Freeza Under The Shower
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Either get better shoes from a professional assessment by a physio (for feet) or try walking barefoot for a few months. Chances are you muscles are cramped because they are 'too short', that is, never fully relaxed to actual ground level, because your shoes prevent your foot muscles from fully adjusting to that level.
I have walked on bad shoes for years, and only after getting in-lay soles and walking barefoot did cramps in my feet and lower legs go away. That's been three years ago now, so don't expect instant changes. The major cramps in my feet due to walking a lot without the in-lays went away immediately though. So that was money well spent.
As for cut or bulk ( broscience, here we go! ): since you're after the aesthetic aspect and not 'git gud' of lifting, I would say cut. Just exercise to maintain the muscle mass so you only drop fat (if you don't exercise, you will lose lean mass too) and get to the beach body you want for the season. You can always bulk later, and you can even build some muscle on a lower calorie diet, it's just going to take much more effort and time. Just making sure you get the sufficient amount of protein (about 100 grams max per day can be converted into muscle, so much more than that isn't really necessary if you get that dose every day) during the cut, and you should be fine. Hell, you can even mix in 'bulk days' in with a general cut. Though I think most here would consider that cheat days. Ultimately it's up to you and your specific body needs / data, of course.
Broscience-man out.
edit: btw, I found a fitness book from 1986 as it's just the same crap as any modern fitness book published today. Like, disturbingly so. This really is an evergreen market, isn't it?
I have walked on bad shoes for years, and only after getting in-lay soles and walking barefoot did cramps in my feet and lower legs go away. That's been three years ago now, so don't expect instant changes. The major cramps in my feet due to walking a lot without the in-lays went away immediately though. So that was money well spent.
As for cut or bulk ( broscience, here we go! ): since you're after the aesthetic aspect and not 'git gud' of lifting, I would say cut. Just exercise to maintain the muscle mass so you only drop fat (if you don't exercise, you will lose lean mass too) and get to the beach body you want for the season. You can always bulk later, and you can even build some muscle on a lower calorie diet, it's just going to take much more effort and time. Just making sure you get the sufficient amount of protein (about 100 grams max per day can be converted into muscle, so much more than that isn't really necessary if you get that dose every day) during the cut, and you should be fine. Hell, you can even mix in 'bulk days' in with a general cut. Though I think most here would consider that cheat days. Ultimately it's up to you and your specific body needs / data, of course.
Broscience-man out.
edit: btw, I found a fitness book from 1986 as it's just the same crap as any modern fitness book published today. Like, disturbingly so. This really is an evergreen market, isn't it?
