Should a fat guy n00B bulk or what?

[kentucky]

My friend is about to start training, he is about 25-30%bf, 6'1, 210...

He's wanting to add more lean muscle, but doesn't want to get any fatter.

How should he eat? should he go by some bulking guidlines, or will his high-bf take care of that?

 

[XbdawggX]

I read an article over at T-mag that had some pretty interesting information regarding bulking/cutting results based on initial bodyfat.

Basically, it stated that people with higher BF tend to add more fat than muscle when bulking, but tend to drop more fat than muscle when cutting.

The reverse is true of people with lower BF... they add more muscle than fat when bulking and tend to drop more muscle than fat while cutting.

I'm pretty sure that was the jist of it. Maybe I'm on drugs and completely missed something... either way, here's the link:

http://www.t-mag.com/nation_articles/167app.html (towards the bottom... "weight loss experiments")

 

[kentucky]

i just read 'bulking up basics' by mr.x , and he said to 'lean out' first.

I really respect Mr.X's work, so I'm going to print that out and show my friend.

 

[macrophage69alpha]

i just read 'bulking up basics' by mr.x , and he said to 'lean out' first.

I really respect Mr.X's work, so I'm going to print that out and show my friend.

good idea...

though at that bodyfat it is definitely still possible to make muscular gains while losing considerable fat..

 

[FatRat]

good idea...

though at that bodyfat it is definitely still possible to make muscular gains while losing considerable fat..

Agree. With a good diet and some decent training, he should be able to make progress in both directions.