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Originally Posted by rippergeo
at the moment, I'm just beginning to get back to excercise after a gap of 4yrs. and am hitting each group once a week. I push quite close to failure in my last set.
at present- I'm 15kgs heavier than I would like to be.
I'm hoping to pile on muscle first and then use the extra mass to help me burn calories later. will that approach work?
Note-My diet is now vegetarian(used to be a vicious carnivore), with no high calorie junk.
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Here's what I would do if i were in your place. I'd go on a cutting cycle first and get rid of the excess flab first. If you go anabolic right now, you'll end up increasing your fat percentage even more and that'll end up with a LOT more kgs. to lose. If you go on a muscle gain cycle right now, your fat will also go up. But, If you drop weight right now, eating right, you'll lose more fat with just a bit of muscle, so your muscle to fat ratio will always be in favor of muscle, and at a lower body weight!
I'd do circuit training for 3 days a week and cardio for 3. If you eat well, you won't lose that much muscle mass; you'll look a lot leaner and feel a lot more energetic too. This will give you greater confidence to lift heavy when you want to bulk up.
I wouldn't recommend eating too much Soya. Soya is estrogenic ( gives rise to female hormones) and that is why it freely recommended to women. You'll never find any serious bodybuilder eating soya. Since you are veg now, I'd suggest lots of zero-fat curds and low fat cheese / paneer as substitutes.
You could consider supplementing with Whey, Casein or a blend of these. L-Glutamine is also considered to be very helpful in preserving muscle mass when on a weight loss cycle.
Green Tea works wonders while losing weight. It is also chock full of antioxidants. Do try and introduce that into your diet. Green tea has also been proven to help in more intense workouts, so have a few cups before your workout and see the difference.
What I do is I brew a liter of tea in the morning, let it cool and bottle it and put it in my fridge. Then I keep having some at regular intervals till I finish the bottle pre-workout. |