Nah, I wouldn’t. That is if your goals are for fat loss overall.
If you do it first thing in the morning, drink some bcaa’s or 10-20g’s protein, then follow it up with a whole food meal 30-60 minutes after.
I have a similar question to kz’s, although it’s about Muay Thai. What do you recommend after about an hour (or a bit more) of intense MT? It’s more cardio than anything, but it requires a lot of punching, knees, kicks, even elbows, and sparring. My muscles usually aren’t worn out, maybe a bit on the legs, and sometimes arms/neck when working on the clinch. I’m just about soaked in sweat after the workout, and a few times that I’ve weighed myself, there was about a 3 pounds difference between when I started and ended. However, I don’t really want to lose weight, just some fat and put on some muscle, so this isn’t that desirable.
What I’ve been doing is drinking some whey, maybe 15-20 grams (sometimes in milk), and then soon after eating a somewhat small meal, such as a can of tuna + bread. Is this good?
Would you think it would be healthy to do cardio like 30 mins in the morning and like an hour at nighttime? Right now I lift weights twice a week at night but I just got a heavy punching bag so I was going to start hitting that in the morning then jogging/lifting weights at nighttime. Opinions please?
Also quick edit: What is the best way to tighten up loose skin aside from surgery of course? I recently lost a shitload of weight and I got some loose ass skin in some places
Cardio after weights is the best!, Better than in the morning!
Tonight i’ll have 2 nigiri and some sashimi after i do legs + 20-30 mins of hiit cardio.
Then i’ll have salad and wok fried turkey breast for dinner.
Fat loss gauranteed!
Hmm, I would think maybe try packin’ those puppies up with muscle?
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I didnt have access to the 120 lb dumbells anymore so i just use the 100’s.
I can do at least 3 reps with 120’s.
Im still trying to lower B. Fat. still hovering 19%-21%. :shake:
at least its not 27% anymore…
May want to add a gatoraid in with your whey, if you are losing 3lbs of weight, that is some serious sweating. Make sure to hydrate while you workout as well.
Depends on quite a few things, how long you were overweight, how old you are, how much you lost, etc.
I lost just under 100lbs when I was 21 (33 now). With ONLY a small weight bench, couple hundred pounds of weights, and a heavy bag.
I use to do a full body workout on the weights, followed by 45 minutes on the heavy bag. I judged if I was slacking or no, depending on if I completely sweat through my shirt and pants, lol.
did this 3 times a week, MWF then TUTHSAT I did 1 hour of boxing. Usually did drills where I would do 20-40 crunches, 20-40 push ups, then 3 minutes on the bag, and ran through that a couple times as well, to change things up.
when I had time, I added in morning workouts for 30-45 minutes as well. Twice a day works out great, but after a few months, you should take a week off to avoid overtraining. Listen to your body though.
I had a bit of loose skin in my ab area, it tightened up over the course of a year, also adding muscle helped quite a bit. People also recommend daily use of cocoa butter…lots of anecdotal evidence, not much scientific…do with that info what you will.
Damn, this thread is getting me motivated to get back in the gym for sure. Had shoulder surgery a while back, been dealing with that shit(always properly warm up your rotator cuffs kids.)
I dunno if you have ever tried kettle bells w/pilates exercises. Basically high reps with a fifteen to thirty five pound weight with little to no rest and exercises that work stuff the bench press and preacher curl don’t touch. I started it two months ago and it shreds me every time, head to toe, gives me strength, and increases endurance, along with sweating like a roast pig while cutting the abs. It combines large muscle groups with cardio, a very beneficial pairing. I wanted to lose ten pounds of fat and gain ten in muscle. In roughly two months I am well on my way, it will probably take another month to get where I want to. Anyway, just a thought.
Uh…embarassing question here: anybody else get the squirt-cramps during hiit running? You know…in the words of Dave Chappelle “I felt a rumbling that could only mean one thing: mud-butt.” I have a whey shake with water, instant coffee, 1 scoop of whey, a banana, and a tsp of creatine a half-hour before the exercise. Am I eating something wrong before running?
Strong lift. How much do you weigh?
ROFL! You hit the throne before you work out?
I did this morning…and this time, it happened on the way home. Before it would happen about 15 minutes into the session. I just wish it would stop happening, period. Never happens on weightlifting days.
I would say the coffee but thats my body. Try a day without a cup of joe in the morning.
Shoot for a small meal or snack instead. See if it affects you the same way or differently.
Um isn’t this wrong? Proper form should mean you are working your posterior chain (glutes, hams, lower back) not your quads. In fact, if you are feeling it more in your quads you just turned it into more of a leg press than squats right?
Is too much protein bad for you? I recently bought the Myoplex original shake formula with 42grams of protein.
What exercises should i be doing if i want to have the cut/definition on the chest (right below the neck area - sternum?)
Too much anything is bad for you, although 42 grams of protein isn’t nearly “too much” for someone working out. Any type of calories (whether protein or not) will turn to fat if unused. Take the shake within 30 minutes after workout
Do lots of chest exercises ( bench press, incline bench press, etc then isolated chess excerises). From personal experience, I’ve found the area you’re describing is one of the last places on the chest the muscle will get defined.
I’ve heard the pills and supplements you can buy at a place like GNC to build muscle just make your body full of water, creating “fake” muscle? Is this accurate; it sounded like nonsense to me…
Question: I’m 135 and have very little body fat on me and I’m basically just curious if you think by me adding cardio back into my workout will that have any effect on my lifting? It sounds stupid but I just feel that if I start to do cardio and lose weight it’ll have a negative effect on my lifting.
Muscle is mostly water.