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low reps/ high reps while gettin ripped

tboy21 Posts: 70 Joined: 2002/03/21	2004/03/31, 09:10 AM While trying to get ripped,should you take follow high reps or low reps high weight,or does it not matter???
Speeder Posts: 226 Joined: 2003/03/14	2004/03/31, 11:34 AM Yup, Lower your weights, and up the Reps.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/03/31, 12:31 PM Nope, do not lower your weights. This is an invitation to a quick muscle loss. Your diet is what will get you ripped. Your body will not try to retain muscle it does not need. It is an extra burden it has to maintain as it is.:dumbbell::big_smile: -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
tboy21 Posts: 70 Joined: 2002/03/21	2004/03/31, 12:31 PM But i my trainer tells me that the reps don't matter its just cardio,is that true?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/03/31, 12:39 PM You can continue with your same workout, no need to change. The key is a calorie deficit...read my lips...calorie deficit. This and only this will tap into your fat stores. Whether you get it from cardio or cutting calories or both, it doesn't matter. The process matters, doing it intelligently so you don't have a large loss of lean tissue. This means approach it easily, no more than 200-250 calories per day till weight loss stops, then proceed again. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
Relique Posts: 187 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/03/31, 01:13 PM 200 - 250 calories? not trying to be anal, but you mean 2,000 to 2,500 right? if not, please elaborate. -------------- Sean "TBAR" Johnson -USAF-
Speeder Posts: 226 Joined: 2003/03/14	2004/03/31, 01:15 PM he means to Cut your Caloric intake BY 200-250, not to only take in 250 cals a day. So if your currently at say 2500/day, well reduce to say 2250 and go until the weight loss stops, and then reduce by another 200-250.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/03/31, 01:20 PM Yes, speeder, a huge thank you. You got it!!:big_smile::big_smile: -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2004/03/31, 01:21 PM Hey tboy, GET A NEW TRAINER!!!
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2004/03/31, 01:25 PM To elaborate, it all matters. Your diet, your weight training and your cardio. Everything has to be going smoothly in order to achieve the best results. You can't just focus more on one area than the other. As a trainer myself, I find your trainers' "advice" just careless. Good luck though.