Brown fat is nonexistant, except for in animals, and newborn babies. Anything that says it 'stimulates utilization of brown fat cells' will work wonders for your dog or pet hamster, but won't do a damn thing for you, besides lighten your wallet.
'stubborn' fat is actually the same as the rest of your fat, but the surrouding nervous system/adrenoreceptors/whatnot has a higher resistance to the internal chemicals/symptoms your body creates to mobilize fat cells into energy. I suck at describing it, but it's described very well in Lyle McDonald's book - "The Ultimate Diet 2.0"
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That is where I basically started out.
You don't need to workout everyday, you can work out 3 times a day for 45 minutes. Just break up your routines. If you want to gain muscle, eat high protein and carbos at the same time.
Keep in mind that you can't gain all muscle without gaining some fat (unless you are taking steriods), so just bulk up then cut yourself down (cardio stage).
Personally, I workout everyday...doing different things nearly everyday. Running, basketball, weights, and etc. I personally find that i eat better, and drink more water if I do that. If I dont I tend to eat crap and drink pop. I have willpower, because I wont drink pop for the rest of my life as I used to drink a WHOLE lot of it and just decided its bad for me.
Ive heard that 5 days of working out is as effective as 7, but I know if I quit doing it everyday that ill start the excuses of "one day wont matter" I just dont work out as hard...maybe 30 minutes a day, but my body reacts very well to this type of regimen. I used to weigh 175 in high school, 190-195 was the largest I have ever been for a 5'10 medium-large frame. Finally getting back into my high school weight although I dont have nearly as much muscle mass as I did then. Personally I just want to be a lean 165 lber who can eat what he wants, just doesnt drink pop (satan).
Anyway, at the topic at hand....5-10 lbs of muscle is very easy when you are a bigger guy. I was 5% body fat when i started in high school, and put on a lot of mass. Just hit the weights hard and ate big. Wish I hadnt done that, because now my metabolism is different, and its not for the better. Fight to put on the weight in high school, then fight to lose it from then on out.
Ive heard that 5 days of working out is as effective as 7, but I know if I quit doing it everyday that ill start the excuses of "one day wont matter" I just dont work out as hard...maybe 30 minutes a day, but my body reacts very well to this type of regimen. I used to weigh 175 in high school, 190-195 was the largest I have ever been for a 5'10 medium-large frame. Finally getting back into my high school weight although I dont have nearly as much muscle mass as I did then. Personally I just want to be a lean 165 lber who can eat what he wants, just doesnt drink pop (satan).
Anyway, at the topic at hand....5-10 lbs of muscle is very easy when you are a bigger guy. I was 5% body fat when i started in high school, and put on a lot of mass. Just hit the weights hard and ate big. Wish I hadnt done that, because now my metabolism is different, and its not for the better. Fight to put on the weight in high school, then fight to lose it from then on out.
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ahhh, finally a voice of reason.
You are losing fat slowly from your stomach area because that is not where your body likes to lose its fat - plain and simple. You can eventually lose it, but not until after the body has substantially reduced fat levels in places that it prefers.
I have more fat around my thighs and buttocks than my stomach. It gives my legs a larger look (currently about 26-27" around). My waste though is 33" with very little fat in comparison. That is just me, how my body prefers to lose fat. Most males are different and it has nothing to do with "brown fat".
My legs and arms are always the first places to lose fat. My legs gain a little weight, and my arms never seem to gain much. I just get a gut. I think that is fairly typical, as my friend has a substantial gut, hes 270lbs. but from the waste down hes gained very little weight. Horrible for the body though.
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They say 45 minute is all you need but even when I work fast I can't get my workout over in under an hour . I'm usually there at least an hour and a half
That's not true. I've gained at least 5 lbs of muscle over the last 2 months or so while getting leaner and I am 49. I lift 4 to 5 days a week hard and do Cardio at least 3 days a week. I eat lots of lean Protien with Complex Carbs and drink Whey Protien Powder with Glutamine in the morning and a half hour after working out. In addition, muscle takes more calories to sustain so you can eat more calories and not gain any fat.
are you doing both cardio and weights on the same day?
i split my workouts so that i alternate weights one day and cardio the next.
cardio is at most 30 mins and weights are at most 45 mins(at most 3 body parts, 6 sets each, 10-12 reps, 1 min rest)
Genetics will ultimately determine the overall results from the hard work you perform in the gym. I haven't had longer than a 8 month layoff from the gym in the 17 years I've been bodybuilding. I recall that my 8 month layoff only attributed to a 10-12 pound weightloss. Within 8 weeks or resuming training, I had put the 12 pounds of muscle back on. During winter months like we have now I try to get as strong as possible, thus my bodyweiight can hover close to 245 pounds.
Come May, I back my carbs to no more than 100gms/day, add cardio, reduce my rest periods to 45 seconds between sets, and increase my fiber, and I can get ripped in about 5 weeks, at about 225, roughly 7%bf. My girlfriend has really good genetics, and I swear she can grow from just helping spot me at the gym or putting dumbells back on the rack. She's got that tiny "wasp" waist with broad shoulders and the best set of legs I've ever seen on a woman. When she puts on 5 pounds of muscle, it literally transforms her body.
Come May, I back my carbs to no more than 100gms/day, add cardio, reduce my rest periods to 45 seconds between sets, and increase my fiber, and I can get ripped in about 5 weeks, at about 225, roughly 7%bf. My girlfriend has really good genetics, and I swear she can grow from just helping spot me at the gym or putting dumbells back on the rack. She's got that tiny "wasp" waist with broad shoulders and the best set of legs I've ever seen on a woman. When she puts on 5 pounds of muscle, it literally transforms her body.
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I do 10 minutes warmup on the Elliptical prior to lifting. I don't include that as my cardio. Then it depends on which muscle group I work on regarding the number of sets. I usually do three different exercise for my chest then I do two exercises for my shoulders and 3 for my tri's. The next day I do 3 exercises for my back and two for my biceps. On my third day I do two exercises on my legs and then three for abs. For the upper body exercises I do 3 sets of 10 to 12 and then go up weight enough were the most I can do is 4 or 5.I don't do this is my legs and ab due to a trick back. For Cardio I alternate beytween 5 miles on level 11 on the eliptical or and hour of power walking with 6 lbs hand weights on a hilly course in the nieghborhood. I give each muscle group a 72 hour rest before I hit it again and after two months I usually take a week off from lifting and do 5 or 6 days straight of cardio.
This routine seems to work for me as I haven't had to deal with any injuries despite being an old fsck.
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