Dude you look ****ing great, what's your weight right now?
BF%?
Also, I would recommend doing higher weights and lower reps, as most other will tell you also.
In terms of diet, hit up the...
It can really vary, some places use thick ass toasts for french toast while others use regular size.
Try CalorieKing.com and see if you can find the restaurant you're going to and look up the menu....
Most people say, yes it can be done but only in the begining due to "newbie gains," so if you're fairly new lifting, maybe you will, maybe you won't. I personally have noticed a strength increase but...
I have the same problem, most of the fat is on my chest and on my abs.
I'm actually planning on a strict cut to get down to whatever % needed to get rid of my gut and then clean bulk right after.
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Do hiit on your days off and low intensity on the days you lift. Also, post up a full meal plan so people can critique that as just posting the cals permeal is a bit iffy and you're posting the same...
Good luck Ben, with a personal trainer like that and a good diet, you are surely to lose 15+ lbs in 10 weeks, take before and after pics every 15 days or so!