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Originally Posted by CFD
Something important to keep in mind. When guys like Dznts and hrpiii talk about their large caloric intake you must remember they already have low body fat and large amounts of muscle. When you are in that category training hard and eating a substantial caloric intake is needed for muscle gains, when your on the opposite side of the spectrum and have a higher body fat percentage and less lean mass the caloric surplus is more likely to get stored as fat. Because of this it's important o prioritize your goals and your workout and diet should reflect those goals. Generally speaking fat loss and muscle gains require different things, in my opinion you should construct your workouts and diet towards fat loss first, once body fat is reduced you can then switch to muscle/strength gaining. Beginners usually loose fat and gain muscle at first but it is short lived , you can't do both at once efficiently.
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exactly my thoughts... that's why I increasing my cardio to eliminate all that fat...
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Originally Posted by rtcat600man
Truly a GREAT information day..........Thank - you everyone for the inputs.
Today was my first day of doing a single body part workout, did arms. Felt good. Only issue was I decided to do some chest (bench press) with free weights. Had my 16 yr. old son there to spot. warmed up and went to a weight I thought I could handle, based on what I have been doing on my bow flex............boy was that a mistake. I tore my right rotator cuff many years ago playing ice hockey. at the time the doctor felt it was best to do rehab instead of doing surgery. Well that bench press today flared that old injury up. Looks like shoulder work is out for a while, maybe even chest. We'll see. the very reason I was coming back in slow was to avoid injury on my old body and not touching weights in 20 years. And I go and screw up an old injury anyway.
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Remember that is not about how much you can lift, is about not quitting... better slow and steady than go fast and get injure... shoulder injuries are a pain! I hurt my right cuff back in November because I was not warming up, still bothering me from time to time but slowly is getting better... take it easy but stay steady! You will get there!
