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[Fergsmca]

Hi long time reader first time poster here.
I've only just started trying to get my body in the shape that id like to. No excuses I was just lazy haha.
I have read a lot of the stickies on nutrition etc and have worked out my TDEE etc and have a diet plan roughly in place. Just gotta work out how to split my meals up to make the most of it.
I was wondering if anyone could guesstimate my bf% before I go deeper into it.
I've been weight training 4 nights a week for the last four months. Minimal cardio. I was under the impression that weight training burned more calories than cardio that's why I started lifting instead of running but everyone seems to be saying an hour or two of cardio a day is the way to go. I work a pretty labour intensive job as an electrician. Up and down ladders all day and working at a fast pace. I am away from home from 5am to 5pm which doesn't leave me enough time for weights and 2 hours of cardio.
I'm getting this diet down as best I can to some progress. I have remained exactly the same weight after 4 months of weights. I don't know if this is because my diet was no good or if I'm putting on some muscle weight. My arms and chest have definateky grown.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers josh

[Fergsmca]

My tdee worked out to be 2900 calories. Just under 6ft tall 100kg 30 years old. Lightly active ???
I though 2400 calories would be a good deficit to start with so I'm looking around 950 protein 950 carbs 480 fat.

[Fergsmca]

I'd really like to just lose some fat around my stomach and chest area and put on some lean mass. Should I stick with the weight training and add some cardio in on my off days or just swap weights days for cardio

[tarmyg]

Stick to weight training.

You could always post your diet plan here and get feedback. Please see how some other people who have gotten lots of comments have done where they break it all down by macros and total it up at the end.

[hellomycognomen]

Diet and strength training program will be your best course of action.

If you want to do cardio, HIIT will be far superior to any low intensity long duration "cardio".

If you do like to do the long duration thing then do that for fun or health reasons only IMO.

An hour or two of "cardio" per day is BS and will only fuk you up and adapt your body to favor slow twitch fibers.

Don't listen to the "cardio" people, just compare a marathon runner to a sprinter, there is your answer to how good "cardio" is at building muscle.