Weight Lifting and Running/Jogging???

[BasketBaller]

I am 20 years old. 5'11" I weight 155lbs. My body type is athletic, im kinda cut. I want to gain muscle mass throughtout my entire body. I also want to cut up my 6 pack more, especially those stubburn bottom two.



I was recently told that if i want to gain weight, i shouldnt be running or sweating too much and should just concentrate on eating a lot (eggs/protein), and lifting. He said when you run it you burn the calories that your muscles need and you wont gain. is this true?



I want my daily workout to consist of jogging a mile or two. Lifting for an hour and a half. and every other day either, running up stairs or workin out abs. I plan on taking supplements like cell-tech/nitro tech, and pumptech.



Does my workout regimen seem good? anyone have suggestions? should i be running? or is there a optimal or bad time to run? perhaps running right after my lifting workout is bad?



SUGGESTIONS SUGGESTIONS SUGGESTIONS

[helix139]

I've tired the same thing right now...trying to get my abs showing. I'm 6'2" and am 218 lbs. I'm running like you are...slow 2 miler maybe but I'm doing it 4 days a week and have added protein shakes 3 times a day. My strength is the same but I'm not making any head way with the abs. I'm thinking its the protein shakes. They are only 120 calories each serving, so it's hard for me to understand why the fat doesn't come off. I've been doing this routine for 3 months! Any help here appreciated also!

[helix139]

MYTH #2
If you eat more protein, you'll build more muscle. To a point, sure. But put down the shake for a sec. Protein promotes the muscle-building process, called protein synthesis, "but you don't need exorbitant amounts to do this," says John Ivy, Ph.D., coauthor of Nutrient Timing. If you're working out hard, consuming more than 0.9 to 1.25 grams of protein per pound of body weight is a waste. Excess protein breaks down into amino acids and nitrogen, which are either excreted or converted into carbohydrates and stored.
The real expert says: More important is when you consume protein, and that you have the right balance of carbohydrates with it. Have a postworkout shake of three parts carbohydrates and one part protein. Eat a meal several hours later, and then reverse that ratio in your snack after another few hours, says Ivy. "This will keep protein synthesis going by maintaining high amino acid concentrations in the blood."

[Taylor]

i do a long distance jog one night a week, and then 1 or 2 nights a week I will go out and do a set of sprints...i do solely to keep my legs in good shape for baseball

and i workout with weights for just an hour, i think 90 mins might be too long


I'm personally trying to bulk up a bit too, and what i've been doing hasn't stopped that, i've remained pretty lean, i still have a visible six pack....i'm about 6' and 190, I'd like to get up to about 230, but I'm not really piggin out at the moment to get there since summer's pretty much here




you need to decide whether you want to cut up your 6 pack or gain muscle mass tho, you can't really do both at the same time without being on the juice.....the process is you bulk up, and then you cut it away...so when your bulking up limit your running to just what you need, to keep your endurance up and your legs fresh, and while cutting you can do as much as u want

[beefcake]

Doesn't sound like you really want to bulk. I think you want to put on some muscle but I think you're more interested in having that muscle and losing bodyfat to show it better. Do your cardio but don't go more than 30 mins. The body releases more cortisol when you go for long periods of cardio. That causes the body not to burn fat and it instead starts to break down the proteins in your muscles into amino acids to replenish your glycogen, which is your main source of energy. So once this starts to happen, you're not helping yourself any. Consume plenty of protein to promote anabolism and keep the cardio reasonable to stay out of catabolism.

[BasketBaller]

ok...so after this thread, im thinking about starting a new workout routine of just lifting an hour and a half everyday, working out every muscle half on one day then the other half of my muscles the next and so on. also doing ab workouts like crunches and situps and ab-rolls atleast every other day. no running or jogging. eating more food along with taking protein/creatine/no2 supplements. to get my legs bigger, i'll lift with them instead of running. as far as cardio, the only real cardio i'll be getting is playing basketball, and im goin to be trying to jump higher, so working out by doing backboard touches and just jumping.

then after a couple months, if im at a decent size, i can take a week or two off and just do abs and run a lot.

does this sound good?