Am I wasting my time...help!

fireman · 07-22-2007, 04:45 PM

OK I been running 4 days per week (approx 3 miles/run) so I can be in better cardio shape & so I can lose my gut. BUT at the same time I'm working out 5 days per week trying to build muscle. I've been eating properly, but I've also heard I might be wasting my time trying to build since I'm doing so much cardio.

Please any advice will help....thanks

luisfigo_benfic · 07-22-2007, 05:55 PM

Seems to me like you're tryin to do 2 things at the same time. In order to lose weight you have to go on a calorie deficit (expend more than you put in). You said you're tryin to build muscle, this requires a bigger caloric consumption than what youd normally put in. Thats the basic info i can give you right off the bat.. for more info read the stickies and the more experienced guys will also be able to help you much more.

fireman · 07-22-2007, 06:06 PM

ok how bout this...what if i say screw my gut (im not fat at all anyways) and I go running 5 days/ week just for my cardio health...& I work out those 5 days at nite but really lift hard to try to build...will i still be able to put on A LOT of muscle this way???

Duncans Donuts · 07-22-2007, 06:36 PM

Duncans Donuts · 07-22-2007, 06:38 PM

you will need to really organize your diet (paticularly post workout stuff) and your workouts to achieve what you want.

BigDyl · 07-22-2007, 06:38 PM

I'd say it all depends on caloric intake. If you were drinking BCAA's before and after your running and cosuming enough cals, I don't see a problem with it, but you're making it WAY harder to gain LBM.

fireman · 07-22-2007, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDyl

I'd say it all depends on caloric intake. If you were drinking BCAA's before and after your running and cosuming enough cals, I don't see a problem with it, but you're making it WAY harder to gain LBM.

So you're telling me I have a chance!!! Now all I have to do is figure out what the hell these BCAA branch chain amino acid things are and how to get them!

**P-funk** · 07-22-2007, 08:29 PM

Serving two masters always will lead to mediocre results.

fireman · 07-22-2007, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-funk

Serving two masters always will lead to mediocre results.

sorry p-funk...but what does this mean?

**P-funk** · 07-22-2007, 08:33 PM

read it again, look at your goals and your training plan, read it again. if you still don't know, then ask me.

fireman · 07-22-2007, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDyl

I'd say it all depends on caloric intake. If you were drinking BCAA's before and after your running and cosuming enough cals, I don't see a problem with it, but you're making it WAY harder to gain LBM.

ok i get it, that's why i came into this forum - to learn...so this post here is not true?

**P-funk** · 07-22-2007, 08:39 PM

a general rule of thumb here is that most of theings bigdyl says are not true.

Duncans Donuts · 07-22-2007, 09:31 PM

reading funk's blog on a regular basis has improved my status as a personal trainer.

**P-funk** · 07-22-2007, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duncans Donuts

reading funk's blog on a regular basis has improved my status as a personal trainer.

knowing what a smart guy you are, that is a huge compliment.

is there something wrong with your website? I tried to go to it the other day and I couldn't log on.

There was someone here looking for a trainer in the San Diego area, aren't you around there?

Duncans Donuts · 07-23-2007, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-funk

knowing what a smart guy you are, that is a huge compliment.

is there something wrong with your website? I tried to go to it the other day and I couldn't log on.

There was someone here looking for a trainer in the San Diego area, aren't you around there?

I check it with great frequency.

My website is down because I'm still getting as much hands on training as I can before opening my own studio. Also about to finish up the degree and such.

I'm about 100 miles North of San Diego. I visit there once a month or so. Who was looking for a trainer?

soxmuscle · 07-23-2007, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duncans Donuts

reading funk's blog on a regular basis has improved my status as a personal trainer.

I spent about an hour today reading some of his blog entries. Not that I wasn't by his everyday answers here on the board, but I'm impressed.

It's too bad he's gay.

soxmuscle · 07-23-2007, 07:01 PM

DD,

What was your major? I decided on Sports Journalism, just because I've always stood out in English classes more than anything else, but I want to minor in whatever it is you majored in.

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07-22-2007, 06:36 PM	#4
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07-22-2007, 06:38 PM	#5
Duncans Donuts Stay puffed, baby. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CA Posts: 2,774 Photos: 2	you will need to really organize your diet (paticularly post workout stuff) and your workouts to achieve what you want.
	"in the howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure."

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07-22-2007, 05:55 PM	#2
luisfigo_benfic Napalm is sticky! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 64	Seems to me like you're tryin to do 2 things at the same time. In order to lose weight you have to go on a calorie deficit (expend more than you put in). You said you're tryin to build muscle, this requires a bigger caloric consumption than what youd normally put in. Thats the basic info i can give you right off the bat.. for more info read the stickies and the more experienced guys will also be able to help you much more.

07-22-2007, 08:33 PM	#10
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,230	read it again, look at your goals and your training plan, read it again. if you still don't know, then ask me.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

07-22-2007, 08:39 PM	#12
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,230	a general rule of thumb here is that most of theings bigdyl says are not true.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

07-22-2007, 09:31 PM	#13
Duncans Donuts Stay puffed, baby. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CA Posts: 2,774 Photos: 2	reading funk's blog on a regular basis has improved my status as a personal trainer.
	"in the howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure."

07-23-2007, 07:01 PM	#17
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