Weights or Cardio?
So I've been sorting out my diet for the last month or two.. and I do still give in to the odd cravings for pizza or whatever but generally I've been eating more regular, and trying to get more healthier options in the diet. I still have a long way to go, but I feel its now time to start hitting the gym as well.
My previous gym routines have been quite sloppy and all over the place, I would dabble in cardio then weights then mix them up but I never stuck at anything, so I figure I need a brand new fresh start. My primary goal is to lose fat and just have a fairly slim toned body, so that when I breath out at work, well, so I will breath out rather than try and tense all the time as to hide it! I'm not MEGA fat or anything, but it is noticable and you can get a good handful which is BAD for me. So, aside from my diet improving, what can I do in the gym that will best burn away this fat? I am going to be going to the gym 4 - 6 times a week, so I don't lose interest I will set myself goals and always prepare my clothes and bags the night before work so I can go straight after, and I will always go BEFORE I see friends/girlfriend/do anything else! Do I go with weights, free or machine, or do I go with cardio, treadmill or elliptical, or mix it up, or what? I can work out my own weights to start with or distance to run or whatever, I just want, to start with, the fastest way to see results, and then I will focus on a much more long term solution. |
look up interval training, good way to burn fat without losing muscle, try to keep carbs to a min (for weight loss) , id try to fit in weights as well, as building muscle increases metabolism which in turn burns fat, what i do is something like this:
Monday: Chest x 5 exercises and triceps x 3 exercises, 20 min interval training Tuesday: Cardio Wednesday: back x 5 exercises and abs x 3 exercises Thursday: Shoulders x 3-4 exercises and bicep x 3-4 exercises, 20 min interval Friday off Sat: abs and cardio Sunday: off |
is paleo that caveman diet of steak and lettuce? can you get carbs from meat? I'v seen a tribe of mongol horsemen that only eat horse meat on tv but I feel like people need carbs to fuel muscle movement.
in teerms of weights or cardio = BOTH. Strong muscle is built over time with cardio, big muscle is built quicker on anaerobic exercis. |
On your rest day, do at least an hour cardio.
On your training day (Free weight please), warm up with a 10-minute run and stretch and finish off with abs exercise and 10-minute run. Easy! |
So if I start my plan today, as follows:
Monday: Warm up 10 min run Chest Triceps 20 min interval training abs 10 min run Tuesday: Cardio for an hour Wednesday: Warm up 10 min run Back abs warm down 10 min run Thursday: cardio for 1 hour Friday: 10 min warm up run Shoulders bicep 20 min interval abs 10 min warm down run Sat: 1 hour cardio Sunday: abs and cardio Any suggestions or changes? |
plan looks good but factor in your carbs and protein intake should be increasing as well which will add to your weight if not dealt with.
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I should watch my carbs, and increase my protein intake? |
carbohydrate is a requirement for anaerobic exercise.
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Protein is essential for muscle development
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