Harder and Harder to Drop the Weight
Recently I have started to get in shape and I have had a huge turn around from where I began; as anybody would. Right now my body is to the point where I have to really try hard to accomplish my goals, this is where most people get discouraged and crawl back to their comfortable lifestyle of the past, not me! The reason I am writing is because I have noticed a difference in how the fat is coming off; not at easily…..lol. Of course this is accomplished with diet, but I need to know from experience if anybody has a diet or knows of a diet that is 1. Healthy 2. Non-expensive 3. Condusive to both body fat loss and strength/ endurance training (i.e. football training) I know there has to be one that exist and is better than the one I had devised. If anyone has any advice at all or insight on what I am trying to accomplish, please don’t worry about offending me, that is why I am here. I would like to know what you know. Thanks and Train hard!
December 5, 2007 at 4:18 pm
check out the "fat loss" forum here on BB.com….lots of great advice there.
start by changing up your routine and "shocking your body, your body will get used to eating less calories and begin to find a "happy medium" and stay there. Don’t let it get comfortable with any 1 routine.
good luck
December 5, 2007 at 4:24 pm
I found that once I just started eating a good balanced diet of lean proteins, good fiberous carbs , fruits and vegetables along with healthy fats ( natural peanut butter, olive oil, nuts, etc……) I felt and looked alot better. I laid off of supplements except for post workout shakes and changed my training to a more high intensity style of training the fat started coming off again. There is no magic diet, the low carb/no carb/ low fat /high fat/ craze is BS to me. Its all about calories in vs. calories out. Eat a healthy balanced diet and burn it off with hard work. Thats the best way.
December 5, 2007 at 4:51 pm
1. Try adding HIIT to your cardio. You can start with just one interval and build up increasing the length of the intervals as well as the frequency. Works amazingly for cutting and leaning. 2. Combine that with high protein and remove ALL unhealthy fats and sugars. 3. Heavy weights. 4. Repeat everyday. There’s your magic formula. Best of luck with all of your goals
December 6, 2007 at 9:27 am
This is what I did earlier this year. It was pretty effective. I plan to do something like this again next spring… This was taken from my blog, hope this helps…
Cutting Cycle
April 19, 2007
Many people have been sending PMs asking what my method of cutting is. I am normally very reluctant to give advice on this subject as I have not perfected it. Although I warn that I have not perfected the cutting method, people still want to know what it is that I do. These inquiries are what inspired me to write this entry.
I lost too much weight too fast last year when I wanted to cut up for the summer. I made sure not to make the drastic carb removal in my diet this time around.
My weight loss last year was much more than I wanted, and in exchange, the fat loss wasn’t much to brag about. Last year’s attempt at cutting resulted in a lot of weight loss w/ the very little fat loss.
My current cutting method consists of a 4-3 split and is very simple. I never count cals/carbs/prot/carbs/fats, so if you want to know how much I eat, I really could not tell you. What I do is weigh myself every morning after I am completely empty
. I then look at my body composition. I then maintain or alter my diet based on these indicators.
- 4 SPLIT -
I workout Fri,Sat,Sun,Mon and maintain moderate to high carbs,protein, and little fat. Shake and oatmeal before bed.
Friday - Chest/Abs/Calves
Saturday - Quads/Hams/Lower back
Sunday - Upper Back/Biceps/Traps
Monday - Shoulders/Triceps/Calves/Abs
- 3 SPLIT -
I do cardio 3 days of the week and have reduced carbs, maintain the high protein, and low fat intake. Shake (no oatmeal) before bed.
Tuesday - Cardio
Wednesday - Cardio
Thursday - Cardio
Sometimes I’ll hit some abs before and after cardio but not every time. Also, on a daily basis I alternate the cardio machines I choose to use, treadmill one day, next day might be stepper…
Ok, people, this is really all that i have been doing for the last oh 4-6 weeks. I started this routine right around the last time I weighed 207lbs.
I decided to create a split like this due to my school schedule and the diet has been designed like this because it keeps my body guessing and I can loose .5-1lbs per week. I don’t want to loose more than that on a weekly basis.