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4 Responses to “Hi, Im 15 years old. Im thinking of lifting weights…Help please? See Details..?”

1. I love JC // Sep 23, 2009 at 1:29 am

   go for it!!!!!!!!!!!! itll prob take abt 2 wks
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2. tavo9639 // Sep 23, 2009 at 1:42 am

   ok, im also a little over weight, im 5′6 230 pounds but most of my weight comes from muscle….. " by the way i bech press 245" the first thing u should do is buy a good protein powder. i use "nitro teck" u will use this after your workout.. but mix it in milk or water.. u should go to the gym for atleast 1 hour and a half a day, make one day a lower body weight lifting day and the next an uperbody weight lifting day.. do 1 hour of pure weight lifting and half an hour of cardio everyday.. and drink alot of water.."pure water" flavored is ok once in a while. try to drink atleast one gallon through out the day.. u will see that u are gaining weight at first but dont get scared its good.. u are building muscle…. then u will start to lose weight becase of the cardio…. u will be burning calories even after your workouts.. thats the good think about weight lifting…. if u have more questions email me at hks88@comcast.net good luck man stick with it u can do it.. by the way try to eat 6 small healthy meals a day to keep ur metabilism going..
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3. Erik J // Sep 23, 2009 at 1:59 am

   Ok it’s really hard to build muscle and lose fat at the same time. If you want to bulk up and become muscly, I highly reccomend you lose about 100 pounds, then you should go to the gym and bulk up if you please. Again it’s easier and quicker to lose fat…that invloves cutting calories (at least 500 a day) and in a week you should lose a pound or two. A pounds of fat is 3500 calories, so cutting 500 a day for a week is a pound of fat, and 1-2 pounds a week is safe.
   Now building muscle of course requires more calories then you need to sustain your weight (roughly) and a dire increase in protein combined with high intensity workouts.

   I also advise you to go to the book store and read a book that consists of health/nutrition/exercise material.
   Last June a year ago, I just turned 16 (June 4th) and was about 254 at 6′3. Now after reading a diet book (One Body, One Life: 6 weeks to the new you) I started eating better and exercised 5 days a week- following the exercise plan in the book. Now today I am 220, and feel great. Last november I gave up soda.
   Now for you it will take at least a year to lose or 2 to become fully normal weight. By when you are a senior in high school I reccomend you start weight lifting. You do not want to add muscle on top of fat, because you will be even heavier and you muscles will be hidden. So again, calories is the key to weight loss. Find how many calories you need a day to sustain your weight, 289, and subtract 500. Maybe 600. It may take 2 weeks before you see a noticable change on the scale, and usually after 5 pounds+ you will notice a slight difference. This takes commitment and dedication. Aviod sweetners and fake artifical junk…like high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils.

   If you really really want to lose the weight STAY AWAY FROM ANYTHING DAIRY!!. Milk is bad. NotMilk.com.

   Also I reccomend more lean meats, no carbs after 6, track your food and calories at FitDay.com, it’s better to exercise in the early morning after you wake up than later in the day because of when you sleep you make this growth hormome thing and will be used better to burn the fat.

   Ok one more thing, when you do cardio your muscles will become catabolic and will break down along with fat. If you do not want to lose muscle mass in the weight loss process I highly advise you to finish any workout with 20g whey protein isolate, or a casein protein 40 minutes before hand to try and prevent muscle catabolism. Remember losing "weight" doesn’t mean losing fat…it can mean muscle and fat too, and that’s not too good. Check out taking 4-6 grams of CLA and 2-3 pills of Fish Oils per day. Drink green tea unsweetned. and check out Ezechiel 4:9 whole grain bread. Whole Grain bread is much better than whole wheat. Check the ingredients flavored water…some of the chemicals may be bad. Try sparking water with lime. Also eat foods with a low glycemic index. You do not want a huge insulin spike after eating, because that can tell your system to store fat.

   Good luck! Remember this is rewarding but it will take at least a year to be at what you want.

   Erik.
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4. Strongbad . // Sep 23, 2009 at 2:17 am

   You have to make these new things you are trying to do become habit. So much so that you feel weird and kinda bad when you dont get to the gym or eat the right foods. What helped me was to not so much have a numbers goal of what I wanted to accomplish strength, size, or weight wise but to just get to the gym X number of days per week every week no excuses unless your sick or something drastic (and of course follow a good training plan and working hard while you are there) If you can do that and not just for a few months but I mean from now onward you cant fail. As far as specifically what should you be doing in the gym, honestly if you dont have a buddy who knows what he is doing you should probably look into hiring a trainer at least for a few sessions to learn the excercises and how the equipment works. If you dont want to do that get some books and or magazines and also ask some of the guys who are in good shape at your gym for advice. People who are good at something enjoy sharing what they have learned trust me they will help you out! Make sure the trainer is in the kind of shape you would like to be in some day and maybe even better (this should seem obvious but you would be surprised how many "trainers" cant keep themselves in shape" I wouldnt take my car to a mechanic who couldnt keep his car running. Good Luck.
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