will i lose muscle if i do cardio? and how do i lose fat around my stomach and chest?
March 31st, 2010 | by admin |ok, so i am a 16 year old guy. 5 foot 4. 132 pounds. I lift weights about 6 times a week and do cardio every night (about 3 miles a night of walking/jogging). i also do situps 3 times a week, but i can’t seem to get a six pack no matter how hard i try. So my plan is to do a lot more cardio, but if i do a lot more cardio, will i lose muscle and strength? and is there a way to lose fat without losing strength?
My current diet is
Monday-Friday– Breakfast: banana, cup of milk, and 3 slices of turkey
Lunch: apple, cheese stick, turkey sandwich, 5 slices of turkey, and a carton of milk
Dinner: usually some sort of meat (ie: burgers, steak, chicken, etc), potatoes, and milk
Saturday-Sunday– Breakfast: 2 eggs, two pieces of toast, and a cup of milk
Lunch: Some sort of fruit, turkey sandwich, and cup of milk
Dinner: usually some kind of chicken or steak, and rice, with a cup of milk
So i guess my question is, will i have to lose a lot of muscle and do a lot more cardio in order to get a six pack? and is my current diet good or bad???
Thank you for the answers
if u do not want to lose muscle.. make sure your protein is very high… u are eating enough food…. and always have plenty of protein before and after workouts…
u will not burn muscle the way u are doing it.. u burn carbs first.. then u burn fat .. then if u are not getting enough nutrients.. u burn muscle..
and take some vitamins…
even if u do lose some mass.. u will be more so lean mass afterwards.. and keep lifting heavy.. so your muscles stay dense…
3 Responses to “will i lose muscle if i do cardio? and how do i lose fat around my stomach and chest?”
By tennislover on Mar 31, 2010 | Reply
if u do not want to lose muscle.. make sure your protein is very high… u are eating enough food…. and always have plenty of protein before and after workouts…
u will not burn muscle the way u are doing it.. u burn carbs first.. then u burn fat .. then if u are not getting enough nutrients.. u burn muscle..
and take some vitamins…
even if u do lose some mass.. u will be more so lean mass afterwards.. and keep lifting heavy.. so your muscles stay dense…
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By Bonjour:) on Mar 31, 2010 | Reply
eat vegetables!!!! they are the best thing for you
wholemeal bread too
and drink plenty of water….about 70% of the body is made up of water! so you need it for becoming muscley.
press ups are good…and maybe try to join a sports team for that extra bit of running around
you know..the KEY thing to getting proper muscle is eating the correct amount..and muscley people need A LOT more food than the not so muscley.
so make sure you eat plenty of fruit/veg/wholemeal bread and drink lots of water.
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