I am in the middle of a pretty good weight loss. I have lost about 55lbs over the last 4 months. I still would like to loose another 20 – 25lbs. The weight is not the most important thing to me, it is more about cutting fat and putting on some muscle mass. I have been working out for about 2 months now and I fell that I am getting stronger and my muscles are not fatiguing as easy.
Some people say that it is impossible to truly build muscle mass and lose fat at the same time. I understand that argument and see the value of doing it in cycles, but I would rather try to do it at the same time.
So I am looking for some suggestions on the best way to do it. Any tips on diet, workout plan, amount of cardio and supplements, or any other useful info would be great.
Also, I have been thinking about starting on Xyience. I have been looking at their CG-NOC3 stuff (I guess I am a sucker for those commercials). Anyone have any input on it?
Ali, yeah this is the same posting. You referenced this form in your reply and I realized that it was better suited for my posting.
Anyhow, thanks for the information. Everything you said makes a lot of sense. I have been successful so far with my process, I just think that I need to tweak it some so that I can push through.
I am not sure my body fat. I am just over 6' tall and am weighing about 215 right now. I do have a lot of fat left to cut but I have come along way.
Thanks again for your help and if you have anymore info that would help please let me know.
OK, I find myself cross-posting between H&M and here a lot today!
I think it's rather difficult to add more at this point -- for me, at least. Tweaking would involve knowing how many Cals you eat, whether you monitor protein intake, and a better idea of what you do in the gym.
Minor nitpicky tweaks -- supplement with fish oils (or another essential fatty acid supplement) and be sure you get a bunch of protein; if you can, and don't already, do olympic-derived lifts, they tend to burn more Cals than most others, and still build muscle. Also, every six weeks or maybe two months, I'd come off the "diet" (even if you don't consider yourself to be on one, if you're losing weight now, you're eating below maintenance level of Cals, which is a diet). This ought to help with muscle gains, and keep your metabolism up. This doesn't mean go crazy on the donuts, just to increase Cals a bit for 2 weeks before going back to what you were doing.
And for all of this.... if you're not counting Cals and protein grams, at some point before much longer you're going to have to. There's a lot of discipline involved in trying to work toward both goals simultaneously. As said on the other forum, the better shape you get in (i.e., the stronger and leaner, at least) the harder it is to do. You may get to the point where you really have to separate the two into separate cycles. But the good news is.... when you get there, it means you're getting closer to your goals, too.
And if you want some Caloric recommendations, somewhere down below is a thread called "Memory Lane pt 2: On fat loss" where I give what I can to the best of my ability (for someone in your position, especially). That was also cross-posted on another guy's thread on H&M.
Hello Bizitek -- your promail is diabled. I tried to answer your question there, but couldn't! Need to re-set those preferences.
BTW, the answer I have is pretty much what's already here and on the "Memory Lane" thread for Caloric intake. The tweaking involves knowing what results you get at those levels.... but enable your mail and "we'll talk" if you like! Or if you'd prefer, send me your email addy and I'll respond there. Then you don't have to be enabled here.