Want to lose the belly by doing weights

the_syco

Right so,
I wish to lose the belly. At the moment, I do the gym at least once a week, sometimes twice a week, Mondays and Wednesdays being the usual days.

I'm 6foot 6", and the fat is pretty much only on the belly, with some on the chest area (mini-moobs). Weight is 18.11 stone. Can vary up to 19.04 stone, depending what I'm eating. Looking to lose the belly, whilst doing weights, as doing weights is "fun". I find running boring, so try to limit it.

My workout is as follows:
5 to 8 minute stretchs (arms/legs/etc)
5 minutes on rowing machine or 1000 meters, which ever is longer.
All the folling are made by "Trotter Galileo". It doesn't say on the machines how heavy the weights are
Seated leg curl, 10 weights, 3 sets of 20 reps
Lat Pulldown, 6 weights, 3 sets of 20 reps *
Leg Extension, 6 weights, 3 sets of 20 reps
Lat Pulldown (Stiff Arm Pulldown, I think it's called?), 4 weights, 3 sets of 20 reps **
or if someone is using it, Seated Row, 3 sets of 20 reps6 weights

* I do the position where I sit down, and pull the bar behind my neck.
** I do the position where I stand up, one foot in front of the other, and pull the rope down to my waist.

I then go onto the weights (had to google/youtube the names of the exercises, so they should be correct)

Seated Bent Over Dumbbell Reverse Fly, 2*3KG, 3 sets of 20 reps
Incline Bench Press, 2*15KG, 3 sets of 20 reps
Dumbbell Benchpress, 2*15KG, 3 sets of 20 reps
between each set of Dumbbell Benchpress, I do 5 reps of Dumbbell Pullover using one 15KG dumbbell
Usually "cool down" with a 5 minute walk at 6KM/hour.

Usually have low energy during the summer, due to the heat. In the winter, I would do 10 minutes/2000 meters on the rowing machine, and do an extra set on all activities, and maybe a 40 minute walk @ 6KM/hour.

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Looking for any comments on what I could add to this, to help increase fat loss? The above takes about an hour. There are other machines in the gym, I just don't use them. By this I mean if you think X machine will help me, tell me, and I'll check if the gym has it.

Zamboni

1. Read the stickies.
2. Post your diet.
3. Skip the machines and get instruction in free weight exercises. (Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, Shoulder Press) Also do bodyweight exercises, pull ups and dips etc. Do negatives to start with if you need.
4. * I do the position where I sit down, and pull the bar behind my neck.
Don't do this anymore. It is dangerous.

the_syco

Zamboni wrote: »

1. Read the stickies.
2. Post your diet.

Stickies were useful

Diet:
Breakfast: All Bran with sultanas *
Lunch: "Pasta (about the size of my clenched fist) with a bit of cheese melted into it" or if I haven't premade it, chicken fillet sandwich on white bread from local Spar.
Dinner: Varies. Sometimes it's a potato and some random meat (I live at home, so choice is not always an option), but after gym it's usually fruit smoothie + sandwich of some sort.
Wekend: usually breakfast.

Snacks: usually of the chocolate kind. Sometimes crisps. Have cut down on the amount I used to gorge, but the current level is still not great. Have to find something else to munch. Will try apples.

*Tescos didn't have these this month, so I got Frosties. Will get the All Bran again, as stickies advise against the sugary cereals.

Zamboni wrote: »

3. Skip the machines and get instruction in free weight exercises. (Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, Shoulder Press) Also do bodyweight exercises, pull ups and dips etc. Do negatives to start with if you need.

Ah, they're "fun" so I'll keep doing them. I'll incorporate the free weight exercies into the routine, though.

Zamboni wrote: »

4. * I do the position where I sit down, and pull the bar behind my neck.
Don't do this anymore. It is dangerous.

Oh? I'll do it to the front of the chest then.

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I'll try out the "brisk walk" thing on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Zamboni

the_syco wrote: »

Diet:
Breakfast: All Bran with sultanas *
Lunch: "Pasta (about the size of my clenched fist) with a bit of cheese melted into it" or if I haven't premade it, chicken fillet sandwich on white bread from local Spar.
Dinner: Varies. Sometimes it's a potato and some random meat (I live at home, so choice is not always an option), but after gym it's usually fruit smoothie + sandwich of some sort.
Wekend: usually breakfast.

Snacks: usually of the chocolate kind. Sometimes crisps. Have cut down on the amount I used to gorge, but the current level is still not great. Have to find something else to munch. Will try apples.

*Tescos didn't have these this month, so I got Frosties. Will get the All Bran again, as stickies advise against the sugary cereals.

You will have to lose all these white carbs, the potato, white bread and pasta.
You need to replace them with lean meats, nuts, seeds and vegeteables.
As for snacks, you don't need anyone here to tell you that if you want to drop weight, you have to drop the choclate and crisps first. Completely.

the_syco wrote: »

Ah, they're "fun" so I'll keep doing them. I'll incorporate the free weight exercies into the routine, though.

No they need to be the fundamental part of your routine.

the_syco wrote: »

Oh? I'll do it to the front of the chest then.

Pull ups would be better altogether.

If you do live at home you, don't just eat what you are given.
Go shopping & prepare your own meals if necessary.