta lose fat that's covering the muscles. So you have to eat less to lose weight, but you still have to eat. Like, lose only one pound or 1.5 lbs per week so you don't lose muscle too.

Then you take turns getting big or getting lean.

[Mario21]

Dang it lmao but I've been proud of gaining weight (gained 25 lbs of muscle so far)

[TiffyPuff]

Well that's good :)
Here's a tip: learn how to calculate your body fat percentage, cuz then you know how much weight you need to lose or not

[ShortCircuit]

Might I add that its usually better to gain muscle before worrying about losing fat, because just by HAVING muscle you will burn more fat than you would if you didn't.

[luvitall]

You want your muscle to be defined more... hire a personal trainer

[RedHood7]

It's not the workout itself. It's losing weight. A lot of fat. Honestly? I lose a lot of weight by simply bouncing my legs all day long... Running is good too. Spinning is a good exercise (altough actually riding a bike is better)...

[Mario21]

Damn but I have to eat a lot of fats and protein to get dem gains lol or am I wrong?

[RedHood7]

Fats? Not so much. It kinda depends on how much do you plan on working out. I used to work out for like, 1hour, twice a week. I didn't eat that much fat. And I got results. More fat didn't really help. I guess a lot comes from your feeding.

[Mario21]

Oh I workout twice a day every day lmao

[RedHood7]

You gotta find balance between the workout and the eating. Those guys at UFC are ripped as fuck and they eat over 5k calories a day just to keep up the training.

[Mario21]

Hmmm that actually makes sense thanks 👍👊

[Fightingspirit]

Low body fat and more muscle endurance makes you more defined.
Possible workouts: some light endurance training to lose fat (light because you want to probably keep a certain muscular posture)
Higher weight baring repetition exercises

[Mario21]

Thanks man

[FallOutBoy2001]

We used the term "Jacked" up here in New England, haha.

[Mario21]

Yeah I use it too but that sounds douchey to me I don't know y lol

[FallOutBoy2001]

haha it sounds fine

[FallOutBoy2001]

love the suicide silence pic, by the way. Mine is ATL

[Mario21]

Thank you 💜

[akadatank44]

He can be jacked but not much definition I think he is getting at.

[Abe90]

Wrong topic! I thought we were talking about stabbing or cutting ourselves. Wrong topic! My bad!

Maybe fit or toned is the word you're looking for

[Mario21]

Whatever I can't brain rn XD

[Abe90]

Lol totally!
I can't food myself right now. I'm too overthinking myself

[CorvetteGirl]

I don't really know. I'm still working on getting a slim figure and flat stomach.
I don't get much time tho.
I just do 200 sit ups, run a little, 300 crunches and walk for an hour sometimes

[soulbabe]

No idea bro I don't do the work out seen its pain full as I learned today being a dumbass

[Ahmed_Sy15x]

I know what you mean, if you want "cut", you have to do less sets and use light weights, and repeat that like 30 times
aerobic would help too

[BlazeCatGirl]

Sit ups. Set ups

[Decentguy]

swole