I am 6’1" and I weighed 255 pounds this fall. I wasn’t carrying good weight, but I was told to bulk up for football so I basically packed it on. I was benching 335 and squatting 460, so I was pretty strong, but I decided I wanted to drop the unnecessary weight after finishing up this season. I have been eating less, lifting for longer periods of time to burn more calories, and running frequently. I am down to about 192 pounds, and I’m curious what a good target goal for weight loss would be. I’m having no problems shedding pounds, I’m just not sure where I should be shooting for.
That’s a massive drop in weight in a short period of time. Are you still lifting heavy and eating enough protein? Running is a recipe for muscle loss if your nutrition is a train wreck and you stop pushing heavy shit.
A goal for many is to lean down until you’re comfortable in your own skin. Either that, or when you weight loss stalls and you need to take a diet break or have a refeed.
Shoot for a higher protein intake than I’m sure you’re taking in right now. What are your lifts like still?
[quote]whit12 wrote:
I am 6’1" and I weighed 255 pounds this fall. I wasn’t carrying good weight, but I was told to bulk up for football so I basically packed it on. I was benching 335 and squatting 460, so I was pretty strong, but I decided I wanted to drop the unnecessary weight after finishing up this season. I have been eating less, lifting for longer periods of time to burn more calories, and running frequently. I am down to about 192 pounds, and I’m curious what a good target goal for weight loss would be. I’m having no problems shedding pounds, I’m just not sure where I should be shooting for.[/quote]
I don’t think running while in a deficit is a good idea. It’s pretty stressful and it’s also a very technical exercise.