I kinda just started out a week ago. Took my pics of what I am now and gonna take pics every week to record my progress. Right now I'm at that stage where I can barely move my body or work but hey no pain no gain. I'm 6'4'' 230lbs, goal I'm trying to cut fat down and get to around 210 and then build muscle after. Anybody else into it and if so what were your gains or goals

 

I also just started recently. I recommend just doing cardio for a while, then start doing very light weights at high reps.

Just my 2 cents.

 

yea thats what im basically doing, i hit cardio before and after working out but the main thing is trying to control what im eating. i love to eat and its hard giving up something i love but hey ill give it a shot

 

^^^ i know what you mean about giving up things you eat.

I started cardio 3 weeks ago and last week started lifting light weights at high reps

 

And for God's sake , don't eat after 9pm! I started to watch what I eat and lost about 10 pounds in a week and a half.

No junk food, fast food, fried food, and no soda! Maybe a little soda for dinner.

 

Not a bodybuilder but I do work out frequently.

The most difficult thing is the diet part. I don't drink soda, haven't for 8 years. The food part is difficult because I work a lot and sometimes just don't feel like making myself something healthy.

Plus, nacho's taste so good...

 

Soda= bad.

 

yea i finally cut out soda but i have it once in a while. its the food like you said, i drive a budweiser truck and deliver all day so i get hungry after a few stops here and there and most of the time i dont bring lunch with me

 

I kinda consider myself a bodybuilder, but I just work out alot. I'm only 160 (and i was 130 before i started workin out, 2 months ago)....I just started cardio, pushups, pull ups, dips, and crunches. Take it from there. Go to machines, then free-weights. I used to max at 170 2 months ago, now I'm doing 205. Yah, cut out soda and fast food. Eat a lot of fruits/veggies too. and that hydroxicut ____ and all that mumbo jumbo doesn't work.

 

3 main ingredients to get swoll............Creatine, Glutimine, and Protein.......i work out everyday and i am pretty built been doing it for like ever.......just sometimes i tend to slack , but i have been maintaining its part of my life!

 

Diet, diet, diet. Frequency of your workout, rep to set ratio, and recovery. Most see fast gains right away but as your body gets used to your routine your workouts are no longer effective. Isolating each muscle on certain days and mixing up your workout is sooooo important. Your lower body is just as important as upper body. I've seen a lot of guys become top heavy and peak out b/c they aren't utilizing muscle in the lower body where the majority of the bodies muscles lies at. ALWAYS allow muscle fiber to heal because over-doing is so stressful on your body and I learned that unfortunately.

You guys are making me miss the life of lifting.

 

I have been into lifting for many years, mostly for size, but the past 3 months I finally embraced HIIT and am in a cutting phase - down from 188 to 172. My biggest was about 210. Six feet tall.

My goal is single-digit body fat percentage with defined abs AND muscle.

When in the gym, lift heavy especially when on a cut as a calorie-reduced diet will lead to loss of muscle mass. Light weights/high reps should not be your mainstay lifting routine as this wont force your body to grow. Lift heavy, 90% of the time.

Don’t be afraid of food before bedtime either - you just need to eat the right foods. Your body goes into a "fast-like" state after not eating for 8 hours and will eat your muscle for energy if you don’t give it enough food. A perfect late night snack is some low fat cottage cheese and some crushed almonds - the protein in the CC will make sure the muscles have what they need to grow and the fat in almonds will help to slow the protein digestion down.


-- Water is VERY, VERY important. In a perfect world, your goal would be to drink your body weight in ounces per day. I drink almost a gallon a day myself.

-- Eat every 2-3 hours. Remember, abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym/jog.

-- If you can handle it, try sprints. My body is very stubborn when it comes to giving up the fat reserves and I have found sprints pull the excess weight off with ease. I get a killer workout incorporating uphill sprinting with my jog, which is done 3 times per week.

-- Gym - Im there 3 times per week and mainly stick with free weights. Focus in on compound exercises initially.

-- If you are able to go to the gym and then go for a jog, you are not hitting it hard enough in the gym. I do weights M, W, F and cardio T, Th, Sa. Full intensity yields faster results.
Just my two cents.