/fit/ what the fuck? I'm a novice to this whole gym scene, only been going a year. I started in hopes of just losing some weight. 5'8 250lb to start.My routine is as follows:30 minute warm up run at 5.5mph4 sets of 25 crunches3 sets of 15 pushups (weak upper body)Then I do a 'fully body circuit' the gym has with machines. I do about 3 sets of 15 reps at 60% my max on each machine.15 minute run @ 6mphAll this and I've cut sugars and fatty foods from my diet /almost/ completely.One whole year of this, and I've lost 20 lbs.What. The. Fuck?
Muscle weighs more, sure. But not that much more. How should I lose weight then? Lower the amount of weight and increase reps? :\
>>314897MOAR HITT
>>314897Quite a bit more, actually.Lower weight, more reps builds sizeMore weight fewer reps builds strength
>>314898He means HIIT, but yes, try that. Great way to burn.
>>314899You're wrong.low weight, high reps - builds muscle endurancehigh weight, low reps - makes you xbox hueg
>>314899>>314903Strictly speaking, you're both wrong. One increases Myofibril, the other sarcoplasm in the muscles.
Jump on an exercise bike for a good hour, or if you have a bike then take that out for a ride. Also you want to keep a good pace, don't take any breaks.
Maybe you didn't lose that much because you focused way more on your weight training then your diet. Diet is four times more important if you're looking to lose weight
>>314985>>314985>>314985>>314985Also, don't do that. Do HIIT (look it up) or burpees, google them if you don't know them. long, time consuming cardio is for pussies.
>>314898HIIT?>>314997I focused on my diet a lot as well. I went from a lot of soda and fast food to lean meats and high fiber foods, as well as getting more fruit and veggies.
Alright, I took a look into HIIT workouts, and was wondering if these would be doable at a gym?Going all out for 30 seconds then breaking for 90 and repeating. Or should it be done outside where I can go from resting to running immediat?