Hi,
I'm 38 years old, ~167-170 lbs, 5'9", ~17% body fat. I've been lifting weights using an old pyramid method (3x/week, cycling 2 bodyparts per workout, each body part once per week), along with some light jogging (5 mph, 30 minutes, 2-3x/week). Eating 125-150g protein per day, low fat, 1800-2000 calories per day. All this for the past 2 months. Right away I got some ealy gains, I lost 10 lbs, grew some muscle, lost about 4% bodyfat. I started out at 180lbs and 21% bodyfat. I made all that progress in the first month, in the second month I've been stuck at the same bodyfat and weight, but I have gotten stronger.
Anyway, I've been reading a lot of articles and started an HST cycle a week ago. I picked out 8 exercises, found most of my 5/10/15 maxes, estimated some, and made a chart. I'm going for the 15x1, 10x2, 5x3 volume. I'm not going to stress to much about my lifting plan right now. I feel comfortable with it.
What I'm concerned about is cardio and diet. What I want to do is cut my bodyfat down to some low level (maybe 6-8% (I could be dreaming here)), then bulk up by increasing caloric intake and protein.
My 2 questions are am I doing anything wrong with my diet? I'm a vegetarian, I eat egg whites, dairy, and 100% whey protein drink, brown rice, whole wheat bread, beans, vegetables, fruit, occasionally pasta and nuts. I try for 30-50% protein, 10-15% fat (supplementing flax seed oil), and remainder carbs totalling 1800 to 2000 calories per day, eating 6 times per day spreading it evenly throughout. What am I doing wrong?
Should I be doing more or less cardio currently light jogging 5 mph, 30 minutes, 2-3x/week?
I have not lost any weight or bodyfat in a month.
Thanks,
Chris
I'm 38 years old, ~167-170 lbs, 5'9", ~17% body fat. I've been lifting weights using an old pyramid method (3x/week, cycling 2 bodyparts per workout, each body part once per week), along with some light jogging (5 mph, 30 minutes, 2-3x/week). Eating 125-150g protein per day, low fat, 1800-2000 calories per day. All this for the past 2 months. Right away I got some ealy gains, I lost 10 lbs, grew some muscle, lost about 4% bodyfat. I started out at 180lbs and 21% bodyfat. I made all that progress in the first month, in the second month I've been stuck at the same bodyfat and weight, but I have gotten stronger.
Anyway, I've been reading a lot of articles and started an HST cycle a week ago. I picked out 8 exercises, found most of my 5/10/15 maxes, estimated some, and made a chart. I'm going for the 15x1, 10x2, 5x3 volume. I'm not going to stress to much about my lifting plan right now. I feel comfortable with it.
What I'm concerned about is cardio and diet. What I want to do is cut my bodyfat down to some low level (maybe 6-8% (I could be dreaming here)), then bulk up by increasing caloric intake and protein.
My 2 questions are am I doing anything wrong with my diet? I'm a vegetarian, I eat egg whites, dairy, and 100% whey protein drink, brown rice, whole wheat bread, beans, vegetables, fruit, occasionally pasta and nuts. I try for 30-50% protein, 10-15% fat (supplementing flax seed oil), and remainder carbs totalling 1800 to 2000 calories per day, eating 6 times per day spreading it evenly throughout. What am I doing wrong?
Should I be doing more or less cardio currently light jogging 5 mph, 30 minutes, 2-3x/week?
I have not lost any weight or bodyfat in a month.
Thanks,
Chris