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Razor X:

--- Quote from: saintc on December 10, 2007, 03:31:34 PM ---John:  That cr_p about cardio is a myth.  Cardio, if done enough, is your best bet to reduce fat, unless you're willing to do the diet the body builders do to reduce body fat and water to nearly or actually unhealthy levels.  Remember, muscle weighs more than fat when considered by volume, so if you lose overall 3 to 4 cubic inches of fat and gain 1 cubic inch of muscle your measured dimensions, waist, etc. will get smaller to the extent they had fat, and you could stay the same weight.  You could have the six pack, and it could be hidden by fat just under the skin.  Provided you get a good pump from the weights, and you're consistent in the gym, you'll get bigger muscles, but they'll be the muscles your genes provide for--that can't be changed.  Muscles will have a bigger appearance if your genes provided for small joints and big "bellied" biceps, tris, pecs and quads.  Example, look at the football, American, receivers, long lanky calves, no matter what they do, but they have speed.  Linemen, on the other hand, have quads like trees and calves like hams and tremendous off the line strength.  It's the genes.

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This makes a lot of sense.  A combination of weight training and cardio is the way to go -- what percentage should be done of each varies from individual to individual.  Someone who doesn't have a lot of body fat will start burning muscle from overdoing cardio sooner than someone who does have a lot of body fat.

Koaa2:
Since I retired, going to the gym 6 days a week has become part of my life, I have met new people there and love going. You have to be careful as some people love to talk and forget about why they are there. Lots of sly guys there to.

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