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F !!VGCEC2EfKWQ
Dear /fit, wtf? I've been working out for a little less than a month now, and I still weigh 210. (I'm 5'10)

I work out EVERY DAY. And I work out every single part of my body, too.
Weight lifting, pushups, situps, pullups, cardio, legups, crunches, the works!

Not to mention, I eat healthy too. 10+ glasses of water a day, daily salad, protein intake, little to no trans fats.

I'm definitely growing some muscle, as I can do twice as much than I could before. But the fat remains.

What am I doing wrong??
>> Kung-FU !!yKQtbs254kV
muscle weighs more than fat. Just because you aren't losing weight doesn't mean you aren't losing body fat.
>> Anonymous
Too much lifting. You're burning fat at the rate you're gaining muscle. If you're more concerned about weight than bodyfat, stick to cardio and very basic weights.
>> Anonymous
Post your workout schedule.

Also, don't work out EVERY DAY. You need adequate time for your muscles to heal themselves.
>> F !!VGCEC2EfKWQ
>>165065

Well there are SOME days where I don't work out, but generally it's 5 times a day.

Most of my workouts consists of cardio warmups, then on to pushups and situps, then on to weight lifting, then back to situps and pushups, then a different type of weight lifting.

I try to get as many situps as possible.

Since I started, I went from being able to do 20 situps in a row, to 35.

My 1 hand weights went up from 20 pound weights to 35 pounds, my 2 hand bar went from 125 to 155, went from being able to do 10 pushups in a row to 25, cardio is generally always the same. 150+ jumping jacks, 10 minutes of cardio dance workout or jogging.

I only do cardio for warmups. But still.. I feel that I should have lost some weight. My beer belly remains.
>> F !!VGCEC2EfKWQ
No advice?
>> Anonymous
>I feel that I should have lost some weight

If you aren't happy with your results then quit.
>> Anonymous
>>165072
MOAR CARDIO. 10 minutes of shit isn't going to cut it.
>> F !!VGCEC2EfKWQ
>>165090

What kind of attitude is that
>> Anonymous
>>165092

You tell me. You're bitching that you aren't your ideal bodyweight after LESS THAN ONE MONTH. You say you notice new muscles, can do more, yet you're still bitching about it. So, if it's that big of a pain in the ass for you, that you can't do it for more than a month (lol) then just quit.
>> F !!VGCEC2EfKWQ
>>165093

Ideal bodyweight in one month? lol fuck no. I'm not delusional.

It's just really discouraging to see the same bodyweight EVERY day
>> PetBot
Are you doing cardio? If not, that could be a big part of the reason you're not seeing any results. You have to lose the fat to see the muscles underneath.

I feel like "cardio warmups" can't cut it if you're looking into fat loss. You have to get your heart rate up (aerobic exercise) to use up calories and ultimately burn fat; weight training won't accomplish that.
>> Anonymous
I honestly think you might be looking at yourself too much. Try not doing that. You're probably losing fat, but not noticing it because you see yourself every day, all the time. Try taking pictures every 2 weeks or every month.
And remember, just because the scale says you WEIGH the same, doesn't mean you're not looking FAT. Because as you lose fat, you gain muscle, and being that muscle weighs more than fat, It's no doubt that you may be remaining the same WEIGHT, especially since you appear to have such a good, strict workout and diet plan.
Just keep it up, and never give up, I promise you'll be happy. Seriously, never quit!
>> Anonymous
>>165104
>And remember, just because the scale says you WEIGH the same, doesn't mean you're not losing FAT.

Fix'd.
>> Anonymous
>>165072
you're kinda demanding aren't you? PLEASE RESPOND. GIVE ME ATTENTION.

here's some advice. honestly, your "workout" sucks.

10 minutes of cardio would be better spent sitting on the toilet. You need a sustained cardio effort (i.e. you need to actually sweat, not lightly perspire) to get any kind of physical and fat burning effect. Minimum is 15 minutes at high effort.

cut out the crap calisthenics. jumping jacks and sit ups are a waste. i have no idea what you mean by "my 1 hand weights went up from 20 pound weights to 35 pounds". go to exrx.net and watch the videos. learn to do exercises and their names so people will understand what the hell you're talking about.

do one concentrated workout to actually tire out your muscles. 2 minutes here and 5 minutes there works for about 1 person in 100. you are not that person.

you're fat. remove refined sugars, starches and fats from your diet.

refined sugars: cakes cookies, high sucrose content, corn syrup, etc.
refined flour: white breads, rolls, pastry. i would also stay away from potatoes as well.
refined fats, any fat that's solid at room temperature, like anything made with lard (some breads), fatty cuts of beef and pork, anything deepfried (commercial fryer oil is usually solid). Include inthis (even though it's in liquid form) heavy creams and fatty dairy.
>> Anonymous
Protip: Stop checking your weight everyday. If you check it once a week, you'll be delightfully surprised instead of being constantly disappointed if you check everyday.

And no one's suggested HIIT yet?!? I can't believe it. Start sprinting, fatty.
>> Anonymous
>>165110
I think what he meant my one hands was freeweights or dumbells.
Notice the weights... 20 and 35 are definitely dumbell weights.
>> Anonymous
haven't read more than 5 words from OP's post and
lemme preach some john stone shit over here (pretty universal stuff, but that's where i've learnt it from):

EFFECT ON YOUR BODY:
80% eating habits (think protein/carbs/fats - give high protein/low carb a chance)
20% exercise - heavy lifting recommended over cardio
the rest is how much various fat burners and etc help (we're not counting water weight, etc)

so get your macros and calorie count synched with your goal and get liftin'
>> Anonymous
>>165119
i know what a one hand weight is. what's the exercise? a flat press? a military press? curls? flys? a lat raise? a row?

do you know ? from that description i sure don't, since i left my psychic cap at the cleaners.
>> Anonymous
>>165072
training to do 35 situps in a row just makes you good at doing 35 situps in a row (just trains muscle endurance); i.e. doesn't affect your weight at all, or your strength for that matter

all that increasing weight stuff just means your muscles got bigger and stronger; has nothing to do with fat loss

jumping jacks are probably doing jack shit (except maybe training your calves); I mean come on, 150+? WTF.

10 minutes of cardio might be okay if you're doing HIIT, but "dance workout"? again, WTF!
tl;dr: do HIIT and dump the 35 situps, 150 jumping jacks shit.. (unless you have a specific need to get good at doing long runs of situps or jumping jacks)
>> Anonymous
>>165139
same poster here; just to clarify, when I said that gaining muscle doesn't correspond to fat loss, I meant using a program with isolated exercises... on a compound exercise program like Starting Strength, the exercises you do will actually have an HIIT-like benefit to your fat loss
>> Anonymous
Stop worrying about your weight and start worrying about your body fat percentage.

Mose of those World's Strongest Man competitors are well over 300 lbs. while maintaining body fat in the low teens. A guy at 200 lbs. and 10% fat will look much more impressive than a guy who is 200 lbs. and 25% fat.

Cut out some of the sissy exercises. Break a sweat at your workouts. You're doing something right, for the time being.
>> F !!VGCEC2EfKWQ
Thanks for the advice everyone.

I'll spend more time doing cardio, hopefully that'll do the trick.
Maybe I'll even dedicate a full day to cardio once a week. (+situps, I never work out without situps/crunches)
>> Anonymous
>>165191
there is no hope cardio will do the work, if you stick to your diet plan you mentioned and do cardio every day the weight will drop off

i'd suggest cutting to a reasonable weight and then doing a clean bulk after, either way you will see crazy results pertaining to your bodyweight nearly every day
>> Anonymous
>>165092
its /b/ attitud. an hero.
>> Anonymous
Run. 20 minutes at least. I generally run three days MINIMUM a week, leaving at least a day in between for recovery (unless it's a very short run, but you perception of that will change). I divide the three days into: 1. Endurance, keeping a constant pace and running as far as I can. 2. HIIT; jog, sprint, repeat. 3. Increasing the speed of my normal endurance jog by a bit.

Granted I only do a fuckton of pushup variations otherwise, but we're talking about fat loss.