im getting ready for my first amateur competition, and i am in shape and cut and everything. but i weigh way to much for a person of my height (5'7). im 178 right now. my coach says im just heavy set for a person of my height. i was wondering if any of you knew any weight lossing tips to help me out.

im getting ready for my first amateur competition, and i am in shape and cut and everything. but i weigh way to much for a person of my height (5'7). im 178 right now. my coach says im just heavy set for a person of my height. i was wondering if any of you knew any weight lossing tips to help me out.


how can you be in shape and cut if youe 5'7 and weight 178 pounds im 6'3 im not in shape i have a bit of fat on belly and i weight the 173-178lbs to i pretty much weight the same as you but im 6'3

are you havey because you have a load of muscle or do you really have fat ?

5'7, 178pounds, thats not in shape/cut
im around ur height and am about 125 when i need to be
need to up ur training intensity

eat a big breakfast, oats or something like that
have a fair size lunch, something high in protein
have a small dinner
dont eat after 7.30pm
inbetween main meals have a serving of fruit
train hard
run

do what i said above and you will lose weight. If you still dont lose weight eat smaller main meals. the less you eat the more weight you will lose, the less you eat the smaller your appetite will be.

im 5'11'' and 152lbs may even go down to 147lbs
for your heaviest you would wanna be is 147lbs

I'm 5 .8 and 160 . I want to get down to about 150 .

im getting ready for my first amateur competition, and i am in shape and cut and everything. but i weigh way to much for a person of my height (5'7). im 178 right now. my coach says im just heavy set for a person of my height. i was wondering if any of you knew any weight lossing tips to help me out.What is your body fat % What is your exact diet now? What time frame are we talking and what is your goal weight?



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It's "loosing weight" or "weight loss"

5'7, 178pounds, thats not in shape/cut
im around ur height and am about 125 when i need to be
need to up ur training intensity

i have a 6 pack its not a toned six pack, but its still a six pack. the main reason i think i weigh so much for my height is cause i use to do wrestling, and lift alot of heavyweights. i have quit doing all of that but i havent really gotten any smaller.

im 5'11'' and 152lbs may even go down to 147lbs
for your heaviest you would wanna be is 147lbs

i dont think i could get down there man i struggled like mother to get down this far.

eat a big breakfast, oats or something like that
have a fair size lunch, something high in protein
have a small dinner
dont eat after 7.30pm
inbetween main meals have a serving of fruit
train hard
run

do what i said above and you will lose weight. If you still dont lose weight eat smaller main meals. the less you eat the more weight you will lose, the less you eat the smaller your appetite will be.

thanks for actually giving me advice instead of calling me a liar about my weight.

It's "loosing weight" or "weight loss"

The funny thing is you are still wrong.

It is "losing weight" or "weight loss".

What is your body fat % What is your exact diet now? What time frame are we talking and what is your goal weight?



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my body fat percentage is around 6%, and i quit eating red meat i eat six small meals a day spread out over the day, and i only dring water. i have till late january, and i hope to get down into middle weight.

my body fat percentage is around 6%, and i quit eating red meat i eat six small meals a day spread out over the day, and i only dring water. i have till late january, and i hope to get down into middle weight.

this being the case...you are going to be losing muscle, and in this short of a time frame...I think it is a bad idea. You will feel the drain and be up against faster opponents. I'd try to hang where you are at then. That's basically 1 &1/2 months and that is a lot of muscle to lose...anything below 5% bodyfat is unhealthy.

this being the case...you are going to be losing muscle, and in this short of a time frame...I think it is a bad idea. You will feel the drain and be up against faster opponents. I'd try to hang where you are at then. That's basically 1 &1/2 months and that is a lot of muscle to lose...anything below 5% bodyfat is unhealthy.

ok so how would i lose muscle anyway? just curious im not going to try it at the moment, but it is definently something i will look into in the future.

ok so how would i lose muscle anyway? just curious im not going to try it at the moment, but it is definently something i will look into in the future.

Surely if you are that heavy at that weight and you have such a low body fat % you must be actively attempting to maintain/bulk up on your muscle mass. Just quit doing whatever you are doing in that respect and you should be able to drop some size.

Surely if you are that heavy at that weight and you have such a low body fat % you must be actively attempting to maintain/bulk up on your muscle mass. Just quit doing whatever you are doing in that respect and you should be able to drop some size.

yeah i used to wrestle so there was alot of heavy weight lifting involved. i just recently quit that though so i should drop some weight.

my body fat percentage is around 6%, and i quit eating red meat i eat six small meals a day spread out over the day, and i only dring water. i have till late january, and i hope to get down into middle weight.


same way you lose fat. Only difference is...if you don't have the fat reserves..your system is going to eat into muscle when catabolic and after workouts.

Make sure to run alot, as in jogging (before breakfast is the best time) for loss instead of sprints. Avoid lifting...but if you must do weight training, high rep, low weights. Better off with plyro. I am guessing heavy lifting got you muscular?

You seem to have an understanding of your dietary needs, but I would get it as specific as possible (what you eat/drink exactly every day)...avoiding the carbs, but still enough pre training and to meet your basic needs. the high protein is smart...but this is a broad area and really requires alot of investigation and planning. Losing can be dangerous business if not done properly...avoid things or people suggesting things like dehydrating and so on.


In short, it is going to take longer to get rid of the muscle...as it is harder to do, and more dangerous for injuries and muscle straining etc. Plus the consequences of drain much higher.

same way you lose fat. Only difference is...if you don't have the fat reserves..your system is going to eat into muscle when catabolic and after workouts.

Make sure to run alot, as in jogging (before breakfast is the best time) for loss instead of sprints. Avoid lifting...but if you must do weight training, high rep, low weights. Better off with plyro. I am guessing heavy lifting got you muscular?

You seem to have an understanding of your dietary needs, but I would get it as specific as possible (what you eat/drink exactly every day)...avoiding the carbs, but still enough pre training and to meet your basic needs. the high protein is smart...but this is a broad area and really requires alot of investigation and planning. Losing can be dangerous business if not done properly...avoid things or people suggesting things like dehydrating and so on.


In short, it is going to take longer to get rid of the muscle...as it is harder to do, and more dangerous for injuries and muscle straining etc. Plus the consequences of drain much higher.

yeah i got alot bigger with heavy weight lifting, and then i got into boxing and my coach told me no heavy weight lifting. so i stopped that. thanks for the advice. i will try to run in the morning, but i wake up so early to go to school already i will find that difficult.

I was up at 180 about 5 months ago but managed to make 154 and walk around about 160 because i have stopped boozing . I'm never drinking the way i used to ever again because it is to much hard work coming back down .

The funny thing is you are still wrong.

It is "losing weight" or "weight loss".

I know, i just realized that. LOL

thanks for actually giving me advice instead of calling me a liar about my weight.

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your right dude, just try your best, follow a diet, do lots of cardio, dont do weights for now cos remember muscle weighs more then fat, if you have muscle from when you use to lift it will come of in time with more training. But the best tip i can give you for weight loss is eat less. When i wanna lose weight i cut out dinner all together and try not to eat after about 4pm. It works for me.
Good luck