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That is only if you choose to do one or the other exclusively. Bulding muscle is clearly the best way to get the body burning that fat. If the same overweight person lifts weights along with cardio, the results will be even better than just doing weights (as long as the proper diet is in place...

there are also multi grain varieties that aren't made with whole grains Just check the ingredients. Most multi grain varieties aren't made with whole grains. I can usually only find whole grain, multi grain types at health stores. Arnold's Multigrain is fairly different from Ezekiel's, for...

again, it all depends. If you're 250 pounds at 30% body fat and you have a desk job and outside the gym all you do is sit around... simply eating less will not be as effective as eating slightly less and being more active if being more active means doing cardio, so be it. If you go to...

that's exactly the point I made in the first post...it all comes down to the individual. Which is why I don't see the point of saying cardio is "overrated" and things like that. If anything is overrated is the idea that cardio causes you to lose your hard earned muscle...specially among those...

overall...i think people are more comfortable with the idea of eating less and being less active for fat loss than eating more and purposely increasing their activity levels with cardio/sports/etc less work, plus there's the whole psychological "how am I supposed to get leaner by eating...

ugh... it's all to be looked at in an individual basis...some people can get great results with no cardio whatsoever...for others to get great results they absolutely need to do cardio If you're already an active person, you're more than likely not going to need any cardio as long as your...

someone correct me if I'm wrong...but from what I know, if you were to do a bulk with clean food and cardio, you can get some mighty gains while still staying quite lean most people on a bulk just eat shit for the calories and never do any cardio thinking it's going to take away their muscle...

depends on how developed your muscles already are and how easy it is for you to put on muscle.

You know, I was originally getting crowley's no salt added, 1% cottage cheese...mainly because it packed 15g of protein per 1/2 cup but now that I'm buying in bulk, I don't have the option of getting so picky...so I got this 2% kind with salt that has 12g per 1/2 cup And it actually tastes...

I tried it, tasted and smelled the same as my regular brown rice... :( maybe the food store ripped me off, though the grains do look different than my brown rice...maybe the garlic I put in it overwhelms the natural smell and flavor...I'll try it without next time

I'm pretty sure there are stickies on this board that will help you figure out your caloric intake. If you have excel, try this http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/showthread.php?t=34259 I've calculated that the amount of calories your body needs simply to maintain proper basic bodily functions...

:thumb: hope it translates to good results! A good way to "isolate" the energy level issue to better gauge it is to get plenty of sleep. You should make it a priority to do so regardless as I'm sure you know, (though I definitely know that it's just not possible sometimes, heh) but if you're...

No, you just didn't specify why you weren't eating complete lean proteins in the first place...if you're a vegetarian then the link madden player posted seems like a good place to start. But otherwise...why aren't you eating a complete protein at every meal? Beans are primarily as source of...

complete proteins

you seem pretty active and at 10%, you're going to need more calories than someone the same weight but a higher body fat percentage. The harris-benedict formula isn't appropriate to determine your caloric needs. First what you should do is see how you're feeling. If you're run down or...