OK. So here's where I stand. I have a bowflex. I also have every-day access to a stationary bike, at my friends. I'll be using Hydroxycut Hardcore, and whey protein as the main supplements. I currently stand at 5'10", 235. I'm not just a marshmallow lookin' guy. I'm an athletic person (barring the past 2 years), and have been my whole life. I played baseball, soccer, and basketball when I was younger, and football forever until senior year in HS. Anyways, I'm basically built like an out of shape fullback.
I will be lifting and doing cardio, but my main goal is to cut fat, I could care less about the number I weigh, as long as I'm happy with myself. Granted I will enjoy a fair increase muscle, but the main reason for lifting is to help my metabolism, which is slow. If what I've read is correct, cardio is great for burning calories, carbs, and fat, but in order to have any effect on your metabolism it requires anaerobic training, such as HIIT. I completed my first HIIT session today, and even though I haven't worked out in 2 years, the hydroxycut helped me churn out set 8, 9 and 10 not with ease, but an unexpected comfort and drive.
I may sound somewhat educated educated about this stuff, but really I've just been researching a lot these past few days. I need someone first to confirm what I read today from Muscletech. They claimed that THE way to get your metabolism churning is lifting. And not just regular lifting, but the shorter rep, until fail type of regimen. I lifted all the way through high school, and was even in Powerlifting, so it's not new to me, but granted we had extremely different regimens. So I'm curious if anyone could recommend a regimen like this that I could adapt to with the Bowflex???
My cardio, the High Intensity Interval Training that I started on today, consists of a 3-5 min. regular pace on the bike for warmup. Then, I did 10 sets of 30 seconds just under "all out," then 60 seconds of regular pace. Like I said earlier, I expected to whimp out, but that Hydroxycut helped me finish strong. Now I know how to gradually increase this regimen, but I'm not sure as to what days/how often I should be doing this to make the most out of it.
I went shopping, and got tons of meat, some broccoli, bell peppers, and salad mix for vegetables, mixed fruit cups and crushed pineapple, fat free cottage cheese, whole grain bread, eggs, and for some mornings, some carnation instant breakfast drink mix (which I can add a scoop of protein to to make it perfect). Hahah after typing this obviously you don't need all that info, but I'm just getting started on shopping smart. So advice on how to shop and eat smart, ideally for fat loss, would be awesome.
I realize it's a bit outlandish to expect to be able to make a post on the internet, and have someone hand you the perfect cardio and lift regimen, as well as a meal plan. So since most of you aren't trainers, a point in the right direction would be awesome. Because now I have all this healthy food, supplements, and exercise equipment, but now I'm lacking one of the main requirements. I'm not exactly sure on whether 5 small meals a day is ideal for me because i'm looking to cut fat, but any help here is greatly appreciated.
From what I've read here so far, you guys are awesome, and look forward to posting here, and hopefully getting involved.
Also one last question, I just read on another forum, a guy giving advice on a low carb fat-loss diet like I'm interested in, he recommends carbing up just before or during workouts to increase insulin so you can "decrease protein breakdown." Yet, I'm not sure if he's talking about cardio or lifting, because I've read carbing up before cardio defeats the whole purpose, as you're merely just using the carbs you just ate.
Sorry I'm such a
, but I dunno where else to get advice. Thanks in advance, Blink.
I will be lifting and doing cardio, but my main goal is to cut fat, I could care less about the number I weigh, as long as I'm happy with myself. Granted I will enjoy a fair increase muscle, but the main reason for lifting is to help my metabolism, which is slow. If what I've read is correct, cardio is great for burning calories, carbs, and fat, but in order to have any effect on your metabolism it requires anaerobic training, such as HIIT. I completed my first HIIT session today, and even though I haven't worked out in 2 years, the hydroxycut helped me churn out set 8, 9 and 10 not with ease, but an unexpected comfort and drive.
I may sound somewhat educated educated about this stuff, but really I've just been researching a lot these past few days. I need someone first to confirm what I read today from Muscletech. They claimed that THE way to get your metabolism churning is lifting. And not just regular lifting, but the shorter rep, until fail type of regimen. I lifted all the way through high school, and was even in Powerlifting, so it's not new to me, but granted we had extremely different regimens. So I'm curious if anyone could recommend a regimen like this that I could adapt to with the Bowflex???
My cardio, the High Intensity Interval Training that I started on today, consists of a 3-5 min. regular pace on the bike for warmup. Then, I did 10 sets of 30 seconds just under "all out," then 60 seconds of regular pace. Like I said earlier, I expected to whimp out, but that Hydroxycut helped me finish strong. Now I know how to gradually increase this regimen, but I'm not sure as to what days/how often I should be doing this to make the most out of it.
I went shopping, and got tons of meat, some broccoli, bell peppers, and salad mix for vegetables, mixed fruit cups and crushed pineapple, fat free cottage cheese, whole grain bread, eggs, and for some mornings, some carnation instant breakfast drink mix (which I can add a scoop of protein to to make it perfect). Hahah after typing this obviously you don't need all that info, but I'm just getting started on shopping smart. So advice on how to shop and eat smart, ideally for fat loss, would be awesome.
I realize it's a bit outlandish to expect to be able to make a post on the internet, and have someone hand you the perfect cardio and lift regimen, as well as a meal plan. So since most of you aren't trainers, a point in the right direction would be awesome. Because now I have all this healthy food, supplements, and exercise equipment, but now I'm lacking one of the main requirements. I'm not exactly sure on whether 5 small meals a day is ideal for me because i'm looking to cut fat, but any help here is greatly appreciated.
From what I've read here so far, you guys are awesome, and look forward to posting here, and hopefully getting involved.
Also one last question, I just read on another forum, a guy giving advice on a low carb fat-loss diet like I'm interested in, he recommends carbing up just before or during workouts to increase insulin so you can "decrease protein breakdown." Yet, I'm not sure if he's talking about cardio or lifting, because I've read carbing up before cardio defeats the whole purpose, as you're merely just using the carbs you just ate.
Sorry I'm such a
, but I dunno where else to get advice. Thanks in advance, Blink.
