Quatza33
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People oversimplify this topic a lot.
You’ll hear:
“Being fat as kid doesn't matter, you will lose the weight during growing, just dirty bulk bhai
.”
That’s somewhat true.
Yes, if you were fat as a teen, you can absolutely lose it and look way better.
But that does not necessarily mean your body is in the exact same position as someone who stayed relatively lean through puberty.
The reason is fat cell biology:
A lot of evidence suggests fat cell number is heavily influenced during childhood/adolescence, and in adulthood bodyweight changes are often more about fat cells shrinking/refilling than fat cells disappearing. So if you got significantly fatter during your teen years, you may later lose the weight, but still have a higher number of fat cells that are now just smaller. That can make later regain easier/faster for some people (cells refill), even if you successfully cut down.
This picture explains the difference between cells multiplying (Hyperplasia) and getting bigger (hypertrophy)
By lean I mean 20% bf (not starvemaxing) and definitely not saying it is over if you are fat.
The point is just:
staying in a reasonable range during adolescence may make long-term weight management easier. This also explains why two people can be the same weight after a cut, but one rebounds harder.
(There are obviously other factors too (habits, appetite, activity, sleep, environment.))
You’ll hear:
“Being fat as kid doesn't matter, you will lose the weight during growing, just dirty bulk bhai
.”That’s somewhat true.
Yes, if you were fat as a teen, you can absolutely lose it and look way better.
But that does not necessarily mean your body is in the exact same position as someone who stayed relatively lean through puberty.
The reason is fat cell biology:
A lot of evidence suggests fat cell number is heavily influenced during childhood/adolescence, and in adulthood bodyweight changes are often more about fat cells shrinking/refilling than fat cells disappearing. So if you got significantly fatter during your teen years, you may later lose the weight, but still have a higher number of fat cells that are now just smaller. That can make later regain easier/faster for some people (cells refill), even if you successfully cut down.
This picture explains the difference between cells multiplying (Hyperplasia) and getting bigger (hypertrophy)
By lean I mean 20% bf (not starvemaxing
) and definitely not saying it is over if you are fat.The point is just:
staying in a reasonable range during adolescence may make long-term weight management easier. This also explains why two people can be the same weight after a cut, but one rebounds harder.
(There are obviously other factors too
(habits, appetite, activity, sleep, environment.))
