Thread: This seems complicated...

To get cut proper diet is #1, cardio is secondary. If you were eating a pizza every day you would have to do hours and hours of cardio to offset it, cardio burns a "few" calories and helps get the metabolism going but it wont do the work on its own.

in your opinion Mudge, how easy is it for Cardio to interfere with working on building mass...

I feel if I'm trying bulk and gain mass. I leave cardio outta the routine, just fucks stuff up.

Originally posted by ncube128
Hey guys, I'm trying to get into a healthy diet and exercise plan but it all seems so complicated! Like, if you wanna lose some fat, you have to also worry about losing muscle. ( that seems complicated )

I understand your confusion, and it all can seem overwhelming at first.

To me, it seems like there are 3 areas to look at. 1, diet. 2, exercise. 3, supplements. Does anyone have any addvice or resorces where I could read up on any of those?

Yup, those are the 3 key areas, THIS forum! As well as www.ironmagazine.com where you will find numerous articles.

For supplements, I have been looking at ZMA, Tribulus, Chrysin, and HMB. But I'm not completly sure on which ones to take. Also maybe tell me what you think is the best supplement plan for my age. Also I do not, do not want gyno lol so also warn me if this plan seems like an asking for gyno.

Forget supplements at this point, focus on a sound diet and training plan.

For diet...I've been wanting to try just a cereal diet but you guys are probably going to say that's a no-no lol

A major key to building muscle and losing fat is protein intake, you need a diet with adequate protein, at least 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. So, no a cereal diet will not cut it.

To be "cut" I bet your have to do alot of cardio to lessen the amount of fat around you. Is that right? I always thought it wouldn't matter lets say if you worked on your abs ( like strenght training ) if there was fat there, you wouldn't be able to see them anyways.

Cardio (I believe in HIIT cardio) can definitely help reduce bf, however without a proper diet cardio is worthless. I think you're eluding to "spot reduction" and you're correct it's a myth. The body loses fat as a whole not in one area.

Basically we all want to look good but isn't there a simpler way besides figuring all this out? If you eat basically all healthy foods and exercise daily, I think you would get the same results compared to if you figured this out.
Well I guess not, I'm looking forward to your help

If it were easy and simple everyone would have a great body, the fact of the matter is America is a society of obesity. So, no it's not easy or simple, but it's not really that complicated eithier once you get a good understanding.