[quote]Eb4evr wrote:
Thanks a lot Tri-fecta. I’m glad you get where I’m coming from. I’m not on here to lose weight or anything. I’m here to get some muscle and cut my body fat. I want to get rid of that gut and stuff like that. And I didn’t google Brad Pitt to get that picture. I don’t remember what I googled. I was just looking for a picture of something I’d like to look like myself. Hell, I didn’t even know that was Brad Pitt until someone told me on aim.
I’ve gotten a TON of information, but I’m gonna look through all of it and just try to pick one.
Also, you guys said that building muscle and not doing cardio will get rid of my fat, but I really just… I want to do cardio. I want to be able to run for extended periods of time and just not be completely dying. Will running every day somehow impact my muscle gain and fat loss?
I’m gonna try this ABHP (ABBH) program , but not yet. It goes by things to do daily, and I just cant do that right now, because I’ll be leaving town in a week, for a week. But I’ll definitely start on it when I get back. Until then, I’ll just continue doing my “do everything in the gym until i can’t” thing I’ve been doing every day.
The only reason I’m a bit wary of getting fat on the way on this… Is because I’ve got this swim party around the end of august. I’d just really like to look great for that and be confident, instead of carrying all of this fat.
Anyways, an important question; what does this exactly mean?
Load: 80% of 1RM
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80% of 1RM means 80% of your 1 rep max on that particular lift.
Here’s what I would do. You’re not fat now, you won’t get fat if you follow a sound nutrition plan. You will put on a little bit along the way but by no means should you be getting “fat.” Personally, Id much rather be 230lbs at 15% bf than 180lbs at 5% if you get me (plenty of ladies think the same way)…
Go to the T-Nation store and get Metabolic Drive Complete. It will provide you with quality proteins, fats and carbs. That can be a staple to help you reach your caloric needs. Read up on the info given to you in regards to diets also. Pick one that focuses on gainig mass that also sounds reasonable to you. Dont be shocked by your calorie needs, I was eating 6000 a day at one point. You may have to force feed yourself until you get used to it.
Figure out your caloric needs and start from there. Avoid sweets, sodas, sugar, donuts etc and crap like that. Shoot for whole grain foods (oatmeal, whole wheat bread/pasta, brown rice), veggies and fruits for carbs/fiber and meats/cottage cheese/Metabolic Drive Complete for protein. Look to olive oil, nuts (organic peanutbutter is good), flax and fish oil for fats.
If you want to do small ammounts of cardio, go ahead. I wouldn’t do it every day though. You want your calories for packing on muscle, not for burning off during cardio sessions.
Everyone is different, but its usually fairly easy for a beginner to put on a good 10-15lbs of muscle in a couple months-provided they take things seriously. I put on 30lbs in four months when I first started lifting. But it all comes down to how serious you are. No cheating, no missing meals, no excuses. That attitude is essential. Use your pool party as motivation every day to stick with it. So…get your ass in a gym and get to work!