Losing belly fat while on 5x5

[liam123]

Started sl 5x5 last week but have alot of belly fat not realy all over just on belly , diet is clean and sugar is very low was just thinking when would best time to add cardio into routine? Im currently 5.10ft and weigh 11 stone 12 pounds not to sure on bf levels

 

[joeblow12345]

Give the diet time to work and you should already be doing cardio.

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[CoBra666]

for 5x5 routine i do cardio on my off days

 

[liam123]

Cheers cobra do you do fasted or just anytime cardio?

 

[Menoitios777]

Try some morning fasted cardio if your schedule allows it.. definitely has helped me shred the midsection.

 

[liam123]

Will do stefn thats what i was thinking bcaa thn some fasted cardio

 

[themondtster]

Do like Cobra said if you want just moderate weight loss along with the program. If you eat right and and keep active on off days you'll lose weight. Now if you want to speed it up a bit, which may sacrifice some strength gains at first do fasted in AM each day for however long it takes to get a good sweat and heart rate, 10-20 min moderate after each weight lifting session, and 20-30 in afternoon on off days leaving Sunday or seventh day off totally. They more you do and better you eat the more you'll lose.

 

[liam123]

Will do im going to do fasted on tuesday nd thursday then cardio after 5x5 for 20mins ordering some need2slin soon see if that helps

 

[CoBra666]

Due to work schedule I am unable to do fasted cardio. I have recently switched to an intermittent fasting diet which seems to be helping my bf issue.(I haven't been in the gym or done anything strenuous due to back Injury since like oct/nov) if possible I would do fasted cardio with bcaa's. If diet would work well with fasted cardio if you are looking to cut up

 

[zipzopzippity]

I may have some input here, but it'll differ with what a lot of people on the forums. I don't like 5x5, I think its flawed in the specs, but the general theme or foundation is awesome - that is, heavy weights in core compound lifts, low reps, and intense full body workouts 3x a week.

Not too long ago I had a 40 inch waistline, and I WaS in great shape before, but got lazy. I started my routine which was 3 full body work outs a week with random HIIT sessions on off days when I felt like it. Every 4 weeks I switched to a bb 5 day split routine, then went back to the full body routine.

In 6 to 8 months, somewhere around there, I dropped to size 33ish waistline, I increased my core lifts immensely. I didn't count calories, didn't take supplements except pre workout and my diet was whatever. I ate 3 times a day, sometimes twice, and had pizza, burritos and fastfood very often. I didn't get a six pack but trust me, I looked damn good relatively speaking.

What's my point? If you lift HEAVY, if u do HIIT (not boring 45 minute jogs) and just be overal intense when u train, ur bodys gonna turn into a 24/7 fat burner. Squat, row, bench, dead as heavy as possible, sprint like ur running for ur life, and ur gonna burn fat. And I'm not an ectomorph, my metabolism sucks balls if I'm inactive. I'm not advocating eating pizza and crap like I did, I'm just saying u can get amazing results with whatever routine you choose as long as the foundation is built around hight intensity compound movements and hiit.

Look at michael phelps, he eats pretty shitty, he doesn't have a bodybuilder look, but he's definitely not fat either