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please do so. Why would one be asking for trouble? I’d like to learn something new every day.
Also, if your goal is to lose weight, and you hit a plateau, why avoid something that’s mathematically correct?
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- I really don’t know bigairskier, what type of physical condition he is in, what experience he has lifting, or anything about him. All I know is that he said he was really out of shape, so in an effort to be more healthy and lose some weight, he modified his diet and started doing non-traditional cardio.
I wrote a lot but then realized I was getting extremely preachy. In edit:
It’s really easy to get injured when lifting, especially when you aren’t strong enough in the beginning to perform the movements correctly. Additionally the body itself needs to get used to lifting… not just muscles, but tendons, ligaments, etc. Do you remember the first time you went out and did BB curls? The next day you could probably barely bend your arms at the elbow as they just weren’t prepared for it. Essentially the idea is that you just really need a solid foundation before trying to anything more elaborate.
- Lowering his calories any further is just ridiculous and will undoubtedly lead to further muscle catabolism. Upping his calories without excessive lifting is gonna just make him put on more fat. Excessive lifting without a proper base is going to get him injured or will slow his progress
If he is already obese, trying to just put on muscle without cardio will just take too long to get the results he need. Cardio is his friend right now… just slower and longer. Incorporating a few bodyweight exercises with some moderate walking and occasionally mountain biking is undoubtedly what will help him the most right now. That along with a consistent diet ( i still suspect 2000 cals is probably too low )
Also getting his BF% again is more important than anything.