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  • 28-11-2010 12:42am
    #1
    maxfresh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭


    hi guys just lookin to get some advice currently trying to lose weight and get fit have being going to the gym for the last few months doing mostly cardio and started watching what im eating ,in july i was 110 kg im now 92 kg ,im male 29 174 cm ,just wonderin if i cut down on the cardio a bit and consintrate more on strenght will i still lose weight. cheers rob


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  • #2
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Diet is what will make you lose weight. Heavy lifting is what will make you look really good when you take your clothes off.

    Cardio will give you a healthy heart and lungs, but unless you do major amounts, won't make a significant change to your body shape. Do enough cardio to give your heart and lungs a workout, and then concentrate on lifting. Go for squat, bench press, deadlift and similar lifts.


  • #3
    SpookyBastard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭SpookyBastard


    /\ Everything she just said /\

    oh and read the Fitness, the basics sticky... good nutrition advice in there to get you on your way :D


  • #4
    Diceicle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭Diceicle


    I have a basic lifting question and dont think it warrants a thread of its own, so ust to hijack the thread for a second.

    Is it better to do straight sets (i.e sets of 10 reps) or pyramid sets (ie 10 -heaviest weight / 12 / 10 reps).

    What I'm doing at the moment is straight sets. When I am able to do 10/10/10 I move on to the next heaviest dumb-bell.

    Just wondering if one type is better than the other?


  • #5
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Depends on how advanced you are. For beginners and intermediates, straight sets are best. If you are advanced, you need to do a bit more to force your body beyond its comfort zone, so you start with pyramid sets, forced reps, drop sets, all that sort of stuff, as an addition.

    Even the experts use straight sets with heavy weights.


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