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Posted by: chuckufarley

I am about 60 lbs over weight from fat. I made great strides last year and got down to 20 lbs over weight. I am back on my workout and diet, SPAM and eggs. would it be better to lift and do cardio or just cardio for a couple of months or something completely different? Please help me out.



Posted by: P-funk

lift and cardio. make sure your diet is spot on and your progress will be great.



Posted by: pumpthatiron

dont u guys just buy a big mac and a cone from mcdonalds once in a while? do u guys eat out at all?



Posted by: SPIKE1257

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Originally Posted by pumpthatiron
dont u guys just buy a big mac and a cone from mcdonalds once in a while? do u guys eat out at all?
Eating out is one thing, eating out at Mcdonalds or some other junk food establishment, I don't.



Posted by: Squaggleboggin

Just don't do lifting with heavy weights and low reps; that will build muscle. If you want to lose weight, get cut with lower weights and higher reps (not sure if I have your goals right, but if you don't want to add weight with muscle, don't do heavier weights).



Posted by: Seanp156

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Originally Posted by SPIKE1257
Eating out is one thing, eating out at Mcdonalds or some other junk food establishment, I don't.
Yeah, going to a decent resturant, you can get steak, chicken, and vegetables, or at least a salad if they have nothing else. Even if people around me vote for Wendy's, I can get a salad and baked potato, but sometimes I'll say screw it and get a cheeseburger, as long as it's the exception to the rule.



Posted by: maxpro2

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Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin
Just don't do lifting with heavy weights and low reps; that will build muscle. If you want to lose weight, get cut with lower weights and higher reps (not sure if I have your goals right, but if you don't want to add weight with muscle, don't do heavier weights).
Dude... no.



Posted by: Duncans Donuts

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Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin
Just don't do lifting with heavy weights and low reps; that will build muscle. If you want to lose weight, get cut with lower weights and higher reps (not sure if I have your goals right, but if you don't want to add weight with muscle, don't do heavier weights).
Not at all. Muscles can do three things when training: get smaller, stay the same, or get bigger. You can't train cuts, that's a function of bodyfat.



Posted by: Squaggleboggin

Well what I meant was to train for endurance rather than size; it is true that if you do heavier weights with lower reps you will build muscle. If you do lower weights with higher reps, you'll burn calories more than you'll build muscle (for example, running can be considered low - aka zero - weight with high reps - hundreds of steps - and won't build much muscle, but it'll increase endurance). I'm not having a very easy time conveying my thoughts today...



Posted by: P-funk

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Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin
Well what I meant was to train for endurance rather than size; it is true that if you do heavier weights with lower reps you will build muscle. If you do lower weights with higher reps, you'll burn calories more than you'll build muscle (for example, running can be considered low - aka zero - weight with high reps - hundreds of steps - and won't build much muscle, but it'll increase endurance). I'm not having a very easy time conveying my thoughts today...

I am dieting for contest, 5 weeks out....I train low reps heavy weight. I am not gaining size at all!!



Posted by: Machher

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Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin
(for example, running can be considered low - aka zero - weight with high reps - hundreds of steps - and won't build much muscle, but it'll increase endurance). I'm not having a very easy time conveying my thoughts today...
youre carrying your bodyweight. Impact on each knee during a run is estimated at almost 2 times your bodyweight. The fact that your calves are elastic making walking and running very efficient allows you to maintain a run / walk for a much longer time than you can rep 400 lbs on the leg press.



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