Looking to lose weight. Maybe muscle too.

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arock0627

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For years (about 10 years) I've been doing some moderate body building... nothing big but whenever I lift I go for the 5x5 and up to maxing my lifts. Now I've got an issue as I'm in the Army and they care very little about calipers and instead use a belly/neck measurement comparison system to judge body fat if you tip the scales (and I do, by almost 40 pounds... although every caliper measuring I do puts me at 5% under standard military measurement theirs puts me at 2% over).

I need to lose weight, and I don't just mean body fat. I'm sure I could drop some body fat, but even at my skinniest before I joined the Army (182 lbs) I was still 3 pounds overweight and only made the tape by 5%. My waist was still a 34, and it's a 36 now despite being 215 lbs.

I need to not only lose fat, but "tone down" and slenderize my physique. This means reshaping or, less preferably, losing the bulky midsection and chest muscles I've developed over the years. Plus I'd like to wear size 30-32 jeans, as they just have more of them.

I've run, though it's usually distance and occasionally interval training. I try to stay away from weights and focus on bodyweight exercises. I haven't had much luck. I was thinking about replacing some of my runs with swimming laps as swimmers tend to have that torpedo-shaped body that favors a smaller waist.

Any help would be appreciated, I just dunno what to do anymore.
 
Weight Loss

Hi,

I note you said you were in the army. Do you have a "fitness" guru or Sargeant who you can have a chat with ?

I'm sure they could tailor a program for you.

Otherwise pick a sport that matches the physique you are seeking and tap into those trainers for their tips.




Aaron Riddell
 
Nah, no real fitness guru. All anyone says is run more... and believe me, if al I needed to do was run I'd already be in shape.

I'm going to give the P90X a whirl. I'm going to have to heavily modify their diet program, not due to the food choices, but because I have no way of cooking my own food at this point. I've heard nothin but good things about the program.
 
I can give you a little piece of advice on P90X... It is a great program, however, very time consuming and difficult to do. I don't mean physically demanding. I have the program and tried it for almost a week. You are supposed to do about 2 dvd's per session. Each dvd is at least an hour long (give or take). You switch from the weight room to cardio and all kinds of stuff. Its nearly impossible to do unless you have your own fitness room set up for everthing you need. I tried doing it at the YMCA... starting out in a racketball room for the push-ups and crunches and what not, but then ever 10-20min I had to go into the weight room to do pull-ups and stuff. So being in the army (I'm prior service Navy), you are limited to what you are able to do at the on base gym.
 
Hi,

I have not heard of P9OX, mind you I'm a few miles away from you guys.

A while ago I came across an AB book at our public library. Not sure of the exact name but the author was from New York and it had a distinctive orange cover. I think the name was "The ABs Diet".

Anyways what I wanted to point out this guy had illustrative photo's of exercises that could be done at home using minimal gear. I think his program went for 12 weeks.


Aaron Riddell
 
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