Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I am new to this but need to know? Is is wrong of me to want to build muscle and eat for a weight training diet. When iam already over weight (not unfit thou) i.e 5.10 and 205 pounds or should i get the bf down first with a good eating and cardio lifestyle and light weights. My goals are to be bigger(and i do train hard 5 day spilt). I dont know if iam making it harder in the long run? For when i want to lose the bf. Cheers (This is my virgin post so be gentle).
Muscle or fat?
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The Shadow
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No one is answering b/c you havent given your bf...
pintoca
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anybody knows where does the idea of "lifting light" comes from??? There is only one way of lifting: As heavy as your diet will allow you, till failure.
When you are bulking you will be able to work with much heavier weights, simply cause you're carb loaded.
When cutting, you still need to lift as heavy as you can, TO PRESERVE muscle you already have. It is physiologically impossible to build new muscle and burn fat at the same time... reason: simple: To create new muscle you need to be in a calorie surplus, to burn fat you need to be in a calorie deficit... how does two are supposed to happen at the same time?
Complete newbies to lifting with no training experience will NORMALLY experience gains in LBM and decrease in BF during the first month of training, mainly due to adaptations from the body and shock response... but that quickly goes into a more normal pattern: You eat more calories: you gain weight, you eat little cals, you lose weight
When you are bulking you will be able to work with much heavier weights, simply cause you're carb loaded.
When cutting, you still need to lift as heavy as you can, TO PRESERVE muscle you already have. It is physiologically impossible to build new muscle and burn fat at the same time... reason: simple: To create new muscle you need to be in a calorie surplus, to burn fat you need to be in a calorie deficit... how does two are supposed to happen at the same time?
Complete newbies to lifting with no training experience will NORMALLY experience gains in LBM and decrease in BF during the first month of training, mainly due to adaptations from the body and shock response... but that quickly goes into a more normal pattern: You eat more calories: you gain weight, you eat little cals, you lose weight
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The Shadow
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The bio Imped is better used as a boat anchor than a bf testing tool.
Get calipered is my advice
Get calipered is my advice
calebdonnellyusmc
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Burnbaby said:
No, you're correct. That's why strength training is more important, expecially for someone who is just starting out. Unfortunatly it takes longer to increase muscle mass than it does to drop bodyfat. Which makes alot of people just starting out think cardio is more important than weight training.
Cardio is good because it helps keep motivation high by seeing fairly quick results, but that's only good for someone who realizes that fitness is a longterm goal(I know that sounds like a contradiction, but it just sounds that way
). It's bad because it'll make achiving their goals(which is almost always leaner and more muscular) take longer. Aswell as being more likely to give up before coming close to reaching their goals. Most of the best forms of cardio suck, and are just plain boring, even with a friend. Lifting can be far more enjoyable. You simply need to find how each persons` training routine should be tailored. Do both cardio and strength training. split it into 2 routines if you can. I personally lift during my lunch break(I'm in the Marines, so there's always a gym nearby), and run about 3-6 hours later(usually finish off my earlier workout before I start running).
If you can't hit the gym twice a day, or have a time issue, lift first, do cardio with your remaning time/energy (Another advantage of splitting your workout is that you hit each one with more energy). For the most part, I don't spend longer than ~40 minutes lifting at a time, and it's usually closer to 30. I do this because I do alot of super setting or running super circuits on my routines, which wears me out pretty quickly.
That's me though, I train very focused, and don't talk to people when I'm working out. For you, that might make lifting too much of a chore. Alot of people need someone to workout with for conversation between sets, motivating eachother, spotting, form tips, or just plain company to make it more enjoyable.
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