kentgraham10
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I'll give all the info I think is relevant hopefully I can get a good idea of what I need to do.
GOAL: Go down from 165 to 155 pounds by July 16th, in the process making all my ab muscles clearly visible, right now, only two can be seen.
I work out 4 days a week (since my school gym is only open Mon-Th in the summer, otherwise I'd be in there 5 days a week) and have kept to my strength training routine for over a year now, rarely missing any days, on average 1 per month. In terms of physical appearance, I was really happy where I was at at the end of last summer. At that time, I was 5' 8'' (still am) and weighed 150-155 pounds (can't remember exactly). Once the school year started, I decided to cut out cardio in an attempt to gain more muscle. Across the board I went up in most of my lifts, gaining 50 pounds on the bench press, 70 on deadlifts, and 90 on squats to give you an idea. During this time, my diet went away from looking to get good protein to just downing anything that would get me up to my goal of 150 grams of protein a day. By March of this year, I weighed in at 170 pounds.
Since then I have started regular cardio training at least 3 times a week, and have gone down to 165. I would really like to cut down to clock in at 155 by the start of my vacation on July 16th. Right now, I can see my top two ab muscles are regularly visible, two below that are rarely visible, and below that is a nice juicy layer of stomach fat.
My question is what do I need to do to drop the 10 pounds in time? I anticipate my diet will look something like Tuna fish, turkey, protein shakes w/water, vegetables, a lot of water, and not much else. For cardio, I think I am going to continue doing 3 days a week at 30 minutes and possibly sacrifice my leg workouts during this time to add a 4th day of pure cardio @ 1 hr long. (My gym is only open 4 days a week Mon-Th). Any suggestions, tips, or ideas would be appreciated. I'm not even sure if my plan is a good one
GOAL: Go down from 165 to 155 pounds by July 16th, in the process making all my ab muscles clearly visible, right now, only two can be seen.
I work out 4 days a week (since my school gym is only open Mon-Th in the summer, otherwise I'd be in there 5 days a week) and have kept to my strength training routine for over a year now, rarely missing any days, on average 1 per month. In terms of physical appearance, I was really happy where I was at at the end of last summer. At that time, I was 5' 8'' (still am) and weighed 150-155 pounds (can't remember exactly). Once the school year started, I decided to cut out cardio in an attempt to gain more muscle. Across the board I went up in most of my lifts, gaining 50 pounds on the bench press, 70 on deadlifts, and 90 on squats to give you an idea. During this time, my diet went away from looking to get good protein to just downing anything that would get me up to my goal of 150 grams of protein a day. By March of this year, I weighed in at 170 pounds.
Since then I have started regular cardio training at least 3 times a week, and have gone down to 165. I would really like to cut down to clock in at 155 by the start of my vacation on July 16th. Right now, I can see my top two ab muscles are regularly visible, two below that are rarely visible, and below that is a nice juicy layer of stomach fat.
My question is what do I need to do to drop the 10 pounds in time? I anticipate my diet will look something like Tuna fish, turkey, protein shakes w/water, vegetables, a lot of water, and not much else. For cardio, I think I am going to continue doing 3 days a week at 30 minutes and possibly sacrifice my leg workouts during this time to add a 4th day of pure cardio @ 1 hr long. (My gym is only open 4 days a week Mon-Th). Any suggestions, tips, or ideas would be appreciated. I'm not even sure if my plan is a good one