Need a little help..

JAja04 · 02-09-2008, 06:27 PM

My situation is as follows.. I'm currently weighing 210'ish with about 15% body fat. My problem is I'd like to lose body fat get it down to about the 8% area. However my back i believe is underdeveloped.. my Traps/Shoulders are not where i want them. My question is can I start trying to lower my calories and going lower carb trying to get my body fat down while still fixing my problem areas.. or do i need to continue with my current 3500 calorie diet to accomodate me in fixing my problem areas then after i become content there start lowering calories and cutting?

THanks In Advance
Jay

**P-funk** · 02-09-2008, 06:55 PM

pick one goal.

Metallibanger · 02-09-2008, 07:40 PM

What are you doing for your back and shoulders?

JAja04 · 02-09-2008, 07:56 PM

For my shoulders and traps.. i'm doing over head presses, high rows, shrugs, latteral raises, rope to neck pulls.. a good variety. One of the reasons i'm underdeveloped in my traps and shoulders is that i was doing too much weight on shrugs and sacrificing form.. I"ve in the last 4-6 weeks have changed things up and I'm doing more targeting exercises and gradually raising the weight.. My progress over the last 4-6 weeks has been encouraging. Can i continue to fix this problem on a lowered calorie diet. I want to lower my carbs but not really go low carb.. just enough i can lose some body fat and still build muscle.. Is this a realistic goal. My long term goal really isn't size.. I have a good mass build to me other than my back being underdeveoped.. I'm really lacking mainly in thickness.

Jay

Irons77 · 02-09-2008, 08:12 PM

one or the other bro. A good diet and good workout it will not take long to fix the problem then cut. What's the rush?

Metallibanger · 02-09-2008, 09:19 PM

Don't lower your calories, just add more cardio.
For your traps: Heavy deads and shrugs
For back thickness: Bent rows

Metallibanger · 02-09-2008, 09:22 PM

^^^^^^^ I mean INSANELY heavy deads and shrugs
For your delts: Insanely heavy Smith machine presses

tomuchgear · 02-09-2008, 10:00 PM

rear delt fly to help with shoulders also helps with back, and upright row will help with shoulders and traps best to sacrifice a few inches on your waist to build a better body eat clean bulk up then cut it down

02-09-2008, 06:27 PM	#1
JAja04 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pitts/ PA Posts: 20	Need a little help.. My situation is as follows.. I'm currently weighing 210'ish with about 15% body fat. My problem is I'd like to lose body fat get it down to about the 8% area. However my back i believe is underdeveloped.. my Traps/Shoulders are not where i want them. My question is can I start trying to lower my calories and going lower carb trying to get my body fat down while still fixing my problem areas.. or do i need to continue with my current 3500 calorie diet to accomodate me in fixing my problem areas then after i become content there start lowering calories and cutting? THanks In Advance Jay

02-09-2008, 06:55 PM	#2
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02-09-2008, 08:12 PM	#5
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02-09-2008, 07:40 PM	#3
Metallibanger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: - Posts: 287 Photos: 13	What are you doing for your back and shoulders?

02-09-2008, 07:56 PM	#4
JAja04 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pitts/ PA Posts: 20	For my shoulders and traps.. i'm doing over head presses, high rows, shrugs, latteral raises, rope to neck pulls.. a good variety. One of the reasons i'm underdeveloped in my traps and shoulders is that i was doing too much weight on shrugs and sacrificing form.. I"ve in the last 4-6 weeks have changed things up and I'm doing more targeting exercises and gradually raising the weight.. My progress over the last 4-6 weeks has been encouraging. Can i continue to fix this problem on a lowered calorie diet. I want to lower my carbs but not really go low carb.. just enough i can lose some body fat and still build muscle.. Is this a realistic goal. My long term goal really isn't size.. I have a good mass build to me other than my back being underdeveoped.. I'm really lacking mainly in thickness. Jay

02-09-2008, 09:19 PM	#6
Metallibanger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: - Posts: 287 Photos: 13	Don't lower your calories, just add more cardio. For your traps: Heavy deads and shrugs For back thickness: Bent rows

02-09-2008, 09:22 PM	#7
Metallibanger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: - Posts: 287 Photos: 13	^^^^^^^ I mean INSANELY heavy deads and shrugs For your delts: Insanely heavy Smith machine presses

02-09-2008, 10:00 PM	#8
tomuchgear is naked eatin cheetos Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ohio Posts: 1,670 Photos: 5	rear delt fly to help with shoulders also helps with back, and upright row will help with shoulders and traps best to sacrifice a few inches on your waist to build a better body eat clean bulk up then cut it down