Need Help!!

[stunnerman]

I need some advise on what to do......I am an ex-Football player so I have always traind for size and strength. Now I want to just burn fat ASAP. I am lifting weights and doing cardio currently 4 - days per week with okay results but I was wondering something. I gain size very fast and that concerns me...I want to get "smaller" - I have a 54" chest and 20" arms mostly muscle but some fat too - but buying clothes etc. is very difficult. Should I just do cardio until I get down to the size I want?? or keep lifting?? I am sticking to the 10 - 15 rep. range, with little rest between sets, and I am still gaining size though.....Diet is not too bad but it's not perfect.....

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated...

Thanks

 

[Synpax]

What's the rush?

I think that last bit is important. Your body fat is principally a factor of your diet. Look there first.

I am a firm believer in the importance of metrics. A lot can be measured - more than you might think. You sound pretty serious, so I would suggest that you initially get a hydrostatic body fat test. If that's out of reach, at least get a calipper test.

For cardio, tell us a little more about what you are doing. I'd keep the lifting.

Also, ephedrine is back on the market so you might want to try some mild use of that.

Summary: watch the diet, get measured, tell us more.

 

[stunnerman]

What I am doing now is weights 4 days per week, and Cardio 5 days per week. When I do cardio and weights on the same day cardio is second. I usually do 35 - 40 min. on elliptical machine, followed by 10 - 15 min of HIIT. Unfortunately b/c of football I am limited to what type of cardio I can do since I have torn my MCL and ACL in one knee and MCL in another.

I do notice some body fat reduction when I follow my routine closely; the problem is that instead of getting "smaller". I either stay the same size of get a little bigger.

Weights is usually 3 exercises per b/p 3 - 4 sets, 10 - 15 rep. 30 sec. rest in-between - I also do some supersets to up the intensity.

Thanks,

 

[Synpax]

To loose fat requires discipline, particularly with your diet. Focus on that.

Also, drop the HIIT and add that to your elliptical time - try getting that to a solid hour or hour plus. Keep it _easy_ and at a conversational pace. Listen to music/watch TV.

 

[stunnerman]

What should I do if I want to loose some size though??? I have about 21" arms and a 56" chest, my waist is about 39 - 40". Now that I am getting older, I am not really concerned about getting bigger, trying to buy clothes is a nightmare!!!!

Even lifting light weights and high reps puts size on for me......What would happen if I only did cardio 4 xs per week, and got rid of the weights??

Thanks,

 

[Synpax]

Become a marathon runner. Limit your lifting to high rep/lower weights and cut back over all.

 

[perp69]

Man you are growing fast. Your arms went from 20" to 21" and chest from 54" to 56" in a month!! Watch the fork and step up the cardio.

 

[stunnerman]

I know it's crazy!! They are actually less than 1/4" shy of 21" So I just rounded up.

I train extreamly hard and eat relatively clean...tons of protien, low carb, etc....

I guess my question in when you train light, should you feel like you trained when you are done?? That's the hardest part of training for losing fat - I don't get the same pump I use too....

 

[Synpax]

Your diet. I don't believe you eat as clean as you say. Tons of protein? From what?

You drink beer?

 

[RDJ]

Beer is for babies, I drink milk.