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Weights or Cardio to get leaner?

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By *ourbonbiscuit69 OP   Man
over a year ago

Leicestershire and surrounding midlands

Your experiences?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weights

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends on your goals,

Cardio if you want to look like Mo Farah

Weights if you want to retain muscle but burn fat

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By *ourbonbiscuit69 OP   Man
over a year ago

Leicestershire and surrounding midlands

Why?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Both. Along with diet changes.

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By *ourbonbiscuit69 OP   Man
over a year ago

Leicestershire and surrounding midlands

Agree with both especially diet changes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Agree with both especially diet changes "

More than one way to skin a cat but why do it with a blunt knife?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Both, definetly both.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"Both. Along with diet changes."

This... I eat too much so my exercising has build muscle but left the baby belly and boobs

Nita

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By *romleycouple 400Couple
over a year ago

bromley

It's not about the gym at all it's life style and diet

U r what u eat as they say

If u go gym u need to eat every 2 hours 28 grams of Pro teen on as well as carbs

Get a bullet do shacks ect

Don't eat white bread or any thing that takes to long to digest

Don't eat red meats ect

And 45 mins of hard work in gym every 2 days do sum cardia if u wish to worm up or down do legs at least once a week they have natural testosterone in them help u get biger all over

Drink 3 lts of water a day

C the changes hope that helped

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Third world gut parasite did it for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Changing my diet has made far more of a difference than exercise has.

Get an app and religiously log everything. Focus on reducing first and then look at the mix of what you eat. Getting the balance right makes a hell of a difference.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

Either. It's down to diet, not the type of exercise you do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Both but diet more so

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just wow.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weight training, cardio and nutrition, it is all about the macros

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm hoping both, still a little too squishy around the edges to make an informed comment. (Someone pass me another holiday gin - ah, now I see the problem)

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By *odestyB007Woman
over a year ago

Winchester

Weights, but diet with skipping sugar and seriously reducing carbs will get you there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Both.

Although i use the gym for only weights, i get cadio playing sports

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lost over a stone recently, gym 3 times a week with a good diet. Two weeks no alcohol or any processed food. Stick with rule if it's grown on a tree or out ground it's ok ?? Aim for a third carbs, a third fats and a third protein. 5 smaller meals a day. Google how to find out your calorie needed to live and reduce by 500/day

Remember fat weights less than muscle, so if you're building muscle weight won't change. Better to take photos and measurements of your body to see progress.

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By *akeyousmile30Man
over a year ago

greenwich


"Your experiences? "

Sort your diet out

Then

Cardio

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Both

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eat less.

Eat better.

Start any exercising that *you* will enjoy and continue, not what someone else does.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's not about the gym at all it's life style and diet

U r what u eat as they say

If u go gym u need to eat every 2 hours 28 grams of Pro teen on as well as carbs

Get a bullet do shacks ect

Don't eat white bread or any thing that takes to long to digest

Don't eat red meats ect

And 45 mins of hard work in gym every 2 days do sum cardia if u wish to worm up or down do legs at least once a week they have natural testosterone in them help u get biger all over

Drink 3 lts of water a day

C the changes hope that helped "

good diet & sleep are just as essential as working out

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By *inkyChrissy99TV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

Diet and high intensity cardio works best for me. I Don't do any weights- just use my bodyweight to develop core strength and stability.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weights burn more calories and also continues burning them long after the workout has finished but you will also gain muscle so you may not lose as much weight as you would hope due to gaining muscle while burning the fat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm hoping both, still a little too squishy around the edges to make an informed comment. (Someone pass me another holiday gin - ah, now I see the problem) "

I think you look pretty perfect the way you are just now

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By *siris01Man
over a year ago

Luton

Photoshop

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I bought a bike and 90 mins a day dropped 2 and half stone (from 14 to 11n half) and ate whatever I liked within reason. Pizza chips was all good. Bit of resistance at home every morn and before bed, push ups sit ups dips, planking, got nicely toned and my health improved dramatically.

Plus cycling Can be your commute

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh and beware taking supplements. The nutrition industry is as profitable as pharma with virtually none of the oversight and regulations, or requirement for good evidence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kettlebells mate

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Both. Along with diet changes."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Burn more calories than you eat and you will loose weight some will be fat and some will be muscle wastage, weight training will continue to burn calories long after you finish training as the muscle repairs. the more lean mass you have the higher your metabolic rate. Eat regularly and drink plenty of water , avoid precessed foods and starchy foods. For carbs look at glycemic index and choose carfully as you want to avoid insulin spikes. High protein in your diet will keep you fuller for longer and help build muscle. Don't avoid red meat it's fine just make sure it's lean. Also make sure your diet is balanced. There is no need to avoid supplements a simple low carb protein shake would be good as it will fill you up and stop you snacking Also bcaa drinks will help to prevent muscle wastage on low calorie intake. Just don't buy everything that's advertised in fitness mags. Green tea is also a good addition to a diet. Remember as you lose weight the rate at which you loose it will slow unless you continue to lower you calorie intake as the less you weigh the less calories you need.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

80% diet, 20% exercise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also plenty of cardio I would recommend trying hiit methods as you won't need to spend hours on cardio and is very efficient at burning calories. If you can get yourself to a spin class, you may not be able to walk after but will defiantly torch the calories. Also weights wise forget isolation moves looking at yourself n the Mirror and concentrate on full body routines with lots of compound moves.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"80% diet, 20% exercise "

And no haribo super mix

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont do Gyms.....but my job is physical.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

muscle is heavier than fat, so you can still gain weight but improve shape

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"muscle is heavier than fat, so you can still gain weight but improve shape"

Best to ignore the scales and maybe take pics to see the changes as if you build muscle your weight will go up. If you want a true guide of progress have your body fat tested with calipers, but avoid the body fat analysis scales they don't work very well.

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By *ornygolferMan
over a year ago

Hexham

I do both always do the weight first

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

Both and hiit xxx and good diet

Always amazed by such either or questions ? Variety and personal experimentation your body will respond to differing degrees of stimulus than others

I always advocate understanding how you and your body works

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Both. Along with diet changes."

Exactly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A mixture of both but your diet will be the most important factor.A bit of HIIT works wonders as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its definitely harder as you get older. I swim every day. That, for me is sustainable. its cardio no question, but there is resistance and it works the whole body.

Diet too, has to be sustainable so no extremes there either. I eat biscuits and chips but not loads and not too often.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"its definitely harder as you get older. I swim every day. That, for me is sustainable. its cardio no question, but there is resistance and it works the whole body.

Diet too, has to be sustainable so no extremes there either. I eat biscuits and chips but not loads and not too often. "

I swim every day too i love it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A mixture of both but your diet will be the most important factor.A bit of HIIT works wonders as well"

What's HIIT?

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By *r SelectiveMan
over a year ago

newcastle

Cardiovascular + Healthy Diet plan

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

Weight gain/loss is all down to your diet.

Let me give you an example: I am currently gaining weight (intentionally) at about 1lb/week. During bulking, I am in the gym 4 times a week, I do Rugby training for 2 hours a week and often play 80 minutes on Saturday. I also have an active job. I tend to cut weight outside of the Rugby season and during a cut, I'll probably be in the gym three times a week and do one hour of circuit training or similar per week, but I engineer my diet so that I lose about 1lb per week.

If you want to lose weight, there is really no need to excercise. Of course, there are numerous health benefits to excercise which make it a very good idea.

Also; your body adapts pretty quickly to cardio and thus the calorie burn from whatever cardio you choose to do decreases over time, the calorie burn from strength training isn't as high, but can be maintained by progressive overload (ie increasing weight/reps every time you train). If progressive overload is absent from your program, your post-workout calorie burn (which is your body repairing micro-tears in muscle and/or building new muscle) will also cease.

My advice regarding diet and excercise is always the same: Do whichever you know that you will stick at. It's no good cycling if you hate cycling....

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"A mixture of both but your diet will be the most important factor.A bit of HIIT works wonders as well

What's HIIT? "

High Intensity Interval Training.

It's basically a re-branding of what old bastards like me know as "circuit traning".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A mixture of both but your diet will be the most important factor.A bit of HIIT works wonders as well

What's HIIT?

High Intensity Interval Training.

It's basically a re-branding of what old bastards like me know as "circuit traning". "

circuit traning...hmmm

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By *icassolifelikeMan
over a year ago

Luton

Cross fit!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Neither! Just keep playing......

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Diet is the cornerstone of any good fitness programme. Cardio coupled with the right diet will facilitate weight loss. A higher muscle level in your mody will burn more resting calories but possibly just a 100 or so per day.

High intensity impact training gives you a bit of a mix of fast paced exercise including weights but with short rest cycles.

If you need to lose some fat then diet and exercise, busses towards cardio will likely win out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cross fit! "

Do I know you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cardiovascular to get lean.

Weights to build muscle.

Both won't work unless DIET is spot on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Both realy but I do weights more.. work out as many times you can but rest between each muscle and do a different muscle each day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If by leaner you mean lose weights then neither of the two instead diet, my doctor had a simple one, stop eating carbohydrates and fat, start the day with porridge and eat as much greens as you like at dinner times and reasonable amounts of meat But not Aitken's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some of both, combined with a good diet, plenty of sleep and a minimum 2L of water a day (more if exercising).

Now, to start taking my own advice lol x

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"Some of both, combined with a good diet, plenty of sleep and a minimum 2L of water a day (more if exercising).

Now, to start taking my own advice lol x"

Different people require different amounts of water. There is no need to drink 2L of water unless you want to. To know if you are properly hydrated, look at your urine - as my doctor once said "we are looking for elderflower, not apple juice"..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Your experiences? "

I would have thought a medium weight doing high reps I.e 15-20 reps. That will be a bit of both weights and cardio

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By *andH83Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

In my 15 or so years grinding I have entered and won , strong man and bodybuilding completions.

Not the highest level but still didn't do so bad.

Muscle burn more calories then fat, so the more muscle your body holds the more fuel it needs. Putting on a little bit of muscle can help to keep you lean.

Also a hard thing for people to understand, " you have to eat to get lean" I know goes against the grain.

You metabolism is like a furnace, your body uses energy to digest and absorb calories. In order to keep that burning and I order for tie body to keep burning up energy absorbing te food you have to keep fuelling it with food. Worse thing you can do is starv your self.

Which regards to the question they both have their place, you act silly burn more calories from an intense weight session then you do with steady state cardio.

A few good pointers,

Cardio is fasted first thing of a morning on an early stomach

Weight sessions are intense with minimal rest breaks In between sets, 30 to 45 seconds.

I've gone from 20 stone to 19 stone 8 in the past 4 weeks just from correcting my diet.

Diet plays alarms part of it too, happy to help if any one hasn't got bored of me ranting yet

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By *eKoopleCouple
over a year ago

Germany / Manchester


"Your experiences? "

Both play their part for me. Food being the most important factor, which is controlled by a well managed macro system. That's paired with my CrossFit sessions. M

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By *oobsandballsMan
over a year ago

st andrews

I do a mix of both - start and finish on the treadmill, weights and stretches in between. My days are split between upper and lower body days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A mixture of both but your diet will be the most important factor.A bit of HIIT works wonders as well

What's HIIT?

High Intensity Interval Training.

It's basically a re-branding of what old bastards like me know as "circuit traning". "

No it's not it's completely different

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think your confusing hiit with crossfit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Your experiences?

Sort your diet out

Then

Cardio"

Spot on!


"Start any exercising that *you* will enjoy and continue, not what someone else does."

Agree, if you don't enjoyt it DON'T do it!
"its definitely harder as you get older.

Diet too, has to be sustainable so no extremes there either. I eat biscuits and chips but not loads and not too often. "

That's all of the good advice summarized!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some of both, combined with a good diet, plenty of sleep and a minimum 2L of water a day (more if exercising).

Now, to start taking my own advice lol x

Different people require different amounts of water. There is no need to drink 2L of water unless you want to. To know if you are properly hydrated, look at your urine - as my doctor once said "we are looking for elderflower, not apple juice".. "

The recomnended daily intake is 2L.

That doesn't just have to be just plain water. I count what I have in coffee. Its still water, just in a different form x

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By *rbane PlayerMan
over a year ago

London

Thanks everyone, these are really useful posts !

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"Some of both, combined with a good diet, plenty of sleep and a minimum 2L of water a day (more if exercising).

Now, to start taking my own advice lol x

Different people require different amounts of water. There is no need to drink 2L of water unless you want to. To know if you are properly hydrated, look at your urine - as my doctor once said "we are looking for elderflower, not apple juice"..

The recomnended daily intake is 2L.

That doesn't just have to be just plain water. I count what I have in coffee. Its still water, just in a different form x"

Yeah, and you get most of it from the food you eat. Recommendations for "a person" are always too general. Which "person" are we talking about? A 6'5" bloke or a 5' woman? Both will require different amounts of water (and food for that matter) so the easiest way to tell if you are hydrated is by using your body..

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"A mixture of both but your diet will be the most important factor.A bit of HIIT works wonders as well

What's HIIT?

High Intensity Interval Training.

It's basically a re-branding of what old bastards like me know as "circuit traning".

No it's not it's completely different "

Circuit training is performing a set variety of exercises in short bursts (usually less than a minute) with rest inbetween. HIIT literally describes circuit training.

Crossfit is a type of circuit training.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A mixture of both but your diet will be the most important factor.A bit of HIIT works wonders as well

What's HIIT? "

It's high-intensity interval training, with the right partner sex could probably qualify as a form of HIIT

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A mixture of both but your diet will be the most important factor.A bit of HIIT works wonders as well

What's HIIT?

High Intensity Interval Training.

It's basically a re-branding of what old bastards like me know as "circuit traning".

No it's not it's completely different

Circuit training is performing a set variety of exercises in short bursts (usually less than a minute) with rest inbetween. HIIT literally describes circuit training.

Crossfit is a type of circuit training. "

Hiit is not circuit training , you can circuit train in a hiit manner but it's not circuit training. Hiit can be done with a single exercise like running, rowing , bike etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

High-intensity interval training (HIIT), also called high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE) or sprint interval training (SIT), is a form of interval training, an exercise strategy alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods.

Don't confuse circuit training and hiit training hiit is a regime in many forms and using many different exercises singularly but can be a circuit when multiple exercises are used in a circuit.

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