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i heard this is bad, but how bad is it? (theres no weight loss forum for guys :p)....my family eats 9-11ish everynight and i usually fall asleep right after that, I think it's the problem to my pudgy stomache and it's impossible to get rid of it, my pain flabby parts are my low abs (not my hips or upper abs) my thighs and my ass...and this is where the fat goes to first right? if I changed my eating habbits to the 4-5 meals a day about 4 hours appart, continue with cardio and endurance training (16-20 reps) should i eventually burn this **** off?
 
There would probably be a better time to eat dinner than right before bed. But it is what it is. If you cannot change it... try to adjust it so that it is slightly earlier.

I would definitely stop doing 16-20 reps of strength training. Why did you pick those numbers? I would do 8 reps or something. More than 12 is not that effective.

Here are my 5 tips to fat loss.1) Eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day. Each meal should be 2-3 hours apart. Each meal should contain one protein and one carb. The first meal should be eaten within an hour after waking.


2) Drink lots of water :)


3) Rest properly. This means taking at least 24-48 hours between strength training the same muscles, and it also means getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night. Lastly, it means taking 1-2 days off from exercising per week.


4) Cardio. This should be done at different intensity levels and different session lengths. Consider doing a low intensity/long session, a high intensity/short session and a few medium intensity/medium length sessions.


5) Strength Training. Strength train each muscle 1-3 times per week. You should lift a proper weight and perform the proper amount of sets/reps for your strength training method.


All of the above things combined will result in fat loss.
 
I'm not strgeth training, I'm endurance training to increase my slow tywitch fibre muscles, there for i need to put them under constant use, which results in high amount of reps
 
But what is endurance training with extra fat? Seems a bit backwards to me. What do you currently have more of? Slow twitch or fast? What is your build like? What is your current training regiment?

Lance Armstrong is a slow twitch guy. But he doesn't have fat on him. Get your body fat down... then train for endurance. And lifting 16-20 reps is not the only answer to recruiting ST fibers.

What is your ultimate goal? Maybe more info would help.
 
I've started doing 1 month of endurance one month of strength and i'm on endurance...I better fast twitch....i also want to do endurance as a change from the strain on my joints and my main goal right now is a 6 pack by my birthday which is on June 22nd....and I got a few pics of my build that can be found at... http://www.fitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8857 these were taken at the beginning of the year and plan on getting new pics at the end of the month
 
Hi!
Your pics look good. I think you're quite lean.
So can you tell us a little more about the weight training program that you're doing? I noticed in your other post that you said you did want soem density. You definately won't get it from doing those high reps. Did you have a trainer design the program for you?

As for eating late, it might not be the best thing, but it's not the worst. Keep your meal small. Also, try eating at least every 3 hours instead of 4 to keep the metabolism realy burning. Lots of small meals.

Sarah
 
well I've never really had program somebody made for me...I just picked up what I got alogn the way and it really just consists of presses, curls and pulls...nothing major but i geuss it's been working slightly...what i do at the moment is..

monday - 16-20 x 4 flat bench, 16-20 x 3 inclined+declined, 10 x 3 standing flies, supersetting, 4 x failure pull ups, 16-20 x 4 pull downs, 16-20 x 4 rows, 16-20 x 3 single arm pulls (may incorprate another super set of ab workouts for continuel working with no rest)

and well that took awhile to type but you get idea, i usually do that on mon, wed, fri and do biceps/triceps on tuesday and delts/forarms and legs on thursday....cardio after every second workout also...
 
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