Starting To Lift

I am going to start to lift this Monday. I am buying a weight bench and weights this weekend. I plan on getting this benchand this set of weights I am also going to be following a "work-out plan" I got out of a book called Get Strong, By: Jake Steinfeld .

Do any of you guys know a good diet to follow that will help me loose weight and still gain muscle?

-Mike Man 90
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Just watch your Fat &Carb intake and do cardio.And eat at least 6 small meals
a day. And take in 1 gram of protein per: body pound.



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Do any of you guys know a good diet to follow that will help me loose weight and still gain muscle?

Im not sure but didnt we have a thread about, losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time isnt possible?

It's possible. I think the general consensus in the BBing world is that it is not the most efficient way to go about either.

But newbies and people with good genetics can do both at the same time. (Still haven't figured out which one I am, hoping for #2 )

ORIGINAL: mikeman90

Do any of you guys know a good diet to follow that will help me loose weight and still gain muscle?

I meant a way to gain muscle and loose fat, my mistake

-Mike Man 90
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No, we knew what you meant- It's just hard to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. In order to build muscle, you have to eat a lot of calories every day- And even though you should be eating healthy, clean food, your body will still store some as fat while you pack on the muscle. When you try to lose fat, you basically have to put your body into a calorie deficit- Give it less calories than it needs to maintain your current weight, and it will start to burn the fat as fuel. When you're in a calorie deficit, it's really hard to gain muscle, since you're taking away the building blocks of the muscle itself.
Other than that, the weight bench looks decent- I know you were looking for something that was both affordable and didn't take up too much space. You'll get your money's worth out of it. The weights look nice too- You'll have to let us know what sort of routine that book has you doing.

looks like a really old paperback

Here is the plan for for

Monday And Thursday:

Abdominals

2 trisets of 15reps of Crossover Bicycle + Reverse Chrunch + Long Arm Crunch

Lower Back

2 bisets of 5 reps of Straight-Leg Lift + Upper Torso Lift

Chest
Flat Bench Press of 3sets of 10reps of 70lbs

Biceps
Standing Barbell Curl of 2sets of 10reps of 45lbs

It is still incomplete becuase I have yet to by dumbells.. I ended up getting a different bar... a Olyimpic one that came with 300lbs for $129 but I didn't come with the dumbells...

I will post Tuesday and Friday's Plan tommorow...

-Mike Man 90
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Chest
Flat Bench Press of 3sets of 10reps of 70lbs

is it already telling you how much weight you should do.. or did you adjust it?

no I adjusted it

-Mike Man 90
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benching 70lbs seems a little too light, whats your max ?

currently my max is 110lbs

-Mike Man 90
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ORIGINAL: mikeman90

Here is the plan for for

Monday And Thursday:

Abdominals

2 trisets of 15reps of Crossover Bicycle + Reverse Chrunch + Long Arm Crunch

Lower Back

2 bisets of 5 reps of Straight-Leg Lift + Upper Torso Lift

Chest
Flat Bench Press of 3sets of 10reps of 70lbs

Biceps
Standing Barbell Curl of 2sets of 10reps of 45lbs

It is still incomplete becuase I have yet to by dumbells.. I ended up getting a different bar... a Olyimpic one that came with 300lbs for $129 but I didn't come with the dumbells...

Instead of doing this I think I am going to make a plan from scratch and workout 4-6 days a week...
Monday: Back and Abs
Tuesday: Shoulders
Wensday: Cardio (HIIT)
Thursday: Legs
Friday: Chest
Saturday: Cardio

-Mike Man 90
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what happened to biceps, triceps, traps.......

Should I do those all in one day? Or should Biceps be with Legs and Triceps with Back and Traps with HIIT???

-Mike Man 90
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