does increase in reps loose weight

[matt31]

Would like to loose some kg's weighing about 110kg and am 6 foot 3'
Doing lots of cardio and high reps with weights is going to shed those kilos?
Anyone have some suggestions am I going in the right direction?
would like to be about 90-95kg soon as, how long would it take?

Thanks

 

[KeenanB13]

Well, I'm not to famillar with the metric system growing up here in America, but I can tell you intense regular cardio and proper dieting is the right way to go if you want to shed some weight. One change you can make if you already haven't is cut out all pop in your diet and stick to juices and water.

As for doing more reps to lose weight, I'm not to sure if that helps or not, but I do know that doing more reps with a little lighter weight will increase your muscle endurance (your ability to lift a certain weight more times without tiring), but the con to that is you build strength slower, if you do a harder weight to lift and say stay in the rep range of 1-5 you'll build strength faster but your ability to lift that weight tons of times won't be as high.

 

[BiggT]

In my opinion doing light weight, high rep excersises while trying to lose weight is not the way to go. The more muscle you have, the more fat your body will burn at rest (or anytime). So i would recommend, which is what im doing right now, is keep doing medium-heavy (6-12 reps) lifting while adding cardio to your routine. for gradual fat loss i would say adding maybe 30-45 minutes of cardio 4-5 times per week. its only been about a week for me doing this and i actually can see small results so far.


also if you are concerned about muscle loss, i would consider taking creatine monohydrate, 5g before and after workout combined with the 5g before and after workout of glutamine.

and of course, always, and espacially during cuttng phases, increase your protein intake. aim for 2g of protein per lb of body weight. (dont know about kgs)

p.s. DO NOT LOAD CREATINE, its a waist of servings and you will retain way more water and look and feel bloated. on off days, take the creatine and glutamine 5g of each, once at breakfast, once in the evening with a snack.

 

[KeenanB13]

^^^^ Sounds like good advice to me....

 

[camarosuper6]

Bottom line is to lift heavy (4-8) rep range.

Eat lots of protein and make sure your overall calorie intake is about 500-1000 over your maintenence (depending on body type)