Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
I've been working out for ~6 weeks and I've gained 5 lbs! :shocked:
But then again, I'm weight-lifting for muscle mass.
Originally posted by: maximus maximus
Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
I've been working out for ~6 weeks and I've gained 5 lbs! :shocked:
But then again, I'm weight-lifting for muscle mass.
good for you.. I am trying to reducing my BMI, then work on developing some muscle.
Originally posted by: F22 Raptor
@ Maximus: If you can train for 2 hours of cardio for 5 days a week, you need to up the intensity of your workout since you are training for weight loss, not long distance running. Ideally you should be training for 45 minutes to an Hour the absolute max for cardio. 30 minutes of high intensity cardio does a worlds better than 2 hours of slow jogging on a treadmill. Don't listen to that low intensity fat burning zone BS, because that is complete crap, it's only total calories burned that matters. Not to mention 2 hours of cardio (not long distance running) for 5 days a week is going to land you in the doctors office with an injury. You also need to do weight training, you cannot expect to lose all the weight and then build muscle, because right now those 5lbs were water weight and muscle mass. Burning weight off extremely quickly without the proper amount of calories burns muscle like crazy, and you will be left extremely weak in the weight room. Sorry to burst your bubble, but I gaurantee you can get better results doing it another way. If you are interested feel free to PM me and I can help you out, but its all about losing weight slowly while building up resistance.
@CKGunslinger, you are going about it the right way, just remember you are going to need to cut eventually, as you cannot build muscle and burn fat at the same time. One or the other, so be ready to do some cardio soon to get rid of that gut.
Originally posted by: makoto00
Originally posted by: F22 Raptor
@ Maximus: If you can train for 2 hours of cardio for 5 days a week, you need to up the intensity of your workout since you are training for weight loss, not long distance running. Ideally you should be training for 45 minutes to an Hour the absolute max for cardio. 30 minutes of high intensity cardio does a worlds better than 2 hours of slow jogging on a treadmill. Don't listen to that low intensity fat burning zone BS, because that is complete crap, it's only total calories burned that matters. Not to mention 2 hours of cardio (not long distance running) for 5 days a week is going to land you in the doctors office with an injury. You also need to do weight training, you cannot expect to lose all the weight and then build muscle, because right now those 5lbs were water weight and muscle mass. Burning weight off extremely quickly without the proper amount of calories burns muscle like crazy, and you will be left extremely weak in the weight room. Sorry to burst your bubble, but I gaurantee you can get better results doing it another way. If you are interested feel free to PM me and I can help you out, but its all about losing weight slowly while building up resistance.
@CKGunslinger, you are going about it the right way, just remember you are going to need to cut eventually, as you cannot build muscle and burn fat at the same time. One or the other, so be ready to do some cardio soon to get rid of that gut.
and not only just calories burned are important - you need to increase your metabolism. eat less but more often, and run harder and faster in less time. look up info on HIIT workouts. 3000 calories = 1 lb of fat.
It must be that. I thought I was down to a pretty good schedule of what I was eating at the time. It was pretty much the same thing at the same time every day. But I don't remember if I had a random whatever that gave me all the extra energy.
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