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2006/04/10, 09:57 PM
Alright so I went from 300lbs to 200lbs at 6'3 and then started working on gaining muscle. I gained some strength and probauly about 10lbs of muscle but I can tell I gained some fat along with it, I guess I overate a bit. However I'm having a really hard time losing the extra gained fat for some reason. I'm eating 200 grams protein, 400 grams carbs (300 complex, 100 simple), and 50-60 grams fat (mostly plant). I do 3-4 extremely intense Max-OT styled cardio sessions weekly. I prefer the stair climber over running, I seem to be able to push myself harder on that thing for some reason. Each cardio session typically lasts 16-20 minutes burning usually about 300-350 calories and me literally dripping sweat. Everyone tells me it's best to do short but very intense cardio sessions as it revs the metabolism, contributes to minor muscle growth, and doesn't burn muscle mass off.
I was simply continuing with my lifting routine which I focus mostly on legs. I perfected my squat form about 6 weeks ago and now that I'm doing them right I don't feel like I'm waisting my time. I do deadlifts as well although I'm still a little iffy on form (Is the bar supposed to grind against your knees like that?!?!). I also do good mornings for lowerbacks, glutes, and hamstrings.
and of course I do all the standard pretty boy lifts like curls, benchpress, and shoulder press.
The question is do I keep my lifting equally intense on reduced calories? Am I supposed to be pushing my muscles equally as hard but give them a lot less to repair and recuperate with? Hah I dunno if I can handle doing a weight training workout and know I won't gain strength from it, so demoralizing! Should I revert to a simpler upper body, lower body split hitting each muscle group more frequently but with less sets? Anyway A lot of you seem to be knowledgable and was just curious if you have any insight on the art of cutting.
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2006/04/11, 08:15 AM
Hey man, I'd say cut those carbs down to 100g per day and I think the Deadlift is all about scraped shins.
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2006/04/14, 11:16 AM
personally when i do dead lifts the bar doesnt touch me at all its just a free flowing movement up squeeze then down till it nearly touches the floor and repeat
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2006/04/14, 11:31 AM
I made a post relating to if you were heavy and dieted down. You are more prone to fat storage, and less muscle now, and you have to be extremely diligent about your diet unlike the normally lean person.
You will probably have a tough time losing with the diet you are currently keeping if it is not under maintenance.
And yes, keep your lifts intense. This is what will go the furthest to sparing the lbm you have attained.
In the end, it is all about diet. this is the key...calories in<calories out. Sound too simple? Diet does not have to take a mathemetician to work. It does not have to be so difficult that you have to be miserable.
When reaching your goal weight again, harken back to my opening comments....do a fit buddy search and find the thread. It will do you well to read it. It has been proven time and again, and you are further proof.
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2006/04/14, 11:33 AM
To add a bit of free logic to this, (after reading my post I suggested to you) everyone wants to think, that is the other guy, won't happen to me.
Unfortunately, it will.
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