My Fat Pic lol

[Digimortal]

I have just recently starting working out at a health club about a week ago. It's been a while since I have worked out. I am doing moderate cardio but mostly heavy weights. I do realize I need to lose weight. My goal is to muscle up and get leaner. Anyway, this personal trainer at the club told me that I should stay away from the weights and do just light weights. He says that this is the only way that I will get leaner and more muscular. Is he right? This is coming from a skinny 145 pound that looks like he never touched a weight in his whole life. I can't beleive he is a personal trainer. I enjoy the shi* out of doing heavy weights. I have cleaned my diet up alot also. I would think the only way to build bigger muscles would be to do heavy weights with lower reps, but not according to this guy. Anyway, I thought I would post my pic just for the hell of it and see if I could get some advice. Like I said, I'm looking to get more muscular, and if doing heavy weights is the wrong way to do it at my present shape,damn that sucks, I hate light weight high rep exercises.lol Do yall think I have decent structure to build mass on? I thought lifting weights speeded up your metabolism anyway. Thanks in advance.MyPic

 

[I2ancid]

to tell if your skeletal structure is good we need a pic of your whole body not just the upper portion.

Your a big guy personally I would slim down some Then go on bulking diet then cut again but thats just me, since when you bulk your gonna look really fat since bulking always add's alot of muscle but alot of fat and since you already have a nice bit of fat on ya it wont be a pretty. but theres nothing wrong with you going and bulking up now then cutting later, I just wouldent want to be looking very fat during my bulking phase. whatever suits you

 

[c3bodybuilding]

That personal trainer is full of shit. When you are cutting it is even more important to stick to the basics, and keep them heavy. That way you hold on to as much muscle as possible, while losing fat. Your body fat looks very high, perhaps 20%, or even more. I would say you need to drop a lot of fat, before bulking. But do not do that light weight, high rep crap. You will probably end up losing more muscle than fat. Keep the diet clean, and strict. Allow a cheat day, but I think that just makes it harder. Get in one gram of protein per lb of body weight. Get in lots of cardio, at least 3 times a week, and stick to basic weight lifting routines with heavy weights (bent over row, deadlift, clean and press, squat bench). Good luck, and I wish you well.

 

[rj420]

you should

Keep your workouts intense bro. Intensity is key. Don't do too heavy of sets where you have to rest 2-3 minutes in between. I have found that with most of my clients wanting to get lean, a superset protocol works well. I would go 3-4 days/week w/weights, and 4-5 days/week on cardio at 30min/session. Remember to do that cardio on an empty stomach in the a.m.

 

[Sassy69]

Between diet & training & cardio, the most important thing is diet. Keep your training intense & consistent, cardio as above -- cardio in the AM on an empty stomach made the difference for me, so especially when you are trying to get some results, I HIGHLY recommend this - at least for the first few months to get you started & to see some results. But ultimately the diet will make the difference! Also stay consistent with that and you will see some awesome results!

 

[rperry]

not a flame but with that high amouth of fat your are carrying you will loose body fat verry fast, i would recomend a good thermogenic fat beurner and i think that would greatly accelerate your progress.

take a little of what everyone here on this thread is saying and it looks like you have a solid plan carved out already, now you just need to look in to the diet aspect of it and you will be on the fast track to shreds!

good Luck

 

[gimp]

I lost weight and gained muscle when I first started lifting. I alternated between heavy weights and low reps and high reps at moderate weight with 3 days of cardio. Diet is very important eat clean carbs (oatmeal, sweet potatoes) and at least 1 garm of protein per pound of bodyweight. You'll see results in no time. Try and lose the fat before bulking. When you lean down and then bulk you'll notice that the weight you gain will be more spread out than just around your gut like most guys, even though you'll gain weight while bulking after leaning down, you'll carry it better than if you just go ahead and bulk right away.

 

[Bulldog_10]

One thing you shouldn't do is workout with the same weights/reps all the time. DO your way for a month, go heavy, few reps, longer rests in between. Then after 4-5 weeks, switch it up and go a little lighter, 8-10 reps, short rests. Then bring the weights back up and do fewer reps. Don't allow your body to completely adapt to any training system.

If You've been lifting heavy your whole life, then by all means switch it up now and do high reps like your trainer said. I'm sure your body will be hurting after your first couple of workouts. And you should see good changes.

 

[BBBodie]

I started where you're at, actually a lot heavier and now retain 8-9% BF year round. FYI, go heavy, go daily, and put 5 days of 30-45 minutes of cardio in after your weights.

Diet, (mine here, tailor for your size/intensity....use this software if it helps http://www.innovativelogic.com/crosstrainer)

I weighed in at 306# to start at 26% BF, I now hit 238# at 8.4%....my diet was 2400cal (give or take) and at least 250g protein daily. the rest was dietary fats and carbs.

It took 12 months to drop 50#, and 3 months after that to drop another 43# by doubling up on my workouts (double variable split) and double cardio the last 45 days. During that time I elevated my protein by 100g.

Good luck

Bodie