Lose 20 pounds in 3 months

i actually work @ school as a personal trainer, your goals are very ambitious. i think you should revise your goals to 15 in 3 months and if you lose 20 treat it as a bonus.

also if you intend to work out 5 times a week your body might get burnt out :/ you'd be surprised but those 2 cardio days should be considered work out days too. obviously to each his own, but i feel like you will reach a point where your body will require more rest in order to lift more weight. you will either plateau or be unable to lift the next day or run the next day at the desired intensity.

also 2K calories is like a bare minimum for someone 5'7 5'8 i think in order to be able to have energy the next day to properly work out you should probably try and increase your caloric intake to about 2400-2600. it's kinda paradoxical but its somewhat similar to running in the morning after eating some fruit vs eating on an empty stomach. yea your consuming more calories but you will be able to run at a higher intensity and will hopefully result in a net loss of calories vs running empty on fuel and burning fewer calories because of your body's natural defense mechanisms.

good luck though! it seems you have done lots of preparation and have a plan in mind. stick to it. i hope you achieve your goals!

yeah pictures of mexico, never been there

no, seriously pics xD

and what site is the diet stuff from?

On January 13 2010 20:30 mnj wrote: i actually work @ school as a personal trainer, your goals are very ambitious. i think you should revise your goals to 15 in 3 months and if you lose 20 treat it as a bonus. also if you intend to work out 5 times a week your body might get burnt out :/ you'd be surprised but those 2 cardio days should be considered work out days too. obviously to each his own, but i feel like you will reach a point where your body will require more rest in order to lift more weight. you will either plateau or be unable to lift the next day or run the next day at the desired intensity. also 2K calories is like a bare minimum for someone 5'7 5'8 i think in order to be able to have energy the next day to properly work out you should probably try and increase your caloric intake to about 2400-2600. it's kinda paradoxical but its somewhat similar to running in the morning after eating some fruit vs eating on an empty stomach. yea your consuming more calories but you will be able to run at a higher intensity and will hopefully result in a net loss of calories vs running empty on fuel and burning fewer calories because of your body's natural defense mechanisms. good luck though! it seems you have done lots of preparation and have a plan in mind. stick to it. i hope you achieve your goals!

Wanted to add some home made fruit shakes in there but i'm trying to stay away from sugar. I was 190 back in August but i went on a bulk and put on a good 30 pounds. Now i'm trying to cut.

u dont look phat

I will be a beast by summer...so u better be one too!


PS- i hate nagging fucking little injuries

20lbs in 3 months should be a cakewalk if you are committed

Been studying training, working out last week as well, but have opposite goal, want to gain weight xD.

The most legit sources all seem to claim weight lifting in addition to kardio is the key for a lean cool body, lots of people just try to do the kardio bit, also people who start eating few meals a day get in a lot of trouble.

Started on something as well, and it's semi mind boggling, each training should have high points, where you go above and beyond, 4-5 each work out. And the kardio part, people tend to do it too long, and if they look like a big pear, they will just end up looking like a smaller pear, the intensity and lifting in addtion seem to be key once more.

Looks like good goals, gl hf