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 don_vedo
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 Re: should i focus on losing fat or gaining muscle?  [Re: Seuss]
#14681043 - 06/27/11 06:25 PM (1 year, 10 months ago) |
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Study up on proper posture and technique before hitting the gym, this is the absolute first thing you should do and the best. Stick to learning compound movements; focusing on your back, your legs, and your hips first and foremost. Worry about your frontal upper body last. Lift heavy, lift with proper form. Eat right, make sure you study up on proper post workout meals. Don't be fooled by supplements, get your calories from whole foods, don't waste your money on "get big fast" or "burn fat fast" pills.
Lifting will burn the most calories, like others have said more muscle mass helps to burn fat faster. Train for endurance on rest days from lifting; this will keep you in shape and help conitunue to burn fat.
EAT, SLEEP, TRAIN. Have a good time doing all three and everything else you partake in in life. These are some things I wish someone would have told me when I was younger.
Lah'Kesh
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us all. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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Re: should i focus on losing fat or gaining muscle? [Re: evenbreak]
#14685054 - 06/28/11 10:41 AM (1 year, 10 months ago) |
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evenbreak said:
so i'm actually a pretty skinny guy, but lately I've put on 25lbs of pure fat that all went to my stomach. I was 130, now I'm 155 and it's ALL in my belly lol.
I've decided I wanted to make my body actually look good and i'd like some advice. At this point, should I be focusing on doing cardio to burn the fat I've gained, or can I just jump straight to a routine/diet that targets muscle gain(which is my goal)?
I would suggest focusing on gaining muscle first. Once you gain some mass your belly might look smaller in proportion to your body. Plus you might just lose it along the way. I have before.
The secret to gaining true mass and strength is in certain movements. Squats, Deadlift, and Cleans. Clean and Jerk if you can handle it. These movements will stimulate your core and you will truly pack on the weight.
After you gain your mass then you should do conditioning. I would suggest Crossfit or Alwynn Cosgroves fatloss programs. Both of them are feindish and intense but they get the fat off. I just recently discovered crossfit and used it for my fatloss program. My belly seemed to melt off in two weeks. It is essentially strength and conditioning through body weight exercises, olympic lifts, and kettlebells.
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don_vedo
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Re: should i focus on losing fat or gaining muscle? [Re: XUL]
#14685833 - 06/28/11 01:43 PM (1 year, 10 months ago) |
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XUL said:
kettlebells.
I used to lift a lot, participated in my fair share of BBing competitions even won a few. Now a days all I do is kb work; if you want to harden up and lose weigt quickly the kb is where it's at. It offers plenty of movements that work the whole body, not to mention provide functional strength. Definitely some good advie there XUL.
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us all. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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Re: should i focus on losing fat or gaining muscle? [Re: don_vedo]
#14686585 - 06/28/11 04:13 PM (1 year, 10 months ago) |
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don_vedo said:
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XUL said:
kettlebells.
I used to lift a lot, participated in my fair share of BBing competitions even won a few. Now a days all I do is kb work; if you want to harden up and lose weigt quickly the kb is where it's at. It offers plenty of movements that work the whole body, not to mention provide functional strength. Definitely some good advie there XUL.
Lah'Kesh
functional strength. That is well put. Lifts that provide a functional strength are the most important. Especially if your fitness correlates with your daily activities.
Don_Vedo,
Tell me about these body building competitions. Did you win in any core movements? Which lifts did you win?
Was it a bodybuilding competition or weightlifting competetion?
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don_vedo
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Re: should i focus on losing fat or gaining muscle? [Re: XUL]
#14686932 - 06/28/11 05:15 PM (1 year, 10 months ago) |
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They were bodybuilding competitions, no weight lifting required  by the time I got on stge I wouldn't have been able to lift a weight de to the fact that I would go into the comp comletely depleted sitting at about 4% bodyfat with little to no water in my system.
The competitions definitely trying on your body and mind. The last couple weeks when diet has to be really dialed down are super intense and the eating very very bland. I enjoyed it while I did it but wouldn't do it again. Thanks for your interest XUL, uch appreciated brother!
Lah'Kesh
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us all. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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