18 yrs old... I need to CUT advice plz :)

Alright,  well, ok, I am currently a football player. im 18, and im a senior. I am currently 6'2, 235lbs. I have been lifting weights for years, but have only been serous about gaining muscle and such for football for the past 2 years.. ( been taking Protein and BCAA), Now after the season is over in November, i would like to cut all that "football Fat" off, and cut back to say 200lbs..? I would love to be able to see more muscle def and my abs which i know are there, its just covered with that football fat haha. what supps should i take ? and what kinda workouts should i do? mostly cardio?? Anyway i normally workout 4/5 days a week and after the season is over im going to a straight cutting workout. Just need some advice for a good routine..

As for my diet... Its good, my moms filipino so we eat well. i eat lots of fruits and veggies and a lot of rice, i dont eat junk food. never have.

Thanks guys :)


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what position do you play and do you plan on playing in college?

mmm dont laugh, but im the center haha, small school, we have a good rep tho, many play off appreances and many stat championships... and no i do not plan on playing in college, Football for me is just a high school thing, i enjoy it, but dont plan to pursue it. Bascially after the season i just wanna get looking good :).

Laughing? not at all. lol well maybe just a lil bit. But seriously I went to a very small high school as well and our center was 6'0" and 200lbs. I kid you not.

Anyways as far as cutting you should definitely check out the thread "For Loosing Fat".  It has some great information in there.


John Berardi also has some great tips on  dieting, here's his  "7 rules of Good Nutrition"

1. Eat every 2-3 hours, no matter what. You should eat between 5-8 meals per day.

2. Eat complete (containing all the essential amino acids), lean protein with each meal.

3. Eat fruits and/or vegetables with each food meal.

4. Ensure that your carbohydrate intake comes from fruits and vegetables. Exception: workout and post-workout drinks and meals.

5. Ensure that 25-35% of your energy intake comes from fat, with your fat intake split equally between saturates (e.g. animal fat), monounsaturates (e.g., olive oil), and polyunsaturates (e.g. flax oil, salmon oil).

6. Drink only non-calorie containing beverages, the best choices being water and green tea.

7. Eat mostly whole foods (except workout and post-workout drinks).
So what about calories, or macronutrient ratios, or any number of other things that I’ve covered in other articles? The short answer is that if you aren’t already practicing the above-mentioned habits, and by practicing them I mean putting them to use over 90% of the time (i.e., no more than 4 meals out of an average 42 meals per week violate any of those rules), everything else is pretty pointless.

Also have you ever thought about running track after football season is over. That always leaned me alot. And sprinting seem to help me maintain alot of my muscle.

Small school football :))) haha

Well, ive been looking some supps up too, and im thinking about stacking Lipo 6 with animal pack and CLA.. would that be the right choice to help me burn my fat?

and yea i do track, but im a thrower :)

Well as far as using supplements, the only thing I've ever used was protein powder so you'll have to wait for someone else to chime in.

But to lose fat I really don't think you need the Lipo 6. If I were you I would work on my diet now. I would clean it up based on the 7 rules of good nutrition and when football season is over I would cut back on the calories and add in a lot of cardio.

One thing to remember, with cardio make sure you switch things up a lot because your body gets used to it quick. For example you go do some low-intensity stuff on a treadmill for 20-30mins one day, and the next do some tempo runs.

Hope that helps a little. Hopefully someone else can answer your question about supplements.

iight man, thanks for your help bro, right now everything im doin is just the research stage :), i appreciate ur help

PS good luck to u on ur goals

Oh and also has anyone tried Hot Rox Extreme? i cant decide whether to go with my stack of Lipo 6,Animal Pack, and CLA or try HOt rox.... :S.

Don't worry about being center.  I play for my college and my coach put me in as the center once.  I'm 5'7 and was probably 170 pounds when he did that lol.

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Well as far as using supplements, the only thing I've ever used was protein powder so you'll have to wait for someone else to chime in.

But to lose fat I really don't think you need the Lipo 6. If I were you I would work on my diet now. I would clean it up based on the 7 rules of good nutrition and when football season is over I would cut back on the calories and add in a lot of cardio.

One thing to remember, with cardio make sure you switch things up a lot because your body gets used to it quick. For example you go do some low-intensity stuff on a treadmill for 20-30mins one day, and the next do some tempo runs.

Hope that helps a little. Hopefully someone else can answer your question about supplements.

 
  I agree with him, at 18 do not i repeat DO NOT use any fat burners , thermogenics, build up that matab and do some serious cardio(burst training)  You will lose that BF not problem, your size is fine in my opinion!