I just talked to a private trainer who isn't my normal one, and his advice has left me rocked.

My stats:

Age: 17
Height: 167cm
Weight: 58kg
BF%: 13.5%

Basically, my goal was to get bf<10%, so to do that, from what I understand, I need to be on a calorie deficit so I will lose fat, correct? But he told me that being on a calorie deficit at my age is very bad because I am still growing and I'll become too thin!

Personally, I don't think I'm fat, I'm just trying to cut up, thats all ;)

I'm consuming 1700-1900 calories atm, but he said I should consume 3000+ because I'm still young and growing.

Man I'm confused..?!?! :d_confuse :d_confuse :d_confuse

Your trainer is trippin'.

Yes, you need nutrients to grow, but that does not mean you cannot eat healthy, exercise, and lose fat.

Get another trainer who knows WTF he is talking about. All too often "trainers" are only focused on what happens in the gym (training) and not what happens out of the gym (growth/recovery= nutrition)

Looks like this is a dead ringer for that type of situation.

~SC~

I agree, to a degree...

At your age, you certainly should not be on a calorie restricted diet like many members of this forum. Especially since you are already somewhat low in BF. You'd be pretty foolish to eat under 2000 calories a day IMO. I'd say 2000 should be your bare minumum. However, I certainly think recommeding 3000+ is insane. You don't need to consume that much by any means.

Cool thanks, I was just about to eat some burger king!

I'm not very tall though so my BMR+Activities = 2200 calories. Can I still lose bf on 2000+ calories?

Oh, and btw, I should be paying you guys instead of these dudes at the gym :p

thats whats so great about this place, it is advice for free.

the only time you need to pay someone is when asking for personal programs and diets.
i know a lot of people are on SwoleCat's swolegenix plans (and everyone raves about it).

~v

if you really want to spend money then i would suggest this as a sound investment.

Although 3000+ calories per day does sound high, you DEFINATELY need to make sure that you get the proper nutrition for someone your age. Make sure to get all the nutrients that you need. One of the most important things is calcium. Studies are now showing that poor bone density is becoming a problem in men as well as women, and most of your bone density is established in your teen years. Make sure to get plenty of calcium. So that meanst getting your dairy products. Of course there are healthy things like skim milk, non-fat cottage cheese, etc. Taking multivitamins will also be very good for someone your age. You don't want to sell yourself short when it comes to essential vitamins and minerals as your body is growing. It will save you a lot of pain later on in life.

Dont listen to trainers in gyms, these guys just read some mags from the 80's and think they've got it down.

Listen to this site, to swolecat, tom venuto, jeremy likeness etc, they know what really works.

Cheers guy, you've been a big help. :tu:

On your advice, I've bumped up from eating 1700-1900 calories a day to 2000 again. Hopefully I can still lose bf%, although I'm still not so clear on how to do that properly. I've heard cardio in the morning in fasted state, HIIT, weight training, etc... Does anybody care to clarify?