Why does my personal trainer say I need to do more cardio and resistance training for now and bodybuilding only later?

[Anonymous]

[Sonorous]

I don't know anything about you or your trainer so I can't say.

What are your goals? What is your body composition? What are your strengths & weaknesses? How do you prefer to train? What aspect of fitness does your trainer specialize in? How have you progressed so far? Any injuries?

[BetaBucks]

He's saying you're fat. No sense building muscle when it will be covered with layers of fat. He should communicate it better so you understand the concept more though.

And you'll still build some muscle in the very beginning, even when cutting fat. Your muscles are all atrophied basically (I'm assuming you just started exercising), so the resistance training will still make your muscles grow. Even in a calorie deficit. Again, only in the beginning. Like a few weeks. Maybe a month.

[Asker]

I’m quite skinny actually. 149 lbs (68kg) at 5’10 (177kg). No, I’ve been exercising for half a year

[BetaBucks]

Ah, then disregard my entire post and, while I'm not a licensed personal trainer and can't give out fitness advice, I can say that is abnormal advice to give to a skinny guy. Unless he meant it in a different way like "don't worry about bodybuilding, just work on the routine I gave you and we'll update it later" kind of thing. Just curious, are the resistance exercises he's giving you, are they including free weights and sets that bring you close to muscle failure? If so, you'll be building muscle pretty well as long as your protein intake is sufficient. Like 100-150 grams per day levels.

[Asker]

Yeah he said something along those lines. Yes, they are including free weights.

[BetaBucks]

Okay, then you're all good bro. It's just about semantics and mindset. If you aren't happy with your muscle growth progress, just make sure you're in a slight calorie surplus. If you struggle to get enough calories, nuts are a great option. I used honest roasted peanuts to gain 30+ lbs in my first year of weight training.

[DrPepper12]

Because that's a wise way to proceed!

[jahaims]

Ask him obviously

[In_Trance]

Alright