Bulk up and lose body fat?

gazzer

Looking for some advice guys.
Been training in the gym since March and I have made some gains in terms of gaining muscle and size. Ive put on about 10 pounds in weight. While my arms, chest, shoulders etc have got bigger I still have a bit of body fat and my stomach seems to have a fair bit of fat around it. My main aim is to basically push myself as much as I can and get bigger and bigger. Ideally I would love to put on another stone or 2 in muscle. Can I do this training like I am at the moment and still lose the fat around my stomach or should I just concentrate on getting bigger until I am at a size I like and then concentrate on losing the excess fat? My workout at the moment is

Monday: Chest press(12,10,8,6,4,2,2,)
Incline Chest Press(8,8,8 )
Flyes(8,8,8 )
Tricep push down(12,10,8,6,4,2,2 )
Dips(8,8,8 )
Tricep Kickback(8,8,8 )

Tuesday: Squats(12,10,8,6,4,2 )
Leg Extension(8,8,8 )
Calf Raise(10,10,10,10)
Barbell Curl(12,10,8,6,4,2)
Concentration Curl(8,8,8 )
Pull Up(3,3,3,3,)

Thursday: Shoulder Press(12,10,8,6,4,2)
Side Laterals (10,10,10,10)
Front Laterals (10,10,10,10)
30 minutes of Cardio, Skipping, Exercise Bike, Threadmill

Friday: Deadlift(10,8,6,4,2)
Sitting Cable Row(10,10,10)
Pull Down(8,8,8 )
30 minutes of Cardio, Skipping, Exercise Bike, Threadmill

Iv used the threadmill, exercise bike, skipping, HIIT after my workout but there is some stubborn fat around my stomach that wont seem to move. Is the workout above any good??

In addition I totally changed my diet 4 months back. I eat 5 meals a day. A typical day would be

Breakfast: 3 Scrambled Eggs, Bowl of Porridge
Mid Morning: Smothie(made at home) Strawberrys, Bananas, Frozen Yogurt, Pumpkin Seed Oil, Protein Powder
Lunch: Brown Bread, Eggs, Tomatoe, Turkey Breast and a half pint of milk
Afternoon: Smoothie(same as mid morning)
Post Workout: RAM and 2 bananas
Evening Meal: Pint of milk, Chicken Breasts, Brown Rice, Carrots, Broccoli.

I dont know how much calories that amounts to and I have a feeeling I should be eating more.

For a while I have wanted to take up some form of MA and I have found out that there is a martial arts centre up the road from me in the nearby industrial estate. They teach Kick boxing every weekday evening and weekend afternoons. So I was thinking of spending 2 days (Wednesday and Saturday) doing Kick Boxing and my usual 4 days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) in the gym. Do you guys reckon that is too much or would doing that routine give me the right balance of putting on muscle and size while lowering my body fat??
Thanks for reading this and Id really appreciate any advice you have.

Cheers

Gazzer

barclay2

Im not a big muscular fella myself, but i go through phases of doing weights. Ive read in a lot of places now that you cant gain lots of muscle and lose lots of fat at the same time - because to lose fat you need to burn more calories than you eat, and to gain muscle you need to eat more calories than you burn.

Makes sense to me. But i do know that doing weights and cardio together has produced great results for me in the past. I definitely get stronger even though i dont get bigger - and get a lot more muscle tone. And the cardio keeps me nice and lean, so i feel great.

rubadub

Have a read of this
http://teamtestforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=761

amazingemmet

I'd cut the banana's out of your post work out combo as they'll slow down absorbtion and have them half an hour later with some normal protein.