new to this :)

hey all

i weigh around 200lbs

im almost 17

and im kinda tall , not sure how long i am ...

im following this lose weight program

http://scoobysworkshop.com/6packabs.htm

im mainly trying to lose weight ...

been lifting for about 3 weeks , and there is a huge difference in my arms before i started lifting...

and i couldnt do any pushups but i can do few now and im trying to do more

my questions are :

- should i take protein shakes looking at the program am following ?
- and how important cardio is for me ?

thanks , :)

edit :

been going through some threads

if started loosing weight ... will i get that loose skin ? :S

I doubt you will get loose skin as your current weight is only 200lbs

and a lean up type of  protein shake would probaly be good cause protein is also vital in fat loss

If you are tall and only 200 lb. I also doubt you will have loose skin. That thing you were checking out didn't really say anything useful other than eat less exercise more. Alot of things on there were false, like how healthy you eat doesn't nesicarily have anything to do with fat loss, you could eat at mcdonalds everyday but if your eating under maintenence calories than you'll lose fat. Also they can't tell you have much you need to eat everything is different, though it could probably be a good gauge until you find out how much you need to eat to lose weight. Oh sorry to answer your questions:
Take bcaa's (broken down protein) before you do cardio to help reduce muscle loss but alot of times bcaa's are in protein shakes, there in mine at least.
And if your goal is just to lose weight cardio isn't really important as long as you eat less calories than you burn. But it helps keep you in great shape and allows you to eat more and still lose weight.

Goals by end of 2009:
Bench 205
Squat 255 ATG
Squat Clean 185

"There is no elevator to success, you must take the stairs."

Weird, all the guys have 8 pack abs in those videos.

Weird that they would advertise a 6-pack ab diet when there's no such thing as six pack abs.

What are you talking about?

Goals by end of 2009:
Bench 205
Squat 255 ATG
Squat Clean 185

"There is no elevator to success, you must take the stairs."

lmao, that link you posted is the cheapest site I've ever seen; the video is pretty bad too, as soon as that guy said "well what exactly does that mean?" - for the third time I couldn't take it anymore and you can see he's reading of a sheet of paper which is why he's just hired to sell THAT ad. My suggestion, whatever you do don't follow that website, there is plenty of information on this forum on how to get started, and exercise executions can be found almost anywhere these days.

Get to reading and trying some routines listed or pinned in the teenage bodybuilding section. After a while you'll end up making your own routine anyways, it's a matter of getting a hang of the exercises and keeping proper form, the rest is up to you and your body. Good luck.

Its not what you know, its what you can do that counts!

Age: 18
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 162 lb
Current Status: Strength Training (Max-OT)

Off Topic, but Rus you should flip around your sig.
Its not what you can do, its what you know that counts!
Makes more sense..

Goals by end of 2009:
Bench 205
Squat 255 ATG
Squat Clean 185

"There is no elevator to success, you must take the stairs."

yea man thats bs about the skin thing i had a buddie who was 270 and over time he lost 80 pounds and he looks in shape, no crazy excess skin thing goin on so ull b good bro.

i love the photoshop fat in the vid lmao!

connelly


Off Topic, but Rus you should flip around your sig.
Its not what you can do, its what you know that counts!
Makes more sense..

May be, but my idea was that you can't do something without knowing how to do it and if you're doing something then its obvious you know what it is and how to do it! Thanks for the tip though. :)

Its not what you know, its what you can do that counts!

Age: 18
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 162 lb
Current Status: Strength Training (Max-OT)