Trying to get cut... - Exercise & Fitness Message Board

ospawnagaino · 02-28-2005, 05:51 PM

My workout plan consist of this:

Monday- all upper body
Tuesday- Cardio
Wensday- All lower body
Thurday- Cardio
Friday- all upper body
Saturday - Cardio
Sunday- Nothing

My question is im really just trying to get cut, Not so much build muscle, When I work out should I be lifting to failure on my reps???

davelacb · 02-28-2005, 06:34 PM

Never lift to failure

NPC · 02-28-2005, 08:25 PM

You should be doing cardio EVERYDAY if you want to get cut. Just be sure to do your cardio last if you plan on lifting weights.
I would suggest 30-60min of jogging(5.8mph) 6-7 days a week just to get you where you want to go body fat % wise. After you attain your goal you can scale that back.
You also really need to watch what you eat, try to avoid sugar(no soda, sweets,ect.), enriched flour(white bread, crackers). Try only to eat quality carbs like whole grain/wheat breads, pasta, vegetables. An protien with low amounts of fat an just steer clear of all the junk food.

ChappyBoy · 03-01-2005, 04:06 AM

Is this advice based on personal opinion or research?

1) "never lift to failure" You have to lift to failure, just not all the time. Your goal should be (regardless of specfic weight training goals) to get stronger and add more stress to the muscle every workout( never compromising form) This will cause failure at least on one set if you are doing it correctly.

2) "30-60 Min cardio everyday at 5.8MPH" What if that isn't a challenge for him? What if that almost kils him? There is no research that I have seen that cardio must be done everyday, in fact cardio must be balanced against diet for the proper expenditure level at the end of the day. I have never done cardio more than 4 days a week (personally or with clients) and I routinely get to 3% bodyfat! High levels of cardio is a very easy way to catabolize lean mass. Cardio is just another "tool" that you have to manipulate your results - it is not the "magic key" to weight loss. If there was one "magic key" it would be diet.

and if trying to get cut, there is no way I would eat wheat bread and pasta.