Exercise Plan to finish off my weight loss?

zman1313

Hey guys and gals, I've been on my weight loss journey since March 1st of this year and as of today I'm 72lbs down, weighing 205. While I'm extremely happy with the results I've gotten so far, I still have belly fat and some fat around my hips that I want to get rid of. For the last 6 weeks or so I haven't been working out at all (burned myself out doing 2 HARD workouts a day for 3 months.) I've decided that it's time to get back in the gym again since that's going to be the best way to tighten everything up and get to my goal weight (185...I think? 6'1" male) My question is...what should the focus of my workouts be? More cardio or heavy lifting?

I've done a lot of reading and most of the lifting plans out there are for people already at a "helthy" weight and looking to put on muscle mass. This obviously requires eating at a calorie surplus, which is bad for losing weight? At the same time, you need to lift in order to tighten up (correct me if I'm wrong.)

So, I guess what I'm asking, is how do I find a happy medium between cardio, lifting, and diet to help me reach my goal (it's so close I can taste it!) Thank you in advance!

zman1313

ttt, anybody?

j6o4

Lift heavy and eat enough protein to help maintain muscle, and let the calorie deficit do its job. If you want more calories to eat, then up the cardio so that your caloric need will be higher.

sjaplo

Finish.....finish?.........Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!