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Originally Posted by em0_makes_me_cry
Okay I have a personal trainer at my gym and he says I should be eating 5-6 small meals a day and consuming 2500-3000 calories for the amount of exercise that I do.
Here's my stats and my activity level
I am a 19 year old female
I am 5"5
110 lbs
26% body fat << I can explain the high amount of bodyfat
I exercise everyday ... I train 3X a week and I do cardio everyday (HIIT) So I do it very intense ... I do no more than 20 minutes a day of cardio on weight days but I do 45-60 min on the days I dont train .. I m trying to gain lean muscle ... Any advice ?
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A) There's no way you can possibly be at 26% bodyfat. I looked at your pics and you look quite skinny to me. Maybe I missed something?
B)As for what your trainer says, he is right. If you are that active you need to fuel your body. The only problem I see (aside from excessive cardio) is the 45-60 minute cardio you're doing. If this is high intensity cardio, you're eating away at lean muscle mass. Instead, keep ALL high intensity cardio to 30 minutes or less and give yourself 1 or 2 rest days a week. Your body needs it. Or if you feel you *must* do cardio everyday, make 1 or 2 days low intensity, like a brisk walk or something.