<p>for those of you who workout, which do you think is the best way to gain muscle but also lose fat? the trainer at LA Fitness told me 30 min cardio/ 30 min weight lifting atleast 3 days / week. however, i am reading articles online that tell me i should do cardio and weight lifting separately on individual days. anyone know?</p>
<p>aww come on someone. am i the only one here who works out?</p>
<p>When I played football here was my routine and I lost 70 lbs in 3 months.</p>
<p>2 Miles in no more that 20 minutes.</p>
<p>2 Hours working out only 2 body parts. (Back/Bi, Chest/Tri, Legs/Shoulders). ONly do freeweights and no guided stuff, Lift so youi get the full 2 hours,/</p>
<p>They do some agility work,</p>
<p>It's difficult (sometimes impossible) to lose fat and gain muscle simultaneously. You'll see better results if you focus on one or the other and get the proper nutrition geared to that one goal.</p>
<p>Check out the Colorado Experiment. I'm doing it right now, but a modification with no weights.</p>
<p>The</a> Colorado Experiment, Casey Viator's Workout, Arthur Jones Nautilus Bulletin 1 2 3</p>
<p>Sprints, distance, hills; core/lower back, bicep/tricep, squats/pull ups.</p>
<p>Mix it up: pick one aerobic exercise and couple it with an anaerobic exercise; do one pair every day, doing everything in one session (never work the same muscle group without a day break). </p>
<p>It's a (my) track workout, so chest is intentionally left out while legs are more focused on.</p>
<p>You're not going to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time... unless you're a beginner or on steroids.</p>
<p>As a previous poster said, pick a goal and gear you're diet towards that goal i.e. muscle gain or fat loss. You can't " tone" muscles, so don't try.</p>
<p>what the.. you cant lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? that LA fitness personal trainer is a fraud.</p>
<p>Actually, you have to lose fat before you gain muscle in order to see the result (but only if you want to actually literally see results, muscle is there whether you can see it or not). Muscle is located beneath fat, so you need to at least burn off a substantial amount before seeing muscle tone.</p>
<p>But you can lose fat and gain muscle at the same time, e.g., running burns fat and builds leg muscle. And you tone muscle by making it more visible, i.e. losing more fat.</p>
<p>Aeroengineer, that isn't how it works. Running won't build any muscle worth mentioning. There'll be a small degree of growth in slow twitch fibres, but it's minimal. </p>
<p>Building muscle is metabolically very expensive. When you're burning fat, it does so because your body is starved for calories and doesn't prioritize muscle building. It can be done to a small degree if you have the right genetics for it, but almost all of the time you'll actually lose muscle if you have the caloric deficit needed to lose fat.</p>
<p>Lots of milk and other dairy after working out is beneficial for muscle growth. They have amino acids that are taken up preferentially by muscle, and milk has the right amount of sugar to refuel.</p>
<p>If you can keep your heart rate up while you're lifting, you'll see better results than if you wait to catch your breath completely at the end of sets.</p>
<p>Then again, we don't really have enough info to give a real complete opinion.</p>
<p>so if i make sure my body gets enough of the calories it needs after a workout then i can grow muscle and lose fat right?</p>
<p>You'll definitely burn more calories if you eat fairly soon after working out than if you wait... then your body goes into starvation mode and starts being real stingy with it's calories, and not burning the fat... not what you want. After you work out, your body wants sugar and protein, in that order. Milk is a good post-workout drink.</p>
<p>You will gain muscle and lose fat, but your overall weight will probably drop for a while while you're losing fat. To gain muscle mass after you've lost fat, you'll have to eat more.</p>
<p>I say do more weight lifting than aerobics (60% and 40%). The more muscle you have, the more fat you burn off even when you're resting. Oh and eat lots of protein but dont entirely get rid of carbs.</p>
<p>!!!!Get P90X!!!!!</p>
<p>I know a guy in the Marines and he told me I don't need to go to a fitness center or anything like that to be in shape. Those are only for people who want to SHOW they're in shape because there are more equipment specifically for each muscle.</p>
<p>So I took his advice. He told me to do pull ups, push ups, variety of crunches, run/sprint, jump rope. i've been doing pretty well with it. I mean i can definitely see definition in my arms,legs, and abs but it's not like insanely cut.</p>
<p>Anyway I don't think you should waste your money at a gym if you're doing it to stay in shape and not make yourself a A&F model.</p>
<p>I agree... unless you're trying to body-build, you probably could get by without a weight room. There are a bunch of free programs on the internet that you could follow and they'd all produce results.</p>
<p>^ yeah you see i just want to go to the gym to look fit.....</p>
<p>When you go to a gym, it's not just to workout, its also for social interaction. </p>
<p>I tried working out by myself, I can sustain it for a month, after that my focus suffers. Going to a gym solved that problem.</p>
<p>For the OP: During the month when I was working out solo, I walked/jogged/ran for 2 hours setting my own pace. That was for the lower body, and swam for 30 minutes (free and butterfly) on alternate days.</p>