The image on the left is from ~1 year after working out. All day I ate like a king yet leaned now and built muscle with ease. The key to this was attending the gym only 3 days a week, and lifting heavy.
There was no need for high volume bullshit or any sad diet fads. I made sure to eat a block of chocolate daily to ensure I was always satisfied. Believe it or not, this helped massively with weight loss as well.
I made sure to do abs 3x a week with every workout for at least 10 minutes. This was my focus and it appears to have paid off.
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The key to leaning down and packing on muscle in this short time period was making sure the gym was not my life but was a supplement to it. I came to the gym with purpose each workout, to hit a specific weight for a specific number of reps, always improving from last week.
What this did was ensure that as long as I was getting slightly stronger, I could pack on muscle whilst loosing fat.
The goal in mind at the time was the Christian Bale American Pyscho look:
Having this clear aspiration in my head, and with a schedule to follow, I leaned down easy.
Here is an image of when I was really fat compared to when I slimmed down:
That transition took just 6 months.
If you have any questions, leave a comment. Don't forget to upvote & resteem. Tip me 5 SMB and I will send you a workout program to lose weight and gain muscle.
Although, a little disclaimer:I'm just a student so I am not qualified to. But I'm sure the results are testimony enough.