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(06-01-2011, 05:55 AM)NikiterZTS Wrote: You're not gonna burn off fat fast enough just by lifting weight. Get on that treadmill. I do 20min runs every other day. My buddy who's trying to loose weight does 30min runs every other day and he dropped quit a bit. Start off with 5-10min runs.

*shakes head* you're kidding, right? Most of his progress, if not 90%+ of it is due to "no cardio".

Muscle burns more calories 24/7, both active and at rest, than any other type of body tissue. Cardio scavenges resources from ALL types of body tissue, including lean muscle mass. When you scavenge your own hard work work to fuel cardio, you're robbing yourself of progress.

Oscar's workout is somewhat more aerobic in that it's meant to tone and cut (more reps than mine), but it's not a time-waster like 40+ minutes on the treadmill. He's lifting to failure for 14-18 reps IIRC, which is more reps and less weight than I do (lift to fail within 8-12 reps).

Also, running is far more punishing to your body when you're weight training than weight training correctly alone could ever be. Furthermore, when you're training to tone and strengthen muscle, you weaken yourself by performing cardio on the same days that you lift weights.

Oscar's done amazing so far, and even moreso considering his dedication to an atypical approach that wouldn't be contemplated by most. Don't change a thing, bud. The train's moving along nicely.