cally

Hi

I have a bit of a fatty belly. Other parts of my body are pretty normal but in the last 6 months I have started eating junk. This has now changed, I no longer smoke, eat chocky's and drink 2Lt of water a day.

Anyway's, a few questions

1. As my tummy is a bit on the big side (34" and I use to be 30" - 32" waist) should I be working my abs out, or should I try to loose some fat before working the abs?.

2. I want to bulk up, but I feel I need to loose some fat first. Should I do light weights and more reps to reduce the body fat and then lift heavier weights and build up or just get straight in to building up?. I really do not know what to do.

3. How long should I spend down the gym?. I used to spend 2 hours every 3 evenings. One hour would be chest and one hour would be bicepts. Next day was an hour for shoulders and an hour for tricepts etc. People are saying it's too long, but how many sets should I do per body part?

Thanks

James

crazy_enough

1. both, even if ur abs are well developped, they will never pop thru unless u are lean as a result of diet.
2.I think that U should work on building muscle but throw in cardio exercise in your target heart rate range to trigger fat loss...Adding muscle will speed up ur metabolism, accelerate fat loss and tone up ur body...
3. I personal y think 2 hours is a long time....I do around 9 sets per bodypart but others with much more expertise may tell u otherwise.

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shark taco

"Crazy Enough" gives good advice in these forums... My advice is the following: you can't bulk up without getting some fat - and it usually accumulates (for men) in the abs. The reason being - if you want to get big (muscle-wise) you have to eat more, and I mean in excess. The pros will weigh 285lbs to 300 in the offseason, and then slim down to 230 to 250 for show - just to show you that bodybuilders carry a lot of fat at times during the year. Now, if you're eating right then the fat you're gaining won't be too hard to lose.

What I do is eat nutrionally correct. But, I do between 21 to 25 sets per bodypart and I work each bodypart once per week (arms are separate) - I also deadlift and squat. I'm able to maintain a 6' height and 220 lbs of weight without a belly - and I accredit this to a high set/high rep workout. I eat right and work hard for about 1.5 hours in the gym about 4 times a week.

cally

Excellent feed back. I will be doing my chest and shoulders tomorrow :-). Can't wait.

Thanks for the feed back.

Tough Old Man

WOW 21-25 sets per body part. If i were to put up a training workout like that everyone would telll me I'm overtraining! Feedback please.

soxmuscle

Im guessing when you say that you "also do deadlifts and squats" that you dont have an assigned leg day. Big time mistake. First of all, cut down the sets, stay intense, and get yourself a leg day.

Routines are outlined by the hour, there are plenty to check out, I suggest doing so.

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