Thread: Need help losing weight

Quote: Originally Posted by MadeUnderground I see no problem with lifting 5-6x a week if that's something you're able to stick with. Personally if you lift less, you can 1) lift heavier and 2) you don't have to be in the gym as much. The second may not be a problem for you, but a lot of people are pretty busy. Lifting heavy is good to do when you're cutting because it helps preserve and even build more muscle as opposed to...

Quote: Originally Posted by guitar_jon Yeah I have been tracking my calories on my iPhone, I think I am making some progress but it seems to be going a little slow. My weight workouts usually last about 40-60 minutes a day followed by some cardio. As mentioned before, in terms of benching, I do realize it also works my triceps and shoulders. I have strong triceps, my shoulders are a weakpoint that I believe is holding back my bench I believe...

lol @ working construction/a trade w/ 60% protein, 15% fats, & 25% carbs. =S @ least up the fats, & lower the protein. =S i truly don't believe that anyone working labour should have more than 50% protein & less than 50% fats/carbs (your preferred source of energy, as protein is a horrible source of energy. =/)

One bodypart a week? You do know that when you bench, if you consider that chest day, you're doing tri's and shoulders too right?

^^ exactly and consider you're working your nervous system every time you train regardless of the body part. I see no problem training 5-6 times a week though, you need to keep the volume lower as someone else mentioned. I train full body 6x a week and rarely train more than 40 minutes, but I don't do any isolation work at all, only compounds. I'm cutting weight and still improving all my lifts. If you're tracking calories...

To lose weight i would do 6 days of lifting a week. I think your diet it good and you just need to stick with it. I personally find it harder for me to lose weight lifting 3 times a week and doing cardio three. Just give everything a try and stick with what works for you