Hi Everyone

[MarkT]

Hi Everyone! I've been watching this board for some time , everyone here is very knowledgable and direct.
I am a 25 year old beginner - looking to get lean and trimmed not necessarily bulky and big (though if it happens along the way I won't argue).

I use to weight in over 200lbs - but since the high school days i've stuck to 35-40 min cardio sessions and worked weight training in so that i could loose the fat but build a base under it.

I'm now at 170 lbs and looking to get lean but continue to loose the weight. I've been told to stop cardio and concentrate on light weights with more reps and less rest between the sets to compensate for cardio. To stop cardio now would make me feel as if the weight would come back.

Does anyone have any advice they can offer? Do i stop cardio all together? or throw a 20 min cardio session in at the end of the workout?

Thank you everyone, I look foward to your replies.

 

[xcelbeyond]

Sounds like you're willing to do the "work" (weights and/or cardio). Read my signature. Be smart about "what" you do. Learn nutrition - that's the secret to really getting lean, putting on muscle, or both.

You need to tell us more - your stats, goals, etc. BIG difference between 200# at 6'4" and 5'4" Do you want to look like a marathon runner (which sounds like it with all the cardio and very little attention to weights)?

If you've read any of the posts, especially lately, there are as MANY different ways to workout with weights as there are opinions. I believe a lot has to with your body-type. Are you and Endo or Ecto?
http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12813
http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5292
http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12791

 

[DOGMA]

Very few people are gifted enough to get bigger and leaner at the same time... VERY FEW... I suggest you search "DC TRAINING". Eat and lift heavy. When you want to get lean then eat and train to be lean.