Hi, I'm new here and new to bodybuilding in general.
I'm 22 years old, 121 pounds and 5 ft 3 inches. I'm not overweight, but I have never liked my body shape - it's not quite an 'inverted triangle' but my shoulders are slightly wider than my hips. My hips are fairly narrow and I don't carry much weight on my legs, and my butt is quite flat. However, I have excess fat in my arms, upper back (you know that back/armpit fat that's very clear if you wear a too-tight bra?) and a bit on my stomach too.
Because of this, I really want to gain weight on my lower half (legs/butt) and slim down or tone up my arms, back and stomach, to see if this will even me out a bit and get me closer to an 'hourglass' figure. I am doing strength training for my whole body using a barbell and dumbbells, with a particular focus on my glutes (hip thrusts, squats etc) to try and gain some muscle there. I only started doing this a few weeks ago so I am training fairly light but aim to increase the weight each time I feel I can handle it. I also occasionally swim and do HIIT.
My question is, do I need to eat a calorie surplus or deficit? Is it even possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, or is it a better idea to lose the excess fat first then try to gain muscle?
I'm 22 years old, 121 pounds and 5 ft 3 inches. I'm not overweight, but I have never liked my body shape - it's not quite an 'inverted triangle' but my shoulders are slightly wider than my hips. My hips are fairly narrow and I don't carry much weight on my legs, and my butt is quite flat. However, I have excess fat in my arms, upper back (you know that back/armpit fat that's very clear if you wear a too-tight bra?) and a bit on my stomach too.
Because of this, I really want to gain weight on my lower half (legs/butt) and slim down or tone up my arms, back and stomach, to see if this will even me out a bit and get me closer to an 'hourglass' figure. I am doing strength training for my whole body using a barbell and dumbbells, with a particular focus on my glutes (hip thrusts, squats etc) to try and gain some muscle there. I only started doing this a few weeks ago so I am training fairly light but aim to increase the weight each time I feel I can handle it. I also occasionally swim and do HIIT.
My question is, do I need to eat a calorie surplus or deficit? Is it even possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, or is it a better idea to lose the excess fat first then try to gain muscle?
by alexxxxn via Bodybuilding.com Forums - Female Bodybuilding
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