Body Fat

[steve66 45]

I'm not syaing you have to work out for an hour, thats part of my point. Workout lengths from 15-40 depending on how much you want to do.

One of the guys that takes credit for using supersets has his own website. As with other marketing ploys I admit that you have to take things with a pinch of salt cos they are trying to sell their idea or product:

homepage and bio

Interview on fat loss training

I use his methods and they worked real well for me.

But if you don't want to undertake a routine workout shedule and want to start slowly make sure your diet is balanced, drink lots of water... was a recommended amount per lb lost but can't remember it, walk places if you can instead of driving, play a little more sport, or even just run up stairs more often.

[dgaronzik 1]

Figure it was time to chime in. I know a lot about weight loss/training problably due to the fact that in my freshman year of college I was up to 210 at one point till I decided to lose some weight. I lost around 65 lbs total at the peak of my madness but had done it in such a crappy way that I lost a ton of muscle (read - did NOT eat smart). My level out weight was around 175lbs with a lot of muscle back and now Im around 190 because Ive been lazy the past year. Im about to start a pretty rigourous training schedule again for no other reason then because I want to.

What I have in front of me is the following - the need to lose fat and the need to regain some lost muscle. My plan is simple and having been through it before, I know what works and what doesnt. Im going to cut calories AND maintain a zone-esque percentage of carbs/fats/proteins. Also Im going to do cardio first thing in the morning at least 3 days a week and then workout with weights or have hockey games most other nights of the week. By waking up and doing cardio first thing on an empty stomach, you are forcing body to use fat as fuel, especially if you dont eat within 2-3 hours of bedtime. One important thing to keep in mind if you're going to be burning fat and trying to gain muscle at the same time: you need to eat a ton of protein and drink plenty of water. In burning fat you also create a catabolic situation where you body could and will turn to breaking muscle for energy if you dont maintain that muscle by eating enough protein. My goal will be at least 1g for each lb of body weight for protein. Also as mentioned, the more times you eat a day the better. When I was really into this my sophmore year of college I was eating a solid 6 times a day, about 400 calories each time I ate.

Also for those who want to try atkins, don't. I did it last summer with great results and actually had quite a great season but I attribute that my loss of weight, not the diet. Also you can't maintain it unless you have a real reason to, ie health. For the average person, half the weight you lose on atkins is water and will be back within a week or two of being off it. And the other half will come back quickly too.

[SLy MaLLone 0]

If you are into the weight lifting thing, I found that increasing your protein intake either by protein supplements, or eating foods high in protein will help you lose a lot of body fat, but increase your muscle mass. So if you're trying to gain weight and lose fat protein in awesome, but if you are trying to lose weight you could just do the low weight high rep plan people were talking about.