weight gain and peers comments

[bujj]

hello,

i've been in a quest to lose fat for 1 month now and have another 1 month to go.

i'm wondering why i am gaining weight and not losing weight with everything i have changed or added to my routines...

last month i changed up my routine. i used to do a 5 day split and do 2-3 exercises for each bodypart for 3 sets of 10 reps, with increasing weight after each set.

in order to lift heavier weight, i changed the rep range to 5 reps. this has meant big leaps in the weight i can lift. an example;

for dumbbell bench press i used to do;

20kg x 10
25kg x 10
32kg x 10

but now i do;

32kg x 5
35kg x 5
40kg x 5

one of my questions is, have i made a mistake changing to high weight/low reps?

i have been doing the following cardio which all started 1 month ago, which i was not otherwise doing;

2-3 hours of squash 5 days a week
1 hour of badminton 1 day a week
30 minutes swimming 2 days a week
30 minutes gentle running 3 days a week
30 minutes on indoor rower 2 days a week

the following bodyweight exercises which all started 1 month ago, which i was not otherwise doing;

1 set of 24 pushups, 3 times a week
1 set of 30 crunches 3 times a week
1 set of 7 chest dips 1 time a week
1 set of 2 chins 1 time a week

so if everything else is equal and i have added the above bodyweight exercises and cardio as well as changing my set/rep range on the weights, why am i not losing weight?

also, how much fat or weight am i likely to lose in the next 30 days?

any advice would be very helpful!

one last thing, a few of my workout buddies told me i was dumb to change from 3 sets of 10 to 3 sets of 5 as a person as fat as me needs to be doing higher reps. this is because they think, i will look even bigger and fatter because of the bulking effect of the high weight/low reps. but my thinking was, high weight/low reps means more strength, means more muscle means more fat loss!

please help!!!

[bujj]

bump!

[Dennis71]

maybe your problem isnt with the reps.... but with yor diet

[exzile]

Unless I'm missing something, I don't see your diet or caloric needs anywhere.

The kitchen is where your fat loss is going to come from, weights and supps are only tools to aid you. But the kitchen is what you need to concentrate on.

I'm sure people will help you out if you put up your diet and daily calorie needs with macros.

[Dennis71]

Originally Posted by exzile

Unless I'm missing something, I don't see your diet or caloric needs anywhere.

The kitchen is where your fat loss is going to come from, weights and supps are only tools to aid you. But the kitchen is what you need to concentrate on.

I'm sure people will help you out if you put up your diet and daily calorie needs with macros.

this... good post
repd

[gourlema]

diet please? You must, must, MUST eat healthily for starters. However, if I eat 90 lbs of carrots everyday im still going to gain weight. You have to make a calorie deficit! Find your LBM and multiply it by 13, this is a start, lower your calories if you gain weight by 500 until or increase your calories if you lose more then 2 lbs per week, eat your protein, get veggies/fruit twice a day, take a multi, eat 6 times per day, and keep pushing yourself to learn about nutrition! Start by going to the nutrition stickies!

[MarineVette]

Post diet!

Also, weights seem too low. Maybe you need to switch from that bloody metric system to poundage.

[euclid]

Originally Posted by bujj

one last thing, a few of my workout buddies told me i was dumb to change from 3 sets of 10 to 3 sets of 5 as a person as fat as me needs to be doing higher reps. this is because they think, i will look even bigger and fatter because of the bulking effect of the high weight/low reps. but my thinking was, high weight/low reps means more strength, means more muscle means more fat loss!

please help!!!

Tell your buddies they are wrong. I only do low rep, high weight stuff and I've lost 24 lbs since April 1. I'd prefer to keep my strength, rather than belt out 15 reps. You're probably not seeing any weight loss because you've mentioned nothing about your daily caloric intake.