11-18-2013, 02:27 PM
Completely agree with the above 2 posts. Also, what really helps me shed the pounds quickly is not just my morning cardio but a good long walk or bike ride at night. When I started doing this I noticed a dramatic increase in weight loss. It may be because I was eating too late and it helped digest and burn off all the excess calories I still had in me.
It also helped as I wasn't doing my morning routine then putting off my goals to the following day. I would have great workouts in the morning then I would justify a burger and Guiness at night. With another 'workout' planned every night it held me more accountable to my diet, sleep patterns, etc.
My success has always been high with weight loss with a few key components:
1. Low to moderate anabolics. You don't need crazy amounts of anything to lose weight. Just plenty of exercise, water and a restrictive diet. Possibly 200-400 mg a week of test and maybe some Tren or something at a low dose to help with muscle sparing properties, but even that isn't necessary.
2. Learn to live hungry. It will be uncomfortable for about a week until the scale starts giving you applause. If you are in the same category as me, big but got fat, you really need to give your stomach time to shrink back to something approaching human.
3. One intense and one low impact cardio session a day.
4. I know all the science points the other way, but I never increased my reps and went with lower weight. I still pushed my workouts up to 3-4 reps as a last set. I couldn't stand getting weak when trying to diet and it was demoralizing for me. Would I have lost the pounds faster? Yes. Would I have stuck with it? Probably not. It was psychologically beneficial for me to still feel strong, which kept me in the gym.
5. ALWAYS have something healthy prepared to eat at all times. ALWAYS. You should plan your meals but also have something readily available that you can have whenever you want it. There will be times when your cravings get out of control. Plan for it because it will happen.
6. I weighed myself everyday. Again, I know it's the general consensus you should use the mirror to judge progress and not the scale. Looking at that cold hard number at the same time every morning let me know in no uncertain terms if I was still moving in the right direction or if I was slacking. You can lie to yourself about your self image, the scale won't.
It also helped as I wasn't doing my morning routine then putting off my goals to the following day. I would have great workouts in the morning then I would justify a burger and Guiness at night. With another 'workout' planned every night it held me more accountable to my diet, sleep patterns, etc.
My success has always been high with weight loss with a few key components:
1. Low to moderate anabolics. You don't need crazy amounts of anything to lose weight. Just plenty of exercise, water and a restrictive diet. Possibly 200-400 mg a week of test and maybe some Tren or something at a low dose to help with muscle sparing properties, but even that isn't necessary.
2. Learn to live hungry. It will be uncomfortable for about a week until the scale starts giving you applause. If you are in the same category as me, big but got fat, you really need to give your stomach time to shrink back to something approaching human.
3. One intense and one low impact cardio session a day.
4. I know all the science points the other way, but I never increased my reps and went with lower weight. I still pushed my workouts up to 3-4 reps as a last set. I couldn't stand getting weak when trying to diet and it was demoralizing for me. Would I have lost the pounds faster? Yes. Would I have stuck with it? Probably not. It was psychologically beneficial for me to still feel strong, which kept me in the gym.
5. ALWAYS have something healthy prepared to eat at all times. ALWAYS. You should plan your meals but also have something readily available that you can have whenever you want it. There will be times when your cravings get out of control. Plan for it because it will happen.
6. I weighed myself everyday. Again, I know it's the general consensus you should use the mirror to judge progress and not the scale. Looking at that cold hard number at the same time every morning let me know in no uncertain terms if I was still moving in the right direction or if I was slacking. You can lie to yourself about your self image, the scale won't.