Husky McHusk
11-17-2003, 09:54 PM
I went away to college Freshman year and ballooned up from 185 to 210 by the end of the school year. Since I have came back to school I have stopped eating the fatty nasty griesy cafeteria foods and have replaced them with salads, turkey/roast beef wraps, fruits, meats and skim milk and water. I dropped down to 195. I've been lifting also one muscle group a night for around 45 minutes. From Monday to Saturday I do Triceps on Mon, Back on Tues, Shoulders Wed, Chest on Thurs, Biceps on Friday, and legs on Saturday wit Sunday off. I am satisfied with my muscle gains to an extent, but I still have a soft midsection and chest. I can feel muscle in my chest better than before but I still want to get rid of the fat by summer while gaining muscle size and strength. I was wondering how will I lose the fat on my stomach and chest if I am not doing really any cardio in order to designate the calories for the weighlifting. Should I cut back on the lifting and do cardio? Or will the fat slowly decrease if I keep doing what I'm doing?
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AduSmooth
11-17-2003, 10:39 PM
I would like to know too, so... any suggestions/comments?
scorpricorn
11-17-2003, 11:31 PM
Cardio is definitely needed to burn fat in the stomach area, as well as a low-fat diet, and it looks like you've got that part down! Lifting just strengthens the muscle, while cardio actually burns the fat and calories. But lifting will help the fat-burning process of cardio tremendously!
Husky McHusk
11-18-2003, 12:15 PM
Thank you but would'nt cardio burn up the calories I need for lifting and gaining muscle?
Sick_Generation
11-18-2003, 12:18 PM
Do cardio after your workouts. Treadmill/Ski Machines can be a good start.
big neal
11-18-2003, 02:11 PM
Do cardio after your workouts. Treadmill/Ski Machines can be a good start.
Try this routine and see if it works:
Monday: chest/triceps
Tues: cardio/abs
Wed: legs/shoulders
Thurs: cardio/abs
Fri: back/biceps
Sat/Sun: Off
*Good luck!
Try this routine and see if it works:
Monday: chest/triceps
Tues: cardio/abs
Wed: legs/shoulders
Thurs: cardio/abs
Fri: back/biceps
Sat/Sun: Off
*Good luck!
CAPiTUH
11-18-2003, 11:23 PM
it's been said before, but it is very difficult to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time.
in my opinion, it works best to concentrate on building muscle first. after gaining 10-20 lbs of muscle, you will find it much easier to lose excess fat and maintain a low bf%.
if you add cardio to your program, your muslce gains will be next to nothing.
in my opinion, it works best to concentrate on building muscle first. after gaining 10-20 lbs of muscle, you will find it much easier to lose excess fat and maintain a low bf%.
if you add cardio to your program, your muslce gains will be next to nothing.
Kenyth
11-21-2003, 05:49 PM
I saw a neat concept once. I haven't tried it, but maybe you'll want to. Alternate weeks! For two weeks concentrate on heavy lifting with light cardio and good eating. The next two weeks, light weights with heavy cardio and a reduced calorie diet. The concept is that you can't maximize muscle building and fat loss at the same time. One needs an excess of calories, the other needs a deficit.
rita
11-21-2003, 10:01 PM
Thank you but would'nt cardio burn up the calories I need for lifting and gaining muscle?
You have to decide what your priority is. You cannot lose fat and build muscle mass at the same time since these are completely opposite processes. To gain muscle you have to eat more calories than you expend and yes, gain some fat in the process. To lose fat you need to eat fewer calories than you expend which, in turn, makes it almost impossible to gain muscle mass. Therefore you are correct to say that cardio (used to lose fat) will burn up calories you need to gain muscle.
You have to decide what your priority is. You cannot lose fat and build muscle mass at the same time since these are completely opposite processes. To gain muscle you have to eat more calories than you expend and yes, gain some fat in the process. To lose fat you need to eat fewer calories than you expend which, in turn, makes it almost impossible to gain muscle mass. Therefore you are correct to say that cardio (used to lose fat) will burn up calories you need to gain muscle.
zebra1
11-21-2003, 11:52 PM
I think what the CAPiTUH meant was,muscle burns fat.Which it does, the more muscle you have ,the more fat you burn.