Could use some advice on lifting

jhall260

So I could use some advice on lifting, or rather starting to.

Here is my background: I am a 5'10'' male that is 28 years old (29 on Sunday!). On my 26th birthday I decided to start getting 'healthier' and 'eating better'. Along the road I learned what that really means, and how to do it right. I eat what I want, so long as It fits into my caloric goals. I dropped from 260 to 190lbs in about a year then I was stuck at 185-195 for almost 1.5 years. Until I stopped kidding myself and really started tracking my calories and logging my workouts better. Since late October/ Early November I have dropped down to 174lbs.

Now I am not looking at getting into heavy lifting, I don't want to and it does not fit into my goals. I am a ultra runner and a triathlete. While I believe strength training will help with these endeavors I think to much will hinder it, if you disagree that's your opinion I have my mind made up and it's not going to change.

Here are my questions;

Ideally I would like to get down to 160's. Should I cut down on a bit more weight before I start lifting? Or would you start doing some now. (FWIW I do do body weight exercises right now)

Most of my time is consumed by swimming, biking, and running (I run 7 days a week and have for 100+ days, this will not change). I am thinking of 2x a week - will this even work? What kind of program would you do?

My biggest issue is with the weight. While I don't know my % body fat, I know I still have some I want to get rid of.

Thanks for any inputs.

dbmata

To get to 160:
Increase weekly cardio and reduce weekly calories. Focus on more running, that is the most catabolic of the three if I'm remembering some reading I've done properly.

Will 2x a week work?:
Depends. Can you recover enough to put in a good workout, or are you going to put in a half effort workout because your endurance is flagging from the cardio? What kind of program would I do? Something that focused on increasing maximum strength and then power. So, Starting Strength would be a good place to start.

Your biggest issue is weight, but you don't know bodyfat. So you really aren't serious about monitoring your performance metrics then are you? Got it.

hilts1969

dbmata wrote: »

To get to 160:
Increase weekly cardio and reduce weekly calories. Focus on more running, that is the most catabolic of the three if I'm remembering some reading I've done properly.

Will 2x a week work?:
Depends. Can you recover enough to put in a good workout, or are you going to put in a half effort workout because your endurance is flagging from the cardio? What kind of program would I do? Something that focused on increasing maximum strength and then power. So, Starting Strength would be a good place to start.

Your biggest issue is weight, but you don't know bodyfat. So you really aren't serious about monitoring your performance metrics then are you? Got it.

I wouldn't recommend starting strength for someone running 7 days a week

hilts1969

jhall260 wrote: »

So I could use some advice on lifting, or rather starting to.

Here is my background: I am a 5'10'' male that is 28 years old (29 on Sunday!). On my 26th birthday I decided to start getting 'healthier' and 'eating better'. Along the road I learned what that really means, and how to do it right. I eat what I want, so long as It fits into my caloric goals. I dropped from 260 to 190lbs in about a year then I was stuck at 185-195 for almost 1.5 years. Until I stopped kidding myself and really started tracking my calories and logging my workouts better. Since late October/ Early November I have dropped down to 174lbs.

Now I am not looking at getting into heavy lifting, I don't want to and it does not fit into my goals. I am a ultra runner and a triathlete. While I believe strength training will help with these endeavors I think to much will hinder it, if you disagree that's your opinion I have my mind made up and it's not going to change.

Here are my questions;

Ideally I would like to get down to 160's. Should I cut down on a bit more weight before I start lifting? Or would you start doing some now. (FWIW I do do body weight exercises right now)

Most of my time is consumed by swimming, biking, and running (I run 7 days a week and have for 100+ days, this will not change). I am thinking of 2x a week - will this even work? What kind of program would you do?

My biggest issue is with the weight. While I don't know my % body fat, I know I still have some I want to get rid of.

Thanks for any inputs.

Google is your friend search triathlete and lifting weights don't listen to people without the relevant knowledge, if you squat and deadlift heavy weights your running will be affected, i am a casual runner who could do 10k without a problem, since starting stronglifts some days i can't run much more than 10 minutes

If you want the body and performance of a triathlete train like a triathlete