At what BF% should I look to start adding muscle after a fat loss routine?
by Michael Rautenbach
(Cape Town South Africa)
I have dropped for 23 to 17% BF and feel and look a lot better. 98% of my weight loss came directly from fat by using both weights and cardio along with a sensible nutrition plan. I would now like to start packing on muscle, which obviously requires a calorie surplus, unlike the calorie deficit i used to loose fat. I plan to eat the same foods, only more of them. My concern is that my body fat % stops dropping. I would like to get down to 10-12% as a mid term goal but dont know if i should continue with a calorie deficit until i reach 10-12% then add muscle or if in the process of adding muscle with correct nutririon my BF% will drop?