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Weight/Fat loss and Strength loss
At what point did you find yourself loosing strength while dieting off the fat? I track everything pretty obsessively, and I noticed for the first 3 months of lifting I gained a ton of strength (newbie gains), then those gains tapered off quite a bit but I was still slowly putting more weight on the barbell until about 2…
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Regarding "overtraining".
Since I began spending time at the local Y I've heard over and over to be careful not to overtrain. I've read about some of the symptoms, but I've never really come close to any of them. I don't get a chance to be very active (outside of the gym) so I tend to enjoy myself while I'm there. I have no problems spending 2…
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HITT isn't for me.
Felt like ranting a little... When I first began working out, I read all the literature I could get my hands on. I noticed pretty quickly there seemed to be three things which everybody was saying over and over (and over). 1. Barbell Weight Training is the best way to shed fat. 2. HITT/Interval Training is the best way to…
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Ideal weight and when to transition to maintainence
So I've been "dieting" for a good year now now, which combined with a sensible barbell strength training program 3x a week and fasted cardio every day has allowed me to shed a good 90lbs since last year (55ish since I started using myfitnesspal). I've never been able to figure out what a good ideal weight would be for me…
