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Putting on mass AND THEN Toning!

RM84
RM84
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Joined: 2005/04/05
Canada
2005/04/06, 12:38 AM
Past month or so Ive been really just concentrating on putting on mass and not really concentrating on definition ie)abs. Im about 5"10 175 lbs and plan to gain a few more pounds before i shed a few off and try and get that 6pack back and tone up the rest of my body. Can someone help tell me how i should go about changing my lifting workouts?? Obviously i should start up doing cardio and working on abdominals but for lifting would it be more beneficial to cut my reps from 6-8 to about 8-12??? Also.. What would be the better cardio workouts?? i heard swimming and running are right at the top to shed some of that excess fat. If you could get back to me with your ideas id greatly appreciate it! thanks.
2005/04/06, 03:08 AM
for bulking focus on compound exercises like squats, deadlifts, pull ups, rows, dips, etc....with reps of 6-8 reps...although you can rotate your reps and do heavier reps of 2-4 every other week...

while 'cutting' I would leave your lifting alone rep wise...or maybe shift to heavy lifting of 1-5 reps and instead just cut down on your calories....because this is ultimately how you will have to do it...do it by cutting 100-200 calories at a time and focus on getting 1.5g of protein per lb at this time and upping your healthy fat intake while getting rest of calories from complex carbs(except after workouts)....most of the calorie reduction should come from carbs...

swimming, interval training, jump roping, sports all are great for cardio