Hi everybody. I'm Brian, 25 y/o and new to the site. From looking around a little bit, I'm really impressed by how knowledgeable many of you seem to be.
I was in great shape in college, but spending years in the real world made me soft. I resumed running about a year ago, and have been lifting weights 2-3 times a week for six months now. I'm 6'1" and currently 205 lbs, 10.5% body fat. Up til now, all my training advice came from Men's Fitness and Men's Health magazines.
My main goal is to get to 8% body fat (I'd especially love to rid myself of the stubborn lower ab fat). The problem, however, is that I have a voracious appetite. The plan I have been executing to get around this problem is two-pronged: 1) be very active [I now lift 3 days a week, about a 1 hour session each, and run 5 days a week, for 20-30 miles per week] and 2) build muscle (I aim for consuming 1g of protein per pound of body weight daily, spaced out throughout the day)...both should increase my metabolism, so that I may lose fat and still eat. It seems to me, in the long run, the best way to have a lean body is to have a muscular body. I enjoy both running and lifting; I have no problem doing either.
As for results, I had a caliper test done shortly after I started lifting, and a month ago. In the course of four and a half months, I gained 15 pounds. 2 of those pounds gained were fat, so my body fat % actually went up slightly (10.2% to 10.5%). On the bright side, I must have gained way more muscle than fat. (question: does that mean I gained 13 pounds of muscle? or is some of that water?)
My daily supplements are as follows:
creatine monohydrate
Glutamine
Multivitamin
Multi-mineral
Fish body oil
Flaxseed oil
Vitamin C
Whey (PWO), casein (before sleep)
Glucosamine
Green tea
Tribulus Terrestis (spl?)
Supreme Greens (as I don't like to eat many veggies)
If anybody has any ideas on what I might want to do differently, please say.
I was in great shape in college, but spending years in the real world made me soft. I resumed running about a year ago, and have been lifting weights 2-3 times a week for six months now. I'm 6'1" and currently 205 lbs, 10.5% body fat. Up til now, all my training advice came from Men's Fitness and Men's Health magazines.
My main goal is to get to 8% body fat (I'd especially love to rid myself of the stubborn lower ab fat). The problem, however, is that I have a voracious appetite. The plan I have been executing to get around this problem is two-pronged: 1) be very active [I now lift 3 days a week, about a 1 hour session each, and run 5 days a week, for 20-30 miles per week] and 2) build muscle (I aim for consuming 1g of protein per pound of body weight daily, spaced out throughout the day)...both should increase my metabolism, so that I may lose fat and still eat. It seems to me, in the long run, the best way to have a lean body is to have a muscular body. I enjoy both running and lifting; I have no problem doing either.
As for results, I had a caliper test done shortly after I started lifting, and a month ago. In the course of four and a half months, I gained 15 pounds. 2 of those pounds gained were fat, so my body fat % actually went up slightly (10.2% to 10.5%). On the bright side, I must have gained way more muscle than fat. (question: does that mean I gained 13 pounds of muscle? or is some of that water?)
My daily supplements are as follows:
creatine monohydrate
Glutamine
Multivitamin
Multi-mineral
Fish body oil
Flaxseed oil
Vitamin C
Whey (PWO), casein (before sleep)
Glucosamine
Green tea
Tribulus Terrestis (spl?)
Supreme Greens (as I don't like to eat many veggies)
If anybody has any ideas on what I might want to do differently, please say.
