Group: General Fitness & Exercise

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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plittle
plittle
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Joined: 2003/02/17
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2003/02/27, 11:35 PM
About 4 weeks ago I was 6'2 163 and I began working out after a long time absence. My goals were to lean out without gaining too much weight.I am doing 35 minutes of cardio and about 25 minutes of weight training about 5 days a week. Now I weigh about 10 pounds heavier and i haven't changed my diet much. Is this normal or what should I do?
plittle
plittle
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United States
2003/02/27, 11:55 PM
By the way I'm 19
bb1fit
bb1fit
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Joined: 2001/06/30
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2003/02/28, 10:26 AM
Well, you may have answered your own question. Your diet. You cannot make many changes no matter how hard you work out without proper diet. It is like abs, people do tons of sets in the gym, sweat like crazy. But they complain time after time that they may even look fatter! Well, if you are building muscle there, and not changing your diet, the new muscle will just push the fat out even further, thus the fatter look. The workout is the catalyst for your desired gains/losses, but your nutrition determines the amount of gains/losses. It is kind of like driving to work, doing the job, but leaving without ever getting paid. Hope this makes sense.

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