Thread: Need Some Workout Advice!

After letting my body slide for a bit I have finally decided its time to get back in shape. I find myself about 20-30 pounds overweight and my main goal is to lose the fat. I would also like to get stronger as well but my first and foremost goal is to lose the fat and the gut I've managed to put on. My question is to do this should I focus primarily on cardio. For example do maybe like 30 min a day of cardio and try to eat healthy or would it be beneficial to lift in addition to doing cardio. I am mainly unsure if I should do lifting in addition to cardio or just focus on cardio for now. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Also if anyone knows how much cardio a day is optimun I would love any advice. Thanks, Rob

Lift AND cardio. Lean muscle mass will increase your resting metabolism, helping you burn more cal's throughout the day. As you diet and cardio the fat will come off while firmer muscles will show though making you look more lean. I'd recomend moderately high reps to failure on most sets, maybe 8-15 reps. Make sure you keep the protein intake high while dieting else you risk loosing muscle mass to support your calorie deficit. A can of Tuna and a quart of skim milk makes a great, clean high protein lunch for example.