loosing weight/gaining muscle - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

james4d · 18-12-2007, 04:12 PM

can both be done at same time, i am currenly 15 stone, and am 6ft 3, just need to know where to start, as i want to gain muscle but am not sure if its worth doing weights yet, should i just concentrate on cardio?

invisiblekid · 18-12-2007, 04:14 PM

You want to gain muscle but don't know if it's worth lifting weights?

Does anyone else see the problem here?

Lift 3 days per week IMO. This will aid the fat loss big time.

Diet and cardio are the key to losing fat - but if you don't lift I don't see how you are going to gain muscle.

paulo · 18-12-2007, 04:31 PM

stick to big compound exercises,and cv different days you prob find that if diet ok , weight wont change too much as you gain muscle and lose fat

james4d · 18-12-2007, 04:51 PM

thanks for the help, so say i go the gym four times a week, twice muscle, twice cardio?, or bit of both?, its just i wont know if am loosing weight or not will i if am getting muscle because that will counter out the weight loss

Bulldozer · 18-12-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by james4d

thanks for the help, so say i go the gym four times a week, twice muscle, twice cardio?, or bit of both?, its just i wont know if am loosing weight or not will i if am getting muscle because that will counter out the weight loss

Throw out the scales, use a mirror and tape measure

simeon69 · 18-12-2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldozer

Throw out the scales, use a mirror and tape measure

good piece of advice there!!

Chris4Pez · 18-12-2007, 05:58 PM

Hi m8 the best advice i can give you is ignore your weight and concentrate(sp) on your BF instead!

Also dont cut calories just eat clean and if you do cut calories only cut them by 20% of what you are having now this way your body wont think its being starved and also eat regularly every 3hours atleast 5-7 times a day!

hope this helps

18-12-2007, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
james4d Newbie Trainer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37	loosing weight/gaining muscle can both be done at same time, i am currenly 15 stone, and am 6ft 3, just need to know where to start, as i want to gain muscle but am not sure if its worth doing weights yet, should i just concentrate on cardio?

18-12-2007, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
invisiblekid Hitman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,536	Re: loosing weight/gaining muscle You want to gain muscle but don't know if it's worth lifting weights? Does anyone else see the problem here? Lift 3 days per week IMO. This will aid the fat loss big time. Diet and cardio are the key to losing fat - but if you don't lift I don't see how you are going to gain muscle. __________________ Most bodybuilders are actually insane. Albert Einstein defined insanity as "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".

18-12-2007, 04:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
paulo Looking Freaky Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: north Posts: 985	Re: loosing weight/gaining muscle stick to big compound exercises,and cv different days you prob find that if diet ok , weight wont change too much as you gain muscle and lose fat

18-12-2007, 04:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
james4d Newbie Trainer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 37	Re: loosing weight/gaining muscle thanks for the help, so say i go the gym four times a week, twice muscle, twice cardio?, or bit of both?, its just i wont know if am loosing weight or not will i if am getting muscle because that will counter out the weight loss

18-12-2007, 05:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chris4Pez “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,164	Re: loosing weight/gaining muscle Hi m8 the best advice i can give you is ignore your weight and concentrate(sp) on your BF instead! Also dont cut calories just eat clean and if you do cut calories only cut them by 20% of what you are having now this way your body wont think its being starved and also eat regularly every 3hours atleast 5-7 times a day! hope this helps

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