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    SneakyPeak78 is offline New Member
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    Not sure wht I am doing here, but...

    28 years old, 225 lbs, 6'2". Im looking to shread some fat, and gain muscle. Im not looking for the bodybuilder look. Ide rather have the underwaer model look. Lean and muscular. Ive tried to do this the natural way, but I get frustrated too soon. I go to the gym 7 days a week, usually for 2-3 hours a day. burnout is an everyday thing for me. I feel great, but no results. Ive also NEVER taken ANY drug. This is the point that I am at. I want to get the look Ive always wanted, and sooner then later. If you have any help, please let me know. I know nothing about any of this so patience is a must. Thanks

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    Glad to see you are patient

    Welcome buddy

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    Welcome to AR.

    What are you doing for 2 - 3 hours each day at the gym?
    You a fighter?
    Are you doing weight training each day?
    What?

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    I usually do 1 1/2 hours of weight training, then 1 1/2 hours of cardio. I alternate days on weights. 1st day chest/tri, 2nd day back/bicepts, 3rd legs shoulders, repeat. I sometimes take a day off after the 3rd day and do just cardio. My arms get big, but my chest stays small no matter what I do. And now Im getting older (28th b-day today), it seems to just get harder to stay where Im at.

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    You think your better than me?!?!

    j/k...welcome and check out the posted stickies at the top of the diet forum...

    And happy birthday!

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    Just to make things clear, Im done trying to be natural. Im just letting people know about my background in case it makes a difference. Wow, it is 12am, Im 28.

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    for starters i would think about cutting the workout times...seems you could very easily be overtraining

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    I also spend so much time at the gym because I have sooo much time on my hands. I have a class from 12pm to 5:30pm, and nothing to do besides that. So I work out, and hit up the clubs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SneakyPeak78
    I also spend so much time at the gym because I have sooo much time on my hands. I have a class from 12pm to 5:30pm, and nothing to do besides that. So I work out, and hit up the clubs.
    dont tell me we can see you on mtv

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    No MTV for me. I have done promo events for a few major companies when I was in better shape (40lbs lighter). But now Im afraid to even call my contacts for work because Im not in shape like I should be. Its frustrating to look back and see where I was a year ago. That is why I need help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 956Vette
    dont tell me we can see you on mtv
    That's Funny!
    Yeah, Hope you're not the stripper sneakypeak! J/K bro

    Anyway,
    Happy Birthday - give yourself a birthday present and only work out once for each body part next week. In the off time, go to the library and try to find a couple books on Nutrition, Weight Training Exercises and BodyBuilding.

    The goal is to read enough to know how your body reacts to the exercising and how valuable nutrition is in helping "sculpt" the body.
    You will also see with the exercise and bodybuilding books, which exercises work the best for certain body parts and a lot of the various weight training methods there are.

    See where you fit with all this and I bet you can figure out some things to change to get yourself growing again.

    EDIT: I was typing this when you posted - so disregard if you've been training for a while. (But I do think you're overtraining - agree with vette on this one)
    Last edited by TADOLFI; 01-26-2006 at 11:53 PM.

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    Welcome... and do cut back on the training bro... 2-3 hours 24/7 is way excessive (unless you spend 90% of the time chitchatting...)

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    I really appreciate the help. Ill try things a little different next week and see how I feel. Ill also get more info, you can never have too much.

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    Good luck and welcome aboard..

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    Welcome mate. You are working out way to much bro. If you cant get it done in 45 mins, four days a week then you are wasting your time IMO

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    So I need do do about 1 hour a day, with a different body part every day. What about cardio?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SneakyPeak78
    So I need do do about 1 hour a day, with a different body part every day. What about cardio?
    I do cardio in the off days, like Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday

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    personally I do 30 min post workout...

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewKid
    personally I do 30 min post workout...
    That wil work as well, but I never have the friggin energy

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    With the information given, this is whal Im going to try. 45~60 minutes on weights, breaking it into chest, bicepts, shoulders, tricepts, legs, back (each have there own day) followed by 20~30 minutes cardio. I might try 3 days on, 1 day off, just so I have a break. How does this sound?

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    3 days on 1 day for weights?...just clearifying...

    I do 3 days on TOTAL for the week MON Wed Fri...with cardio afterwards...

    Yes that is correct 45min-60min weights and 20-30min cardio...

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    i was going to do weights every day except the 4th day. and on weight days, ill also do cardio.

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    bro, it sounds like you're seriously overtraining. try taking a full week off from training all together, then start back up with at least 2 days of rest in between the days when you work out upper body or lower body.

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