Hello All :p, Please Help me out :(

[Unholy]

Heys, My name is Paul. I am just getting into the whole Weightlifting Healthy Life style. I am 18 Years old, 6 foot 1 and currenty 244 pounds. I am Really looking forward to whip my ass into shape and then start bulking up. I do need alot of help though, hence the reason I joined these wonderful forums. Any Advice on a routine to get my started would be greatly appreciated. I just joined the gym about a week ago. Im Fat not much else to say. I would really like to get my body fat down and start putting on some nice muscle. I would like to start off with a few questions.

1) Should I start off doing just cardio to slim down lets say 20 pounds and then start hitting the weights? Or should I do a mix of both, and if so in what proportions? And the third option, should I just hit weights and the fat will turn into muscle?

2) What type of diet should i follow? I think its safe to say i have about 30-40 pounds of fat i need to get rid of.

3) This sort of goes into Question number one, but what type of routine should i follow?

Any help, comments, suggestions would be greatly appreciated

I want to start seeing some results
I am hitting the gym about 5 days a week and dedicating one of thoe days to some hardcore cardio.

If any of you guys can help hook me up with some help it will not go unappreciated.

[Unholy]

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[Sidior]

glad to see you joining man....happy to welcome you
check your bf% before you decide if yoru bulking/cutting

[Unholy]

I would guess my BodyFat right now is at about 30%

Thats the thing, will wieghts alone help me lower that or should i mix cardio in with em? I was thinking about doing the WBB routine but on the offdays doing a 2 mile run and some situps

[EJFan]

I would guess my BodyFat right now is at about 30%

Thats the thing, will wieghts alone help me lower that or should i mix cardio in with em? I was thinking about doing the WBB routine but on the offdays doing a 2 mile run and some situps

i dumped close to 150 lbs last year lifting... relatively low weight, high reps and very brief breaks (30 secs) between sets. for me, i got a good cardio workout from that and lost fat without a traditional cardio routine. now i do high weight, low reps and about a minute break b/w sets.

i personally don't recommend distance running if you want to gain muscle mass. running for distance stimulates the wrong muscle fibers (i can't remember if it's fast or slow twitch but whatever) and you'll tend to get slender rather than bulky muscle mass. unless that's what you want, of course.

if you do opt to lift to lose fat, you may find (as i did) that it helps develop good form by working with those low weights in the beginning.

[crazedwombat]

welcome

[Unholy]

Thanks for the help So I think i will be mixing in some cardio into the wbb#1 routine. How about using a thermogenic Supplement is it worth the boost in fat burning if i go to the gym 5 days a week ?

[getfit]

Thanks for the help So I think i will be mixing in some cardio into the wbb#1 routine. How about using a thermogenic Supplement is it worth the boost in fat burning if i go to the gym 5 days a week ?

i would concentrate on your diet first!

[Unholy]

Believe me i am

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[Unholy]

Wow I use this name on soo many forums and for once someone knows where the name comes from, most people dont know its a song, they just think im a racist lunatic

[Unholy]

Btw, Im Psyched, Going to take pictures of my fat self today along with IronCurtain so we can compare every two weeks and see any changes. And ofcoarse I have to figure out how to post them directly in this thread instead of linking to them.

[pfc3rex]

Thanks for the help So I think i will be mixing in some cardio into the wbb#1 routine. How about using a thermogenic Supplement is it worth the boost in fat burning if i go to the gym 5 days a week ?

Welcome!

your right on track, your diet is very important aswell, make sure its up to spar first. "Bodies are built in the kitchen" - annonymous

[LadyLifter]

welcome to the board good luck with your lifting and goals!

[Unholy]

thank you all