Hey Folks,
First off - I'm new here, so hi!
I'm a young guy (23), about 6'1 and I weight about 180lbs. I'm lean on the most of my body, but have a little belly that I am not happy with.
My ideal goal would be to be the same weight this time next year, only with a more athletic look about me.
My plan is to cut right down up until I'm happy (hopefully, September) and build up thereafter.
My current diet is really low fat, Kcal and carbs... Here's an example of a typical day for me:
I work in marketing, so my day to day life is sedentary - I also drink a healthy amount of water throughout the day and very occasionally a coffee or tea with two sugars.
6:00: Wake up and go to the gym
6:30: Gym - 40 minute run (3-4 miles) on a slight but consistent incline, followed by 15 minutes rowing or other exercise.
8:00 - Hit work, get breakfast – typically a bowl of 30g bowl of special K with orange juice.
10:00 - 10 minute break to have an apple or banana
13:00 - Lunch: Usually soup with 1 or 2 Ryvita or some fish and salad.
15:00 - 10 minute break where I have an apple or some Parma ham and light creamed cheese on a Ryvita.
18:00 - Tea: Jacket potato with tuna and light mayonnaise and sweetcorn or cottage cheese.
This is my average weekday, except for Wednesday when I play football on the evening. Other than that, the diet is the same. At weekends, I don’t exercise and I may lay off the diet a little less – but nothing excessive.
My three questions are:
1. If I want to reduce my stomach fat, do I need to do exercises focused on that area.
2. Should I eat breakfast before I work out in the morning?
3. Does anyone see anything that would help me achieve my goal?
The reason I eat breakfast after my workout is because I figured working on a empty stomach would encourage fat burning.
Thanks for any help!
Kind regards,
Tom.
First off - I'm new here, so hi!
I'm a young guy (23), about 6'1 and I weight about 180lbs. I'm lean on the most of my body, but have a little belly that I am not happy with.
My ideal goal would be to be the same weight this time next year, only with a more athletic look about me.
My plan is to cut right down up until I'm happy (hopefully, September) and build up thereafter.
My current diet is really low fat, Kcal and carbs... Here's an example of a typical day for me:
I work in marketing, so my day to day life is sedentary - I also drink a healthy amount of water throughout the day and very occasionally a coffee or tea with two sugars.
6:00: Wake up and go to the gym
6:30: Gym - 40 minute run (3-4 miles) on a slight but consistent incline, followed by 15 minutes rowing or other exercise.
8:00 - Hit work, get breakfast – typically a bowl of 30g bowl of special K with orange juice.
10:00 - 10 minute break to have an apple or banana
13:00 - Lunch: Usually soup with 1 or 2 Ryvita or some fish and salad.
15:00 - 10 minute break where I have an apple or some Parma ham and light creamed cheese on a Ryvita.
18:00 - Tea: Jacket potato with tuna and light mayonnaise and sweetcorn or cottage cheese.
This is my average weekday, except for Wednesday when I play football on the evening. Other than that, the diet is the same. At weekends, I don’t exercise and I may lay off the diet a little less – but nothing excessive.
My three questions are:
1. If I want to reduce my stomach fat, do I need to do exercises focused on that area.
2. Should I eat breakfast before I work out in the morning?
3. Does anyone see anything that would help me achieve my goal?
The reason I eat breakfast after my workout is because I figured working on a empty stomach would encourage fat burning.
Thanks for any help!
Kind regards,
Tom.