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[Anthony1980]

That's my thing. I want some major arms lol my chest is filling out nicely and back and legs as well. Arms are lagging behind slowly. But in an unrelated thought, i must say my all time favorite things are military press and squats. I think that's a little weird because everyone i talk to hates squats. I love the feeling after some heavy lifting though. It's an addiction but a good addiction.

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[Evan Tipps]

That's my thing. I want some major arms lol my chest is filling out nicely and back and legs as well. Arms are lagging behind slowly. But in an unrelated thought, i must say my all time favorite things are military press and squats. I think that's a little weird because everyone i talk to hates squats. I love the feeling after some heavy lifting though. It's an addiction but a good addiction.

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Big arms come with time.. Youre also most likely lifting to heavy on them too.. You need good MMC (mind muscle contraction) for arms to respond well.

 

[rustilldown]

Big arms come with time.. Youre also most likely lifting to heavy on them too.. You need good MMC (mind muscle contraction) for arms to respond well.

This, ^^ it's very easy for front delts and associating muscles to take over If your not really focusing on squeezing that bicep. And no I don't think it's weird, funny thing is squats military and deads are my fav. Squats #1 military second and deads third. Power cleans are right up there as well. Once your quads get up into the high 20"s man if feels like you have 2 giant tree trunks supporting you as there is no better feeling than throwing on a pair of jeans knowing your thighs are holding em up not the belt. Strong and sturdy base and the rest of your body will follow

 

[Anthony1980]

I know this may not be the right place to post this but this thread is the one i hang around the most so here's a question... i know the midsection is the hardest to get rid of and its slowly going away but is there any exercises i can do to get rid of the love handle areas? They aren't bad but they're irritating to say the least. Is it cardio i need to do some? Clean up my diet a little more and do hiit or what?

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[Evan Tipps]

I know this may not be the right place to post this but this thread is the one i hang around the most so here's a question... i know the midsection is the hardest to get rid of and its slowly going away but is there any exercises i can do to get rid of the love handle areas? They aren't bad but they're irritating to say the least. Is it cardio i need to do some? Clean up my diet a little more and do hiit or what?

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I used to have terrible love handels... Keep sodium low.. Only drink water. Do slow paced cardio 3 to 4 days a week for 30 min

 

[Buildingup24]

Yeah keep sodium down (obviously some is fine)
Lower ab fat is last to go but hmm play around with how many carbs (think of having carbs as "earning" them. So on hard workout days, have say 150-200 (idk how much u weigh) on only cardio or off days, keep them at a max of 100.

Lots of water, green tea if u like it is good too as its a mild diuretic.
Also, carbs hold water so if u eat say a bowl of rice n then drink water, you look "smoother" because of 1g carbs holds like 3-4 grams water.

Besides that, if fat loss is your goal, eat at a small deficit, lift, progress and think of fat loss in terms of 10 day blocks, not a day to day thing

 

[Anthony1980]

Then i had been doing things good. I try to eat as few carbs as possible on off days. The only carbs that is constant is breakfast. Oats with eggs and 2% milk.

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[Anthony1980]

Im 6' 215lbs. I lost a lot of weight. Went from roughly 280lbs to 206lbs. And now im around 215lbs from lifting. Still got a little belly and love handles that i want to get rid of. I was told previously that hiit after lifting will get rid of that but i don't want it to cut into muscle that I've gained.

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[Buildingup24]

Im 6' 215lbs. I lost a lot of weight. Went from roughly 280lbs to 206lbs. And now im around 215lbs from lifting. Still got a little belly and love handles that i want to get rid of. I was told previously that hiit after lifting will get rid of that but i don't want it to cut into muscle that I've gained.

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Since you're not a super lean guy, you don't need to worry about muscle loss from cardio (I sprint after my lifting sessions) so no worries about muscle loss

 

[Anthony1980]

Thanks! That i was my main concern lol losing what i worked my ass off to get.

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