Need some help for weight cutting + muscle

[v1rux]

Hello, today i was wondering about how i am going to cut weight.. right now i weigh approx. 174ish?.. i need to get to 160 for wrestling.

So, i am running about half hour everyday after i lift..which is Monday-Friday..weekends break.

So if i lift heavy weight it will build mass which is weight..
do you think i should run more?
or do less weight with high reps..or will that add weight too
i want to stay fit and strong.
Or maybe I'm thinking completely wrong.

if anyone could give me some advice that would be wonderful (=

[Wavelength]

lifting itself doesn't add mass. the food adds mass. dropping weight = more activity or less food (or both)

lifting while eating at a caloric defecit will ensure that more of the weight lost will be fat than otherwise.

[v1rux]

ohh, so basically i can work out hard..run more, and have a low healthy calorie intake and be good for dropping weight?

[gaaaaabe]

I wrestled from 6th grade until my junior year (injury). I remember a lot of the kids on the team did dumb stuff to drop weight, myself included. How much time do you have until you have to make weight? To drop the weight though, just make sure you are eating at a calorie deficit as well as doing cardio. To the best of my recollection, the way it worked where and when I wrestled was that you had to make official weight at the exact (or less than) weight class but then after that you had a few pounds of flexibility. If its coming to crunch time and you need to shed only a couple pounds, don't forget how easy it is to drop water weight. I'm not suggesting you do anything unhealthy or stupid to do that, but I remember sweating out the last 1.5-2.0lbs to get that exact number on the scale. good luck and be healthy with it.

[Wavelength]

if you only have to lose a little bit when the weigh in is close, cut out the majority of carbs for the few days before and drink 1.5 gallons of water per day. You'll drop at least 3 pounds but will gain it back as soon as you reintroduce carbs.

[ProjectCG]

Dont worry about what you do on the lifting. Eat less and do more cardio. If your still off your mark a few days before the weigh in then its waste and water depletion time. basically laxative with your food so all the $hit is outta your system and do what you can to be sweating all the time like wearing garbage bags and sitting in a sauna and what not. You can loose a ridiculous amount of weight just from water. If you can eat after your weigh in before your match then load up on carbs.

[v1rux]

well, conditioning starts either October 27th, or november 3rd, but i just want to start dropping now and stuff so i wont have to kill myself with a shorter amout of time rather to getting 2 weeks in on it if u know wat im mean =p
haha yeah i know about those garbage bags..those were my buddy's best friend at that time xD

and the weigh in..mhmm im not really sure on that one, but im guessing a month into season? around there is my best bet

i certinaly will bump up my cardio, and set my calorie intake to be lower so i can lose more weight haha.

and 1 other thing..i have been taking 100% Whey Protein for about..couple months now, do you think i should cut that out, becuase adding weight?
Or do you think its not affecting me, as in building lean muscle and still drop =P


yo thanks guys, i appreicate it much =]

[Wevans2303]

I dont think there is a need to cut the whey out, that only becomes a problem when you are taking too much of the stuff which is about 5 scoops a day but you should be okay.

Dont kill yourself with cardio, you dont want to overdo it, just make the appropriate changes to your diet to aid with your target weight.

Hope this helps.