Looking for some advice about weights

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I'm 6'5" and about 260lbs. I pretty barrel chested and was a year round athlete until about 10 years ago. Needless to say, I'm pretty out of shape and soft. My goal is to slim down and tone up my body through a mixture of weights and cardio and diet. My schedule allows for about an hour a day to workout so I need to get a lot done in a short amount of time. The last thing I want to do is get bigger, so that is why lifting worries me a little.

What type of lifting should I be doing? Low weight-high reps kind of thing or something else?

Thanks for your input in advance.
 
If adding muscle was that easy that big guys would have to worry about lifting weights, we would all be monsters. :)

If you are trying to lose some fat, you are going to have to be in a small calorie deficit. To add muscle, especially a noticeable amount of it, you must be in a healthy calorie surplus. So I really don't think you have much to worry about.

I would first get your nutrition under wraps. Calculate your daily caloric needs for maintaining your current weight. Then, from there, reduce your caloric intake by roughly 20% and start from there.

Couple this with Cadio as often as you can fit it in.

You def. want to weight train atleast 3 days per week. If you are just starting after a long break, I would recommend performing full body workouts 3 times per week and build from there.

The reason you will be weight training is not to get big. Because you will be in a calorie deficit, the reason you will be weight training will be to maintain the muscle that you already have.

Too many people mess up by creating too large of a calorie decicit couple with little to no weight training. All this does is creates muscle deterioration. Remember that muscle is a metabolically active tissue, so the less of it you have, the slower you metabolism is, and the easier it will be to store fat!

So long story short, haha, fix your diet, get your butt doing some cardio as many days as possible, and lift weights!
 
I completely agree with above but one other thing I might suggest is doing full body circuit programs for your strength training. I think that 3 or 4 exercise circuits that train upper, lower and core taking minimal rest between sets and performing HIIT between the different circuits to keep your HR up is the best way to increase strength, build muscle mass and burn a maximal amount of calories.

Good luck.

Ben
 
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