Ok. I know it's a lot late but I've been traveling alot this spring. I'm at home for a couple of months and need to cut. I'm looking to drop I'd guess around eight pounds of fat. I've been a little lax on the weight training over the last 5 weeks. I'm not sure how to get going. Should I kick in the cardio first or get back to the weights. Should I start to diet before I kick in the cardio or just go hog wild. I've never had to lose weight before so I'm not sure how my body will react. Any body got any advise for a first cut this late in the season.
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06-26-2003, 08:00 AM #1FIGHT THE POWER!!!
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Can't say I've ever had to lose weight, but I like the "hog wild" idea. If you're going to cut anyway, why not watch your diet, throw some cardio in and lift weight for cutting.
If you were after mass then it would be a different story. I'm sure others with more experience will add there suggestions. Going hog wild just sounds like more fun
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ALL OF IT, get your diet straightened out, figure out what a good weight routine would be, and do your EOD cardio or whatever you think you can maintain just dont go out and kill yourself and get all sore and discouraged start slowly and peak to intensity, JMO
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I concure with Mac: weight train - cardio - diet all together.Originally posted by Macattack
ALL OF IT, get your diet straightened out, figure out what a good weight routine would be, and do your EOD cardio or whatever you think you can maintain just dont go out and kill yourself and get all sore and discouraged start slowly and peak to intensity, JMO
Drop calories 250 for a couple of weeks and see how the fat loss is going. If it is too slow drop another 250 for two weeks and again check. If needed to reach your goal you could drop another 250. You want to lose the fat slowly to minimize lean mass loss.Question is: are you really going to mind if you hit your goals without puking 3 times a week?
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06-26-2003, 12:36 PM #5Registered User
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Brings to mind that you may want to consider using Glutamine. Some say it does nothing, others swear by it for minimizing muscle loss.Originally posted by TwoWalks
You want to lose the fat slowly to minimize lean mass loss.
It's worth looking into."Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pumping Iron
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06-26-2003, 12:50 PM #6FIGHT THE POWER!!!
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Thanks for the reply's. My plan is to do a 3 day slpit M,W,F, (legs, push pull). Then do cardio on the other 4 days. I have an eliptical machine and a heavy bag in the garage that I'll rotate back and forth on. The diets the killer I've never counted calories so I don't currently know how many cals a day to take 250 away from.
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That is the hard part for me as well. I never counted them myself. I want to gain some weight so I don't know how many to add since I don't know how many I take in now. I've just started eating more and watching what it is that I eat.Originally posted by Steinkalt
The diets the killer I've never counted calories so I don't currently know how many cals a day to take 250 away from.
Does anyone know of an easy way to count calories? Especially for the things that are served to you when you go out and there's no label."Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pumping Iron
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If your diet is like most of us you could etch it in stone.
Just try removing 1 item a day for a couple of weeks.
I'm thinking of dropping out the coffee's x 3 or 4 a day. All my coffee's are made with fat milk and 1 1/2 sugars.
Thats another starting point for me. Starting on Monday. Been cutting now for 6 weeks with moderate results.
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Start the cardio and weights again. Watch your body weight; if it goes down (even slowly) due to increased calorie demand, there may not even be any need to change your diet. If it stays the same, just trim your calories a bit. Don't get in a hurry.
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06-27-2003, 03:03 AM #10
I was just about to say what Miloman said.
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And I want to echo what Belle said about what Milo said
"Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pumping Iron
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06-27-2003, 05:27 AM #12Registered User
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I'd like to reiterate what Belle and Overload both stated.
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Ack! Stuck in a loop! I am Nomad, I am perfect, I am Nomad, I...
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LMAO. Someone who can appreciate the classic original Star TrekOriginally posted by MiloMan
Ack! Stuck in a loop! I am Nomad, I am perfect, I am Nomad, I...
"Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pumping Iron
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06-27-2003, 08:06 PM #15
Ditto stook in loop ...lmao!
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06-28-2003, 09:56 PM #16
Where's the loop gone? (Sorry don't mind me I'm just posting on every thread so it "cleans" the board up a little).
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I can see that. You're name is all over the place. lolOriginally posted by Belle
Where's the loop gone? (Sorry don't mind me I'm just posting on every thread so it "cleans" the board up a little).
In that case, ditto to what Belle said..."Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pumping Iron
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