Comments Please!?!?! - Exercise & Fitness Message Board

Husky McHusk · 11-17-2003, 06:54 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?

AduSmooth · 11-17-2003, 07:39 PM

I would like to know too, so... any suggestions/comments?

scorpricorn · 11-17-2003, 08:31 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, 09:15 AM

Thank you but would'nt cardio burn up the calories I need for lifting and gaining muscle?

Sick_Generation · 11-18-2003, 09:18 AM

Do cardio after your workouts. Treadmill/Ski Machines can be a good start.