I have been weight training and doing cardio for about 4
years now. Currently I am 18 5'9" and weigh 135 lbs.
As unbelievable as it sounds I would literally spend 7
hours a day exercising, about 3.5 doing cardio, and doing abs everyday all day,
squeezing in sit-ups after every meal, and every half hour in between.
I recently had some sort of intervention in my mind that
told me I was being stupid and doing everything wrong. I basically wasted
4 years.
I need your help in designing some kind of weight training
plan, still including some cardio, and a basic outline of a nutrition plan in
order to gain weight, at a reasonable rate, and stop eating away my muscles from
the cardio.
Thank you so much for your help, and I hope that my story
can be a success story in the end.
As you probably know, your story is very atypical. Yes,
that much exercise is bad for you. Quality is ALWAYS more important than
quantity with regards to exercise.
Cardio is important to keep your heart healthy and the correct cardio can help
your muscles grow!
Sounds like you need a smart exercise plan. I'm working on a program where I
can help people directly on my website. Unfortunately as much as I'd like to
personally design everybody a custom program for their specific individual
needs, it is impossible for me to keep up.
I will soon have a online consultation, and all my exercise videos for your ipod
In the meantime, the very best thing for you to do, would be to get everything
on paper. Write down your goals, take a picture of your body and find a picture
of the ideal body which you are trying to achieve and go from there.
If you want to look athletic you need to train like an
athlete. If you want to look like a bodybuilder you must train like a
bodybuilder. If you want to look like a sumo wrestler...hmmm, never mind, you
get the point.
You should spend no more than an hour exercising 4-5 days a week. To grow you
need recovery time and a balanced diet.
Check out the top 5
every day foods list, it is no BS, make sure you eat those foods EVERY
SINGLE DAY with your normal diet and you will almost be guaranteed results.
