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alwayslive · 03-09-2013, 04:50 PM

Go check out the workout thread, lots of very knowledgeable guys there.

Anyways, I think that you should calculate how many calories you need for maintenance, and eat less than that to be in a caloric deficit. There's a really good app out there called MyFitnessPal and it can help out a ton. You simply enter all the food you ate in a day and you can see if you're eating over/under how many calories you need, and also you can see how much of each macronutrient (carbs, proteins, fats) you eat on that fat. It'll tell you how many calories you need based on how your height, gender, etc.

As far as weightlifting goes, I think you should try to increase your reps to 8-12, but still keep lifting heavy. And stick with the compound lifts which I'm sure you already are. (squat, lunges, deadlifts, bench+variations, military press, rows, pull-ups)

And if you're like me and hate doing cardio, maybe join an mma class? I was at my leanest when I was doing both muay thai and jiujitsu and I didn't seem to lose any muscle at all. If you don't have time for that, then try some HIIT (high intensity interval training). This article should tell you the basics of what you need to know for HIIT. Bodybuilding.com - The Ultimate 8-Week HIIT-For-Fat-Burning Program

Good luck, and like with everything you see on the internet, take it with a grain of salt. Don't believe everything you see on here, research things for yourself and do what you respond to the best.

03-09-2013, 04:50 PM	#8
alwayslive I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: richmond Posts: 520 Thanked 211 Times in 122 Posts Failed 6 Times in 4 Posts	Go check out the workout thread, lots of very knowledgeable guys there. Anyways, I think that you should calculate how many calories you need for maintenance, and eat less than that to be in a caloric deficit. There's a really good app out there called MyFitnessPal and it can help out a ton. You simply enter all the food you ate in a day and you can see if you're eating over/under how many calories you need, and also you can see how much of each macronutrient (carbs, proteins, fats) you eat on that fat. It'll tell you how many calories you need based on how your height, gender, etc. As far as weightlifting goes, I think you should try to increase your reps to 8-12, but still keep lifting heavy. And stick with the compound lifts which I'm sure you already are. (squat, lunges, deadlifts, bench+variations, military press, rows, pull-ups) And if you're like me and hate doing cardio, maybe join an mma class? I was at my leanest when I was doing both muay thai and jiujitsu and I didn't seem to lose any muscle at all. If you don't have time for that, then try some HIIT (high intensity interval training). This article should tell you the basics of what you need to know for HIIT. Bodybuilding.com - The Ultimate 8-Week HIIT-For-Fat-Burning Program Good luck, and like with everything you see on the internet, take it with a grain of salt. Don't believe everything you see on here, research things for yourself and do what you respond to the best.