I just can't this sh1t off! I've gained muscle, I'm way stronger and I'm getting big. Then I see people half the size of me way stronger than me.
What are some good excercises to lose fat?
I've cut all liquids except water/milk from my diet. I don't eat any candy or fast food. (Subway is only fast food I eat) I do chest, shoulder and arms (Monday/Friday)
I'm still having trouble with a cardio routine. I like to walk because it's more peaceful and it's easier on my knees. How much should I walk and should I walk everyday? On lifting days I would like to walk 1.5 miles as a cool down from weights. On cardio days I'm thinking 3 miles?
Another question is fat burners. My mom takes them and slowly she loses. I'm thinking with exercise I can lose a lot more, but which ones are good? I'm 18 so I think I'm old enough.
The reason I want to lose is this summer a friend of mine wants to go swimming everyday, but I'm nervous because of the fat. It ****ing sucks when she has a drop dead body.
BTW: I am still configuring a weights routine for abs, traps, and back, etc.
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PORTION CONTROL.
You may be eating healthy- but I would bet 20 bucks you are eating too much of the healthy things.
You need to pay attention to how much you eat, when you eat it, and how much you eat in one sitting.
4-5 small meals a day, not 2 big ones and a snack.
It is cliche, but it is all about eating right (and the right amount of eating) and exercise.
You seem to have the exercise part down, so the diet has to be the weak link. Make sure your cardio burns off 300-500 calories a day and you are golden.
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A longer, slower cardio will be better then a fast short one. So you kinda have the right idea there. You should be doing at least 45 minutes, no more then an hour on your cardio days.
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stop sitting around and making retarded threads on mustang forums and go work out
there you go
C'mon dude don't be a smartass. I'm asking for help.
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Also,
HIIT
High Intensity Interval Training.
Basically, Run for a minute, walk for a minute, sprint for a minute, walk for a minute, run for a minute.
Over and over and over. Your body gets used to doing the same thing. If you walk at the same pace in the same way for 45 minutes, your body will basically go into repetition mode and fall asleep.
By changing it up, you are keeping your body on the toes and making it expend more energy to keep up.
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Also,
HIIT
High Intensity Interval Training.
Basically, Run for a minute, walk for a minute, sprint for a minute, walk for a minute, run for a minute.
Over and over and over. Your body gets used to doing the same thing. If you walk at the same pace in the same way for 45 minutes, your body will basically go into repetition mode and fall asleep.
By changing it up, you are keeping your body on the toes and making it expend more energy to keep up.
I can't remember what they called them but we did something like this in the military. Boy is it a good time. You would be jogging in a line of 8-10 people and the last person in the line would have to constantly be sprinting to the front of the line.
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HIIT, isn't it to make your body use more energy over time?
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PORTION CONTROL.
You may be eating healthy- but I would bet 20 bucks you are eating too much of the healthy things.
You need to pay attention to how much you eat, when you eat it, and how much you eat in one sitting.
4-5 small meals a day, not 2 big ones and a snack.
It is cliche, but it is all about eating right (and the right amount of eating) and exercise.
You seem to have the exercise part down, so the diet has to be the weak link. Make sure your cardio burns off 300-500 calories a day and you are golden.
Excellent advice. I've lost 27 lbs. of flab since I started with a similar routine in October (got about 13 lbs. to go, which will be easy now that summer is around the corner!).
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alright.. im not fat.. BUT a few years ago when i was married and i started my office job i started piling on some pounds.. i was at home more and not as active.. so i was mostly sitting.. and he always ate a lot so id make big meals and started eating a lot.. so to counteract i started excercising and all that.. built up muscle tone.. but still had flab around my stomache and thighs adn it was getting worse.. i freaked and did some research and i found some things that ended up being helpful..
- like zan said.. the few small meals.. not big ones..
- eat steamed veggies.. veggies clean out your system..
- dont eat your meals fast.. if you eat real slow you get fuller faster instead of woofing everything down and getting that pot belly feeling..
- excercise after you eat instead of before.. and do longer less strenuous workouts (walk a lot, dont run it works your stomache/legs more.. and when you walk twist your midsection a little to put extra work on the abs) instead of hardcore short ones.. those are to bulk up muscle not lean out fat
- do NOT eat and go to bed or lay down or whatever.. your body needs to immediately take those carbs and such and turn them into energy.. my bf put on like 15 lbs when he started his night job.. bec hed come home at like 11 p and eat a big meal and crash.. (it also gives you bad dreams )
- its really nasty sounding.. and not too tastey.. but it really worked awesome.. 10-15 min before a meal (like when youre cooking it.. or if you get something to eat at work do it when you leave the house and eat when you get to work) not too much longer bec it'll wear off.. but ok.. put like a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a cup of cranberryjuice and take the shot.. out of all the shyt ive read on it working/not working.. it worked for me.. drinking olive oil is supposed to help too, but thats too nasty for me (olive oil basically makes your initestines a slip n slide for everything else) http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art26866.asp <--a lil info
- stop drinking.. if you drink alcohol.. stop.. makes ya have belly fat.. but there really isnt much difference in diet/non diet sodas.. nobody that ive ever met that drinks that shyt has lost weight unless it was just a small part of a bigger routine..
so all that out of the way.. ill finish my story.. (youre so interested, right?)
I started waking up and drinking that cranberry garbage, i took a lot of fruit/salads to work with me and through the day i would eat like.. a few bites here.. a few bites there.. and it sucked bad at first.. the first week was horrible cuz i was hungry a lot, but i would just eat a few pieces of fruit or drink a cup of coffee (caffeine makes you feel full).. i kept busy at work and at my normal sit down times so i wouldnt think about going and grabbing some food.. i would get off work and walk the neighborhood (2 miles).. id come in.. drink that shyt.. cook dinner.. eat dinner.. making myself an obvious not so huge ass meal.. and i would eat it as slow as possible.. then id go do my sit ups/push ups/splits and walk down to the stop sign and back (half a mile? if best) and take a shower.. and if by the time i was gboing to bed i felt hungry i would eat a piece of fruit or something.. after a week i was just so used to little random eatings i got to a point i wasnt hungry in the am so i didnt always eat bfast.. i would eat a small lunch and small snacks through the day.. and a decent dinner, and kept all the excercising.. i lost 8 lbs in 2 wks.. and now i dont eat breakfast.. i eat like.. some cookies or cheeseburger or something (yeah, fatty, i know) for lunch (if i feel like eating lunch) and then have a nice dinner.. i drink again.. but if i see flab i stop for a while.. and during the day when i get home i either go ride my horse or walk or some sort of cardio type thing. (its been a year) i lost 20 lbs and was happy with my look so i just keep a steady pace.. once your stomache shrinks and doesnt get hungry all the time its easy to stay on the diet (and not always eat healthy)
and YES, others have taken my advice and it worked for them.. so nyeah
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Try a stationary bike at your gym for cardio. Whenever I go to the gym and do cardio, I hold it around 50-53rpm's for up to 15miles. The first 2 miles are the hardest, after that it's smooth sailing..
I got beastly muscles on my upper legs in like a week..
interval training using some low impact cardio like swimming or riding a bike, swimming is better imo...in a couple of months you'll be jacked. best part of it is that it only takes about 15-30mins out of your day depending on what stage you're in. start out at 15 mins and work your way up. i just started last week and its a real asskicker
this web site is great for all your fitness needs, they have a forum section too so plenty of people there to help. http://bodybuilding.com/fun/index.html
it also helps if you understand how losing weight works, basically you have to burn more calories than what you eat. the site I listed have calculators that will help you figure out all that type of stuff.
you can lose weight with out changing your diet but you will see better results if you do. I would do cardio and abs every day, but do it only after my weight training. If you do the cardio and abs work outs first then you will waste the hormone and nutrients that go into building muscle. Walking shouldnt really be considered cardio unless you are extremely fat and your heart rate raise really high just from walking. When you do cardio you want to raise your heart rate and keep it higher.
Drink plenty of water, and cut out the milk(if you cant than go with skim or whatever it is)
fat burners are pretty much ****, i dont recommend them, they are usually loaded with caffien, which I dont like. But the caffien will supress your apetite and raise your heart rate but it makes me really funny for a few hours.
1-no pop 2-eat those lean cuisines with 4 g of fat 3-run like a níçç3r 4-don't do too much lifting...it just makes you have a barrel belly. If you want to be THIN, get the fat off first by step 3...then weightlift.
Don't eat so much. I cut down my diet to around 1500 cal's a day and have been losing steadily and defining muscle.
Stick to low fat, low carb, high protein stuff, like fish, chicken, milk and eggs. Eat your veggies and try to space out meals to 3-5 times a day, the easiest way is to bring snacks, like nuts, veggies, energy bars, etc.
Also I drink alot so I can't get a fully defined 6 pack (4/6 aint bad imo), I suppose if you cut down on drinking this will help.
Good luck and remember, its a long journey, take your time and dont get discouraged.
1-no pop 2-eat those lean cuisines with 4 g of fat 3-run like a níçç3r 4-don't do too much lifting...it just makes you have a barrel belly. If you want to be THIN, get the fat off first by step 3...then weightlift.
no it doesnt, infact the more muscle you have the more calories you burn
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