Definition not size

nick23

Could someone offer some advice as im a complete novice and am just starting to do weights training.

What i want to do is to not increase my size at all (im already big enough in my opinion) im only looking to gain definition and try to obtain a trim, toned body.

From what i have been told so far its better to use light weights and do about 15-20 reps and with 3 sets. Is this a good plan? How do i know what is the idea weight to use? And so on....

Any feedback greatley appreciated

Flex

For defintion you need to reduce your bodyfat%; the lower that is, the more defined your muscles appear. Do cardio and have a good diet (when Im cutting I eat 2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight, 1 gram of fat for every 3 pounds and as few carbs as possible). Im fairly lean and trim but I usually keep my rep range at about 8 and I use a weight that I usually only manage to do 8 reps on each set. How much weight are you looking to lose?

nick23

I currently weigh about 80kg and am approx 5 foot 10.

I dont really know how much i want to loose. Basically just until i feel happy with the way i look.

My diet is very basic. Brown bread in the mornings, whatever the lunch ladies decide to provide us with and then a home cooked meal of normally steak, chicken, pasta or something along those lines mostly accompanied by some form of potatoe

tomED

I hope this isn't classed as hijacking, cause its a pretty similar topic.

What I need to know is (and it may sound stoopid) - if working on a bodybuildgin programme whould your waist increase in size?

I read in a mens health mag that - Everything else should get bigger but your waist should get smaller. IS this the case?

Dragan

It is highly unlikely for most people that working with weights would lead to an increase in the size of your waist. Excess weight with maybe the squat or the dead lift might have this effect, but believe me when i say it is unlikely that you will ever be able to lift the relevant weight to do this.

All in all, use weights.

base2

Most bodybuilders have around a 32inch waist. It just looks snall in comparison to their lats and chest.

Dragan

base2 wrote:

Most bodybuilders have around a 32inch waist. It just looks snall in comparison to their lats and chest.

Be honest , a 32 inch waist on anyone in todays world is quite small. The whole point of bodybuilding in that you have the correct proportion. Maybe normal people can learn from that, if you have a naturally wide waist why not try building up your medial delts, upper lats and quads to make it seem a bit smaller????

nl

just do press ups. I do sets of 30, 20, 10 (in that order) with a 20 second gap between each. And then do 80 squats. Do this every day after the dinner. Only takes about 15 minutes to do. Has the desired effect + doesnt take ages.