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Question about losing fat

livingbliss Posts: 1 Joined: 2007/03/04	2007/03/05, 12:45 AM I am 6ft 2in and weigh about 230 pounds.. A good portion of it is muscle but I still got some padding... I was wondering the weight lifting set, rep, weight methods I should use. I don't care about gaining muscle mass I just wanna get that padding off to show what I got ya know? I was told of this what sounds to me like a reverse pyramid where it looks like this 10% max weight 12 reps 40% max weight 8 to 10 reps 60% max weight 6 reps 80% max weight 4 reps I was wondering if anyone could clarify that for me or give me a good set rep and weight guide to work with.. Thanks
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2007/03/06, 08:10 AM Were you aware that you can setup an exercise routine here on the site? They are all proven to work and it will get you past a lot of misinformation. I'm not sure what good 10% or actually even 40% of your max weight will do for you. 40 or 50 % can be good as a warmup but that's about all.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/03/06, 12:37 PM Your first step is to look at your diet. You can't lose weight/fat if you're not eating right. Stick with the weights, I'd lift heavier if I were you to help avoid any potential muscle loss. Throw in a little cardio, HIIT works great, plug it into the search bar below and read up on it.