So you want a nice stomach
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I'm new and looking to lose my gut. I'm looking for easy exercises that can be done at home but Any help or advice would be welcome!0
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I'm new and looking to lose my gut. I'm looking for easy exercises that can be done at home but Any help or advice would be welcome!
There are lots of body weight things you can do. It's been suggested many times through this thread to use You Are Your Own Gym. I'm sure there are body weight programs online as well.0 -
Great! And thanks for the reply! What is you are your own gym? Is it a program, a site or a app?0
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Great! And thanks for the reply! What is you are your own gym? Is it a program, a site or a app?
It's a book. There is an app you can buy as well for it.
Nerdfitness.com also has a bodyweight program on its site available. Strong Curves is a book but has a few different programs, including a bodyweight one.0 -
I'm going to check it out! Thank you!0
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Why do a heavy 5x5 training program versus like a p90x or an insanity? Why the preference for heavy weights if goal is fat loss?0
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I agree. P90x had a great combination of exercises. I started doing bootcamp at the gym very similar.0
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BrianDavidBy32 wrote: »Why do a heavy 5x5 training program versus like a p90x or an insanity? Why the preference for heavy weights if goal is fat loss?Newarski22 wrote: »I agree. P90x had a great combination of exercises. I started doing bootcamp at the gym very similar.
Because there is a much greater chance of LBM preservation. P90x and Insanity are cardio programs at heart.
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LolBroScience wrote: »BrianDavidBy32 wrote: »Why do a heavy 5x5 training program versus like a p90x or an insanity? Why the preference for heavy weights if goal is fat loss?Newarski22 wrote: »I agree. P90x had a great combination of exercises. I started doing bootcamp at the gym very similar.
Because there is a much greater chance of LBM preservation. P90x and Insanity are cardio programs at heart.
^This. Weight loss is about eating at a deficit and usually you want most of that loss to be fat, not muscle. So strength training would be preferred over a more cardio based routine like P90X because as Lol pointed out, strength training preserves more LBM while in a deficit.0 -
Isn't p90x best of both - strength PLUS cardio? That's why I'm confused.0
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BrianDavidBy32 wrote: »Isn't p90x best of both - strength PLUS cardio? That's why I'm confused.
...Not strength in the sense we are talking about here0 -
BrianDavidBy32 wrote: »Isn't p90x best of both - strength PLUS cardio? That's why I'm confused.
Because doing P90X misses out on all the benefits of compound lifts. You also only challenge the muscles for the first few weeks on programs that combine cardio with strength. They attempt to change it up and call it muscle confusion, but it contains no real progressive overload.0 -
BrianDavidBy32 wrote: »Isn't p90x best of both - strength PLUS cardio? That's why I'm confused.
I did p90x for 10 years on a 5-7 day regiment. I didn't get much muscle definition or weight loss. I added more cardio, Zumba, body weight exercises and lost 38 lbs. But, when I started strong lift 5x5 March 2 2015 I gained 4 lbs and lost 17.5 inches. That's a difference!
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I was doing 21-25 hours of cardio including p90x now i only do strong lift 5x5 every other day. For only 3-4 hours a week. When i was doing all the cardio I only ate 1200 calories now I eat whatever I want! 2000+.0
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Okay - so I now understand why 5x5 vs p90x. But why HEAVY 5x5 via like an 8-12 rep circuit training program with weights at a gym. The typical ones certified trainers would put you on for weight loss?0
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BrianDavidBy32 wrote: »Okay - so I now understand why 5x5 vs p90x. But why HEAVY 5x5 via like an 8-12 rep circuit training program with weights at a gym. The typical ones certified trainers would put you on for weight loss?
I don't do a 5x5 program, I do a hypertrophy program which is 8-12 reps. It's not a circuit training program. Once again, they generally skip the compound lifts in favor of exercises that can be worked into a cardio type setting. Those programs aren't built to challenge the muscles in the way that hypertrophy or strength programs do, so lean mass retention is lower. They're also often the only types of programs trainers are allowed to do at bigger gyms. At this point I think you should look into hiring a private personal trainer or starting your own thread asking questions.0 -
What the heck... I must not know anything. I thought cardio was great for you and helps with the abs :-/ I love cardio. I do step twice a week and love to run. I'm just now trying to lose some more weight and build muscle. What's your take on pilates? I feel pretty lost right now. Lol derrrp!0
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jensquish1 wrote: »What the heck... I must not know anything. I thought cardio was great for you and helps with the abs :-/ I love cardio. I do step twice a week and love to run. I'm just now trying to lose some more weight and build muscle. What's your take on pilates? I feel pretty lost right now. Lol derrrp!
Read the OP again0 -
jensquish1 wrote: »What the heck... I must not know anything. I thought cardio was great for you and helps with the abs :-/ I love cardio. I do step twice a week and love to run. I'm just now trying to lose some more weight and build muscle. What's your take on pilates? I feel pretty lost right now. Lol derrrp!
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