[WillSim0n]

Big concern with cardio, even tho this seems like the question everyone asks, which is the best way to avoid muscle loss in cardio and what about precardio nutrtion. If i do it first thing in the morning that means put nothing in my systerm? And far as diet im pretty confident is pretty good, ill post it if anyone is willing to help me. But long story short the only fat intake i have is from natural peanut butter and/or ground turkey.

having to low a fat intake is not great either. you need enough fat in your diet to keep things working properly, hormones for example.

[gym_addict]

First thing in the mornin means nothing in your system. Train with an empty stomache and u will loose weight. Swimming is also great cardio. It will tone u aswel as loose weight if done regulary

[lil_big_junior]

take in a bit more fat

take glutamine to avoid any muscle lost. that alot of bbuilders worry when dieting is concerned. glutamine helps that little bit xtra

[bbdude]

i thought glutamine had no proven effect?? yes, i know Glutamine is the most anti-catabolic amino acid there is, but i thought theere was no proven effect??

[AlteredBeast]

The simple truth is that you can't do cardio and diet hard w/o losing muscle. It's simply an impossibility, unless of course you step on the dark side. My opinion is try to get as big as you can and then start slimming down. If you are already as big as you are trying to get then start the cutting. You will lose muscle mass, end of story. You can slow this process down by lifting as heavy as you can, getting the right kinds of food in, taking EFA's/BCAA's, and getting your sleep. If you are a disciplined bodybuildier you could get ripped ab's in 12-18 weeks, which isn't a lot of time really. But that requires 60-110 days of absolute perfection. Most people can't hang, and that's a fact dude. You really need to have a specific goal, it's the only way most people can plow through the mental anxiety of contest diets. With this said; do your cardio first thing in the morning, no food. If you're on a Keto-type of diet like myself, then you can do cardio anytime. On a precontest diet Simple Carbs have absolutely no place in your regimine. You don't want to ever delay the fat burning process, ever. That being said; unlike many in here who suggest you take in more fats...dude they better be in capsule form, like EFA's. Most bodybuilders-true hardcore dieting bodybuilders never add fat to their diet. Keep that in mind. Drop the peanut butter dude, I'm doing close to zero carb and i'm not even using peanut butter-and I love the shit. If you are doing your diet with carbs then you will not need dietary fat. If you are an-endomorph or meso-endomorph like myself then do what others like us have done. It took me a long damn time to realize that you have to be 100%, 100% of the time to get abs. END OF STORY. I'm also assuming you don't have abs showing, i'm assuming you don't have a fast metabolism-like most of these other stallions around here do, so don't do what the naturally thin guys do because they have it easier when dropping weight. They have no clue what it is like to be under the gun 24 hours a day.

[bbdude]

nice post AlteredBeast

[BBenthusiast]

indeed, very imformative alteredbeast, good post!

[Mygeeto]

im no stallion by a long shot..im wat u'd call a fellsteed

[T-MONEY]

Originally Posted by lil_big_junior

take in a bit more fat

take glutamine to avoid any muscle lost. that alot of bbuilders worry when dieting is concerned. glutamine helps that little bit xtra

bcaas. imo are better for am empty stomach cardio.

[DrnkMnky]

Originally Posted by T-MONEY

bcaas. imo are better for am empty stomach cardio.

Agreed, BCAAs are the way to go, not glutamine.

[NicFit]

Agreed again. I gave up on glutamine a while back, especially in light of reading Layne Norton's thoughts and the science on it in the Natural section of the site.

[bbdude]

thats just what i read too... the glutaminethread in the natural section...