Cardio ain’t doin’ it for me - yet.
Hm. Not sure what to think about this, but I recently bumped up my cardio during the past two weeks to try and jump-start the fat loss again. For two weeks so far, I’ve done 5 days each week of 60-minute cardio sessions on the treadmill and/or elliptical, with each session made up of 25 min’s HIIT and rounded out with steady-state cardio to fill out the hour. With everything else - food intake, nutrient ratios, supplements, water intake, and workouts - staying the same, I’ve seen a whopping 1/8" loss on the waist these past two weeks. Don’t know what the heck to think about this - but I may back down to 30 minutes of cardio like I was doing before. It *could* be that I needed to increase my calories since I was theoretically burning more, so maybe I’ll go for another week or so like this and bump up the calories to see what happens.
Sorry for the boring blog entry - just thinking out loud while I go through some trial-and-error here 
September 14, 2009 at 8:21 pm
I am 44 and just started bodybuilding in June, I don’t do cardio and am all natural and have gone from 18% bodyfat to 13% bodyfat in two months. I haven’t used any thermogenic pills. The only thing I did was change my diet from 2 meals per day to 6 which consist of low carbs, low fat and high protein. No sugar, sodium or other junk. I also started weight training 5 days per week. I think you need to change your metabolism by changing your diet and not do so much cardio. Please tell us more about your diet. It isn’t about counting calories but counting the right calories.
September 14, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Thanks for the inspiration Brian! My diet’s pretty clean as well - 5 to 6 meals per day, healthy fats, moderate protein and low-to-moderate carbs, one cheat meal on the weekends. No sugar, salt or junk either (aside from the cheat meal!) But honestly I haven’t been calculating the numbers religiously - I do know that my daily calorie intake is usually in the 1500-1800 range. Looks like I may need to mess with the percentages, bump up my protein and drop my fats/carbs a bit. I’m just cautious of going TOO low on the carbs for an extended period of time. But you’ve got me thinking!