Hello I'm new here....

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I'm a 25 year old guy from miami florida.
I've just started trying to get into getting into shape...I'm extreamly outta shape and seeing so many of you in shape is great motivation.
When I say outta shape I mean I'm 5'7'' and weighing at 262 pounds....with 35% bodyfat . I was weighing 274 pounds 11 weeks ago....then I was weighing 268 as of 3/7/05. Now I'm at 262 with the help of cynomel which I started taking 3/7/05. I've been going to the gym for about 11 weeks going about an average of 4 days out of the week. I do mostly cardio. 45-60 mins on the rowing machine....45-60 mins on the eliptical machine. Average Calories Burned is 210-310 rowing and 450-500 on eliptical machine...I maintain a log of calories burned daily. But I dont have it with me to be more accurate.
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Muscle Training I'm lacking at since I dont really have a routine to follow. And I'm just getting into muscle training...more muscle = burn more calories.
4sets of 15reps abs @ 95 pounds each day
Biceps I'm doing 4 sets of 15reps (not sure how much weight I think I'm doing 60 lbs
Triceps 4 sets of 15reps (not sure how much weight)
Calves (I'm not working on them yet...they are huge I'm trying to see if with weight loss they can get smaller.)
Quads (also not working them but I should)
Really that's all I do...any help with a muscle training routine would be awesome. I know there are a lot of knowledgable people here...
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As for my diet I'm eating about 6 times a day.
*Breakfast 1 cup cereal w/1%milk, yogurt
*Snack 2 boiled eggs 1 peanut butter whole wheat sandwich
*Lunch 1 whole wheat wrap with 2 slices low sodium ham/turkey or chicken salad with carb options ranch dressing. Diet soda
*Snack 1 string chesse, apple, grapes
*Dinner 2 Chicken Brests, Salad with Balsamic Vinigar or Carb Options ranch, mixed vegetables
*Snack 1%milk with sugar free nestle quick Sometimes I'll eat a smartone ice cream snack.
Basically I eat the same thing every day....except for dinner which I eat salmon or some sort of red meat throughout the week. Meats are cooked with a tiny bit of olive oil...vegetables are steamed with one teaspoon of margerine added. I add no salt.
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With that diet and ammount of excercise I was maintaining a weight of 268 I wouldn't go up or down too much but I was losing inches. I started taking cynomel and that helped me lose 6 pounds in 7 days....not sure if any of you have taking this or what your thoughts are....any feedback will be great.
I'll be posting pictures soon to show you guys how I looked last year at 278 and how my progress is going.

 

[Big A]

Go to the Article's forum and read the 'Growth principles for beginners' and 'Getting ready for competition' threads and you will learn everything you need to know about trainign and dieting (ignore the drug info as you don't need that now).

You have to build up your muscles because the more muscle you have the more calories you burn even when you are sleeping - muscle needs a lot of calories to exist.