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Atreides88 · 12-31-2007, 10:55 PM

Try running/treadmill/stationary cycle/etc. and do crunches/core exercise with just body weight. Weight lifting, while it does burn calories, will not burn as many as cardio workouts, and will also not improve cardio fitness as well. They work on different pathways. Furthermore, depending on how your are built, you might have more muscle around your midsection which can press the fat that you do have forward, which will make you gut look worse than it is. The average human being who lives a sedentary lifestyle needs only about 2000 calories, your needs may vary. Go less if you want to lose the weight, more if you want to gain it. Also, I'll second seeking a professional's help and advice.

Just my $0.02, as I've been in similar predicaments.

EDIT: Seems I'm a bit late on the draw, and have repeated what a few others have said. That's what I get for not reading the entire thread first.

12-31-2007, 10:55 PM	#27 (permalink)
Atreides88 Insane Location: The South.	Try running/treadmill/stationary cycle/etc. and do crunches/core exercise with just body weight. Weight lifting, while it does burn calories, will not burn as many as cardio workouts, and will also not improve cardio fitness as well. They work on different pathways. Furthermore, depending on how your are built, you might have more muscle around your midsection which can press the fat that you do have forward, which will make you gut look worse than it is. The average human being who lives a sedentary lifestyle needs only about 2000 calories, your needs may vary. Go less if you want to lose the weight, more if you want to gain it. Also, I'll second seeking a professional's help and advice. Just my $0.02, as I've been in similar predicaments. EDIT: Seems I'm a bit late on the draw, and have repeated what a few others have said. That's what I get for not reading the entire thread first. __________________ "There is no need to suppose that human beings differ very much one from another: but it is true that the ones who come out on top are the ones who have been trained in the hardest school." -- Thucydides Last edited by Atreides88; 12-31-2007 at 10:58 PM..