OT: burn fat and gain muscle mass

[Br0nc0Buster]

Does changing up your lifting routine really help a lot?
when I first started lifting I was making progress very quickly and now it seems I am sort of stuck around the same weight as far as how much I can lift

Do you just start out fast like that or am I doing something to hinder my progress?

I can lift as much as I ever have, but it takes me a lot longer to bump up to higher weights now that it used to when I first started

[TheReverend]

Originally Posted by Br0nc0Buster

Does changing up your lifting routine really help a lot?
when I first started lifting I was making progress very quickly and now it seems I am sort of stuck around the same weight as far as how much I can lift

Do you just start out fast like that or am I doing something to hinder my progress?

I can lift as much as I ever have, but it takes me a lot longer to bump up to higher weights now that it used to when I first started

Plateauing is 100% natural. And yes, your body does adjust to your workout routine so changing it a little here and there is beneficial. More importantly, if you want to continue getting stronger: Eat more.

Also, ffs, go to a different forum for questions like this. You've gotten a wealth of terrible information in here that I hope to god you're not following.

[bowtown]

[TheReverend]

Originally Posted by bowtown

Shake weight bro.

[BroncoBuff]

TwinCities is right, you can't lose fat in a specific area, except maybe the gut, because proportionally it has more that everywhere else.

Bob is ... umm ... err ... right too (ouch). A no-carb diet drops pounds like a bad habit. It's almost like cheating. Be prepared for three things: 1) You'll have low energy in days 2 to 5, though it will pass, 2) Constipation ... get a stool softener, and 3) Drink lots of water, you'll need it. Carbs are carbo-HYDRATES, their hydration must be replaced.

Chaz is right, lifting is better for what you want than cardio. Better for retaining/building muscle mass of course.

enjolras I dunno ... protein shakes are fine on a zero-carb diet, and they pack huge calories. Besides, I think he wants to just maintain the muscle he has.


I'm not as big a beer-hater as some of these guys ... there is one beer, don't remember which, that has just 5 carbs per 12 oz. You can have three if you lay off all other carbs that day.

[azbroncfan]

Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

I'm not as big a beer-hater as some of these guys ... there is one beer, don't remember which, that has just 5 carbs per 12 oz. You can have three if you lay off all other carbs that day.

That would be any of the domestic light beers. This whole carb per 12 oz of beer has been one of the most overhyped BS in awhile. I think Coors light has only 3.5 carbs or something I am too lazy to look but it isn't much.

[Irish Stout]

Want to lose weight and not deprive yourself of carbs? Train for a marathon. Give yourself 6 month. Seriously train and push yourself in your training. Nights before you're going on 10-18 mile training runs, eat pasta, drink a beer.

You're not going to be able to massively bulk up on muscles, but you can supplement your training with lifting and come away from the whole thing with good definition and strength.

Then again, most people can't stand running that much.

[BroncoBuff]

Originally Posted by azbroncfan

That would be any of the domestic light beers. This whole carb per 12 oz of beer has been one of the most overhyped BS in awhile. I think Coors light has only 3.5 carbs or something I am too lazy to look but it isn't much.

You're right az ... I must've been thinking Coors Light.

There's several good choices here:

Miller Lite at 3.2 works for me ...