you can build muscle and lose fat at the same time as a newbie. eat enough protein and train hard. I was on about 1500 cals at 5'5 200 lbs. I lost 65lbs in 8 months and the attached picture is how I...
Whatever happened to DS (Designer Supplements)? they had a powerful and unique (patented) product in activate and the ds sustain bars were really awesome.
The simplyshredded article http://www.simplyshredded.com/mega-feature-layne-norton-training-series-full-powerhypertrophy-routine-updated-2011.html mentions speed work on hypertrophy days.