I want to start this off by saying that I'm not actually a bodybuilder, nor am I looking to become one. I'm here because y'all seem to have lots of good advice with regards to muscle building and fat loss, which is what I'm looking for. I'd post on a ballet forum but they're strict about body talk and besides, most classical ballet dancers are afraid of building muscle since it wouldn't look pretty on stage and could hurt their professional chances. I started ballet about 6 months ago when I was 16, so there's no chance of me ever becoming a professional and therefore I just don't give a ****. I'd also like to mention that I'm not doing this for looks. I like how my body looks right now. I'm hot. I'm only interested in improving my performance so I can go en pointe. The only thing I care about more than being pretty is ballet, I'd do anything to become a great dancer.
I'm not a bodybuilder, I'm actually a ballet dancer. I'm 16 (almost 17), 190 lbs ish? (I'll expand on that later), 5'8, and my measurements are 43-33-43 and my calves are 15.5 (left) and 16 (right) inches. I sprained an ankle a while back which messed up my whole left side for a while, my foot muscles feel all gross and atrophied on that side now. It's mostly healed thigh, just gotta build that strength back up! I'm also female with a medium-large frame, and an endomorph-mesomorph which I'm mentioning in case that will have anything to do with the advice you give.
As I mentioned earlier, I started doing ballet about 6 months ago. I'm okay, good not great but I'm working on it. Right now my main struggle is jumping. Basically, getting myself off the ground high enough to fully extend my legs and point my feet in the air. It's even harder when I'm doing an assemble or a jete or a glissade because not only do I have to get off the ground and point my feet, I have to stretch my legs in a certain position, then reposition them, then land in a certain way all while keeping my knees straight and my feet pointed. I can't do it 90% of the time, sometimes 100% of the time depending on which jump it is. I'm not entirely sure what my bodyfat percentage is, but I know it can't be helping me jump since I have extra weight to lift off of the ground. My ballet teacher mentioned that once I start jumping solidly, we can talk about getting me en pointe. So you can see why I'd be so eager to get better at jumping, and fast.
So far the only exercise I do is taking short walks at night 5 times a week for about 45mins, weather permitting, ballet class twice a week for 1.5hrs, and calf raises whenever I have free time for 30sec intervals since they kill my legs.
My main question is how I can build fat while gaining, or at least maintaining muscle? I've seen a lot of people here talking about bulking and cutting, but I can't just bulk because I feel like the extra fat would just cancel out the gained muscle. Like I said, my interest in gaining muscle is performance based only, so that wouldn't really help me. And if I lose fat and also muscle it's the same deal. It would just kinda cancel out.
I can't monitor my eating too closely (I can within reason, general stuff, just not down to the calorie/gram) because I'm recovering from an ED. If I relapsed because of ballet my parents wouldn't let me dance anymore, not to mention I'd be super tired and weak and have no muscle to dance with. That'd really suck. I'd rather go slow than try to rush things and end up losing everything. My history of an ED is also why I don't know my exact weight. I have an estimate because I accidentally saw my chart at the Drs but I don't really weigh myself. I have gotten a little lax in excercise over the past few months (I stopped taking walks and only recently started up again) and gained about 30-40 lbs. The doctors at my first hospital said my ideal weight range is 150-160 ish. Now I know that it'll take some time to burn that off, I'm okay with that. And I'm also okay with weighing more than that because I understand that muscle weighs more than fat. This isn't about the number, I dont weigh myself so it doesn't really matter to me. But I do feel the need to mention this so you understand I'm not one of those people trying to be underweight to have a professional career (not that I could anyway bc of my age), I do have some fat to lose and it is most definitely hindering my jumps. And yes, it takes time to build the muscle needed, I get that, but I don't think the extra weight is helping.
My goal is to lose some fat without losing muscle (preferable gaining muscle) or relapsing. I'm looking to gain muscle in my legs, particularly my feet and ankles. That's what will impact my jumping most. If you have any tips for me on how to do this, I'd love to hear them! Id also love some input on how to get lire protein because I currently have trouble getting enough (if I understand correctly I should be getting 150-190g a day and I'm getting probably half that). Thanks for reading this far, I look forward to hearing from all of you!
I'm not a bodybuilder, I'm actually a ballet dancer. I'm 16 (almost 17), 190 lbs ish? (I'll expand on that later), 5'8, and my measurements are 43-33-43 and my calves are 15.5 (left) and 16 (right) inches. I sprained an ankle a while back which messed up my whole left side for a while, my foot muscles feel all gross and atrophied on that side now. It's mostly healed thigh, just gotta build that strength back up! I'm also female with a medium-large frame, and an endomorph-mesomorph which I'm mentioning in case that will have anything to do with the advice you give.
As I mentioned earlier, I started doing ballet about 6 months ago. I'm okay, good not great but I'm working on it. Right now my main struggle is jumping. Basically, getting myself off the ground high enough to fully extend my legs and point my feet in the air. It's even harder when I'm doing an assemble or a jete or a glissade because not only do I have to get off the ground and point my feet, I have to stretch my legs in a certain position, then reposition them, then land in a certain way all while keeping my knees straight and my feet pointed. I can't do it 90% of the time, sometimes 100% of the time depending on which jump it is. I'm not entirely sure what my bodyfat percentage is, but I know it can't be helping me jump since I have extra weight to lift off of the ground. My ballet teacher mentioned that once I start jumping solidly, we can talk about getting me en pointe. So you can see why I'd be so eager to get better at jumping, and fast.
So far the only exercise I do is taking short walks at night 5 times a week for about 45mins, weather permitting, ballet class twice a week for 1.5hrs, and calf raises whenever I have free time for 30sec intervals since they kill my legs.
My main question is how I can build fat while gaining, or at least maintaining muscle? I've seen a lot of people here talking about bulking and cutting, but I can't just bulk because I feel like the extra fat would just cancel out the gained muscle. Like I said, my interest in gaining muscle is performance based only, so that wouldn't really help me. And if I lose fat and also muscle it's the same deal. It would just kinda cancel out.
I can't monitor my eating too closely (I can within reason, general stuff, just not down to the calorie/gram) because I'm recovering from an ED. If I relapsed because of ballet my parents wouldn't let me dance anymore, not to mention I'd be super tired and weak and have no muscle to dance with. That'd really suck. I'd rather go slow than try to rush things and end up losing everything. My history of an ED is also why I don't know my exact weight. I have an estimate because I accidentally saw my chart at the Drs but I don't really weigh myself. I have gotten a little lax in excercise over the past few months (I stopped taking walks and only recently started up again) and gained about 30-40 lbs. The doctors at my first hospital said my ideal weight range is 150-160 ish. Now I know that it'll take some time to burn that off, I'm okay with that. And I'm also okay with weighing more than that because I understand that muscle weighs more than fat. This isn't about the number, I dont weigh myself so it doesn't really matter to me. But I do feel the need to mention this so you understand I'm not one of those people trying to be underweight to have a professional career (not that I could anyway bc of my age), I do have some fat to lose and it is most definitely hindering my jumps. And yes, it takes time to build the muscle needed, I get that, but I don't think the extra weight is helping.
My goal is to lose some fat without losing muscle (preferable gaining muscle) or relapsing. I'm looking to gain muscle in my legs, particularly my feet and ankles. That's what will impact my jumping most. If you have any tips for me on how to do this, I'd love to hear them! Id also love some input on how to get lire protein because I currently have trouble getting enough (if I understand correctly I should be getting 150-190g a day and I'm getting probably half that). Thanks for reading this far, I look forward to hearing from all of you!
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