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Anonymous
Hello /fit/. I have a bit of a problem.

I am 5' 10" and currently 177lbs. I was 200 pounds back in December 07. I've lost a bit of weight and put on some muscle. However, once I reached 178. pounds I've seem to hit a wall. Before then I did weight training 3 times a week working out all my muscles in the same workout, and doing cardio every other day. So I thought I should step it up, and start weight training everyday AND do cardio right after my weight training too. I also tried eating 5 meals a day, trying to average about 300 Calories a meal (5 x 300 = 1500 Calories). This was at the start of May. It is now May the 17th and I just got on the scale and it says 177lbs. A week ago my lowest was 174.5 pounds, and I was happy. Now I see this and it's really really frustrating. I know about water weight, but what the fuck? I've been checking the scale at different times during the day for the last few days and I'm nowhere near 174 now.

What am I doing wrong?
>> Anonymous
everything
>> Anonymous
Stop caring about your weight and start caring about your body fat %

For one thing, you shouldn't work out every day. You're only going to hurt your muscles because you'll be over-training them. It's time to learn about the 2-day split. Look that up.

Second, you're not eating enough. 1500 calories a day would be the bare minimum for a very petite woman. You don't sound like a little lady, so start stuffing down more food. When your body detects that you have a constant and plentiful supply of food, it'll be more willing to drop fat.

Also keep in mind that muscle can increase your weight significantly. Those strongmen and powerlifter competitors are all 300lbs. +
>> Anonymous
>>121054
>do cardio right after my weight training too

Do cardio before weight training, even if it makes you weaker during your weight training. By doing cardio right after weight training, you're basically getting rid of all that fast-twitch fibers that you just worked. Also, are you doing HIIT or LISS? If you're not doing HIIT, start doing it. It burns fat, and doesn't use your fast-twitch muscle fibers for energy.
>> Anonymous
>>121084

Oh, I'm not training all my muscles everyday. One day I work on biceps and triceps, next day I work my shoulders and back etc. I guess I should try eating more then.

>>121086
I've been doing cardio after my weight training cause I assumed that my glycogen stores would be low or depleted, therefore I would start burning fat immediately. I also haven't been doing HIIT because if you do it right all your energy should be gone, and I can't imagine doing that on the same day as weight training. Should I alternate days then?
>> Anonymous
>>121086

INCORRECT. Cardio is ALWAYS after lifting. If you use up all your glycogen stores on cardio, your body will start using your muscles for energy when lifting, which is counter-productive
>> Anonymous
Alright, I have another question. What is the best way to calculate my BMR? I've tried different calculators from Google but I keep getting different numbers.
>> Anonymous
>>121115
I thought you'd burn it away on cardio/deplete cortisol levels and make your weight training a waste of time if you did cardio afterwards.