what is more important - Saxperience

Jungle_Jim^m · 7th February 2012, 21:05

Hi guys,
im trying to shift my xmas belly and wondered what is more important in your workout. Are you best to target the specific area or best to work other areas too such as legs for burning higher calories and general weight loss.
what ratio is also best for weights to cardio during the week for fat loss.

Any info would be fab
Ta
James

darrenh84 · 7th February 2012, 21:26

if it helps at all i shed 1 stone of pretty much fat in 5 weeks when i was training mma 4x a week for a fight when i was new to training....my diet wasnt good either...a hard full body works outs can do you wonders pal...ill see if i got any old pics to show my point

Giraffe · 8th February 2012, 13:01

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Originally Posted by Jungle_Jim

Hi guys,
im trying to shift my xmas belly and wondered what is more important in your workout. Are you best to target the specific area or best to work other areas too such as legs for burning higher calories and general weight loss.
what ratio is also best for weights to cardio during the week for fat loss.

Any info would be fab
Ta
James

Doubt the weights would help much if it's only short term. Higher muscle mass will increase the amount of calories you burn every day normally, but short term you wont be able to get the muscle mass required.

As for fat loss, you can't target specific areas. You just do exercise and take in less calories than you burn, and fat will come off somewhere, you can't determine where. Best bet is to just hammer cardio... Look in to interval training, and apparently fat loss happens best within a certain heart rate zone. Think moderate intensity is supposed to be best, but I've not looked in to it.

Will work best if you can do it AM as well I think. Again, not looked in to it too much.

Dizzy · 8th February 2012, 19:42

Weight training beats cardio for fat loss.

You need to do 4/5 high intensity weight sessions a week with sprints too. Simple steady state cardio does naff all for fat loss.

Robin91 · 22nd February 2012, 12:33

Calories in < Calories out = drop weight.. So much broscience and overcomplication. I'd use a mixture of weights and cardio if I were you.. Diet is most important, if diets off, you won't shed fat. You have to be under maintinence at the end of the day to lose fat..

High protein diet under maintinence + Heavy training for hypertrophy will result it fat loss with minimal muscle loss..

DusheR · 22nd February 2012, 19:04

Just do a push, legs, pull split. Id also do some AM fasted cardio and sort of calorie deficient diet out. Look into alternate day fasting, Im going to try it in my next cut.

Robin91 · 22nd February 2012, 19:20

No offence Dusher, but reccomending an advanced nutrition scheme like ADF is stupid to a newbie.. Just keep it simple. He probably doesn't even know how to properly structure a basic cutting diet yet, let alone a diet to maximise results using fast periods and what not!

Calculate BMR, eat 300-500 calories under the each day, and include a solid training regime comprised of cardio (LISS and/or HIIT), heavy training, and adjust diet from there according to results.

DusheR · 23rd February 2012, 00:29

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Originally Posted by Robin91

No offence Dusher, but reccomending an advanced nutrition scheme like ADF is stupid to a newbie.. Just keep it simple. He probably doesn't even know how to properly structure a basic cutting diet yet, let alone a diet to maximise results using fast periods and what not!

Calculate BMR, eat 300-500 calories under the each day, and include a solid training regime comprised of cardio (LISS and/or HIIT), heavy training, and adjust diet from there according to results.

I only said look into it. Nothing wrong with reading, more info the better.

When I first starting cutting all I did was eat clean and got my ass doing some cardio. Didnt calculate anything, dont think I ever have. I just made sure I was losing weight, but not too much, altered when things changed. You just have to get to know your own body I think.

bullit · 24th February 2012, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Dizzy

Weight training beats cardio for fat loss.

You need to do 4/5 high intensity weight sessions a week with sprints too. Simple steady state cardio does naff all for fat loss.

This.,

b0t13 · 25th February 2012, 20:15

all the fat loss info ull ever need there ^^

burn more than u eat(diet is everything!)
morning cardio before food
intense workouts of some sort
you cant target certain areas,

why women cant understand this and stay fat i dont know!!

skids_vts · 27th February 2012, 02:28

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Originally Posted by Jungle_Jim

Hi guys,
im trying to shift my xmas belly and wondered what is more important in your workout. Are you best to target the specific area or best to work other areas too such as legs for burning higher calories and general weight loss.
what ratio is also best for weights to cardio during the week for fat loss.

Any info would be fab
Ta
James

You cant target fat loss