I know it is controversial that working out in the morning before breakfast can aid in fat Ioss.I am excited today was my first day back in the gym in 3months and I was reminded why I go in the first place…I felt great all day long.
Getting to the point, I am trying the T-dawg diet and then want to give the velocity diet a try. My goal is to drop about 20lbs of FAT not weight before mid dec, I know there is some muscle loss to be expected. If I do those diets in that order that is about 3 months of dieting. I am kind of over whelmed with the workouts for there are so many. Are there any suggestions about which workout strategy to go with to meet my goals…NEED HELP
Hell IMO id start with the V-Diet rip the fat off now while at a higher % then transition to the safer T-Dawg 2 for the last few lbs going slower and safer preservinf the LBM better at the low BF%.
Just my take. As for w/o any solid one you will do and enjoy tons on here, Id say TBT or something like that during the V-diet phase at least.
I respect Phil, but you can’t handle the V now and even so, it’s not the proper path.
You give no stats, yet people are giving advice and agreeing that you can do this. In all actuality, if you are over 20%bf, and myguess would be so, this can be accomplished quite easy with a solid diet and a good workout program.
By solid diet, I mean nothing more than a clean diet at 250-500 cals under maint. Throw in your workouts and cardio and you are easily there. You may add 4-5lbs of muscle and lose your 20lbs of fat.
Drastic changes rarely work. Aftrer a month you can modify slightly . See what works. Move towards T-Dawg, I personally think it’s a great lifestyle diet. Harder core is Anabolic.
I see the V as nonsense. I know many have tried and seen some results, I wonder though how the long term has gone. Not to bash Shug. But he did it as an experiment to quickly shed some winter weight. I never got the sense it was meant for beginners to drop fat.
Im not taking his past or present his experience just going on his statement and goals.
I agree if he’s new then sure just a clean diet and training will do it. well and consistancy.
But given what he gave I still say the V Diet first. This way he can whack off heck a ton of the goal weight FAST. maybe all of it or he will notice that he can reevaluate. Then use the T-Dawg like diet to transition off and maintain or shed the last lb or two very slow and smart having 9 weeks left for just a few lbs.
I agree with sasquatch. More and more today we seem to be seeking instant gratification, or at least quicker results. The bodybuilding-type liftestyle is not a good area to be seeking fast results, it will result in short changing your progress.
That said I have done the v-diet, but I was already lean and I did it in order to get really cut up. It was super effective in this regard.
If you don’t have the discipline to rearrange your current diet into a better mix of eating habits, the potential for a rebound effect after something like the v-diet could end up putting more fat on you than when you started.
Man guys those were great comments. I’m going to be honest. Well what stats I do have are I’m 6’5" 265lbs 29yrs old. I’m not going to say i am a gym rat or something but I have seen the inside of a gym or two. That is all there was to do overseas was workout.(Marines) So I’ve been in a lean muscular condition before. Although this is the first time I’ve have ever been this out of shape…
I’ve drop some pounds by just following the 7 rules if clean eating. The one thing about the v-diet is one the cost and two I have a family so I have to buy the $400 of supplements along with normal groceries…
I do most of the cooking in the house so that would be difficult…I know this may sound silly but when i am not working out my whole persona changes…Im mean and grumpy and just plain miserable…So not only does working out help me physically but keeps me sane. i.e high stress job.
You know I always thought the V-diet was really geared to contest prep.
IMO I think you should contiune with the clean eating and lift hard. It’s been my experience that those of us who start out with some extra fat are able to utilize our ‘extra engergy storage’ for greater and easier muscle mass gain.
First, your height and weight are pretty good. Obviously this is dependent on your body shape goals-ie…football or bb player look, but if your looking for some mass, this then becomes a body composition issue more so than weight.
You also talk of working out and being muscular. This tells me you have some muscle to begin with under the fat.
This is important info. Now I say it is very important to go slow. A fast weight drop will lose muscle and store fat=not good.
Here is what I would shoot for. Total weight loss per week=1lb. Now this will be difficult to measure because of body variations and water retention blah,blah,blah. But just shoot for a calorie deficit of maybe 3-500 cals a day. Now you must work out. My suggestion is TBT/Waterbury. Keeping your big lifts heavy and low volume.
My plan would then have a goal weight of 250-255lbs after your 3 months. BUT, in this time you will also have changed composition and added 6-8or10lbs of muscle. In guesstimate figures that would slice off a solid 18-25 or so lbs of fat.
The key here is to clean up your diet moreso than go for any major deficit. Go for a 40-40-20 p/f/c ratio on your diet. Fats will be vital here.
I agree I think just doing the T-Dwag taking your time concentrating on good healthy food and training will be the best in the long run for well everything.For health, body comp, etc.
I mean as long as you have no real reason like a photo shoot, show etc thne its best to go the sane, safe and healthy route and get in a a routine Habits.