what am I doing wrong?
Hi everyone,
I’m 20 years old, 183 cm, currently 84 kg. I’ve been training for about a year, but to be honest I wasn’t consistent for a big part of it and kept changing my goals.
My main goal with the gym is to build muscle and have a clearly visible, aesthetic physique.
I started at 93 kg, so I’ve lost around 9 kg. Over the last few months, I’ve been consistent and actually committed to a proper cut. I did lose weight, but I’m not seeing much muscle development visually. At the same time, my strength is going up and I’m progressing in reps and weights across most exercises.
I train 4 days a week, don’t do any cardio, and average at least 5k steps daily. I’m eating around 2000 calories with ~150g protein, ~230g carbs, and fats are usually low (around 30g).
I’m a bit stuck and not sure what to do next — should I keep cutting or move to maintenance? And is 2000 calories even appropriate for a cut in my situation?
It just feels like I’ve been spinning my wheels for a while now.