A Noob looking to learn...
So, I guess I'll just jump right in with my stats:
Age: 29
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 220
I was an athlete in HS... I got married after college and ballooned into a major fat ass (285 lbs). That whole life is past me now and I got back to the gym to start over. I got down to 195, but looked like I was about to die. I decided to stop the cut and start building mass. That was the beginning of May. I'm now 25 lbs heavier which is definitely a good portion of fat. I honestly just was lazy about my bulk. Anyway, I'm still happy with my muscle gains, but not happy about this extended cut that I'll be going through. Next time, I'm not getting this fat. I'm sure that looks bad to you guys... a lack of discipline, but I am just being honest and I've learned my lesson on that one.
So here I am now. I had a friend recommend some stuff and I wanted to go learn what I could to know what, if anything, is right for me. Honestly, my goals at the moment aren't to gain much mass. In the very short term, I am looking to aid myself in the cut. I'm looking to maintain what I do have and just give me the capacity to train more. My overall goal at the moment is to have good functional athletic strength and ability. The way I am going now, I find my body being completely run down trying to maintain my strength lifting while simultaneously trying to build up my cardiovascular ability. My legs are particularly worn squatting 3 times a week and running in-between. I'm not sure how obtainable my goals are, but I am here to find out all I can. I have the work ethic.
Thanks everyone for reading! I have thick skin and take all advice seriously. I am just looking to know what I can realistically expect and find what I can do to get there.
- Bookmark
- 0
- 0
A lot of people are going to tell you to drop some fat before you cycle and there is a good reason why.
1 It raises your BP and when you are overweight that will strain your heart.
2 Estrogen levels will be a little tougher to manage due to fat/muscle density and since fat is storage vice versa. Don't completely quote me on that one; my research on this has me wondering sometimes.
Honestly get in on the diet section here and see if you can drop some of that baggage. You can still workout of course but at this point concentrate on form over heavy weights while you slim down so you don't hurt yourself. Cardio will be your best friend so get on that bike or treadmill. As long as you follow some of those you can knock out a minimum of 25-50 pounds in less then 3 months. By that time you should be well researched on what to take if you decide at all to take AAS. Let us know how you end up and stay safe!
Thanks for the reply!
From what little I have read up on so far, this is kind of what I expected to be the case and I am ok with that. I have started my diet again to lose about 30 lbs and see what my body looks like at that weight now that I've added some muscle mass. My goal was to do that in 3 months.
This will definitely give me time to do my due diligence. Hopefully I can still provide something to the forums in the meantime.
definitely stick around. there is a lot here that can help you along the way. keep us posted on your progress and remember the only dumb questions are the ones you don't ask!