Traing....HELP!!

[JamesMac]

Ok, i know this is my first post but i have been searching this massive internet threw and threw. I am in dire need of some traing help, i am about clueless. My basic goal is to shape up and look studly and shape up for my martial art (tae-kwon-do) i have been doing T-K-D for.. wow almost a year now.. not really high intensity traing.. 3 times a week for an hour... and i have been doing weight machienes at the local gym 4-6 times a week on and off for about 3 months... i have not shown any real gaines, a little bit in my bicep/chest area but not what you would expect... i eat way to much and that might be why i havent shown much gain.. but i cannot find a real idiot friendly diet*like not just saying how many carbs/protien i should eat* I am 6'1'' and weigh appx. 188 and its mostly fat. SO WHAT IM REALLY LOOKING FOR.. im looking for a High Intensity Traing workout routine.. say you dont have anything to do all day but train? what would you do? what would you eat?????? Please if you have a routine that you do and a diet that you eat please clue me in..... im also looking to maybe kickbox if i get in good enough shape ever. .......... Also supplement suggestions as i have been looking into them also.

JMAC

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[Sanitarium]

I think that training 4-6 times a week at the gym is overkill, you need to make sure your muscles get a lot of rest after weightlifting or even training because that's when they repair themselves, and that's when they get bigger/stronger. If you're working out the same muscles sets almost every day then they won't have enough time to heal. At least if you're on a normal diet and don't take steroids or anything...


Basically rest is just as important as working out, make sure you leave a day, maybe 2 days, between working out the same muscle, to start off with.

If you're looking to gain mass, then lift heavy weights, but do low reps. Don't go OTT either, a few sets is enough, and a few different exercises for each muscle set.

Your diet should be roughly 30% protein, 50-60% carbs and 10-20% fat. Of course that's different for different types of people ie. bodybuilders or long distance athletes..

As to what would I do if I had nothing to do all day but train, then sorry but training ALL DAY will probably be bad for you, as I said you need to let your muscles repair themselves or you'll just do damage to them. If I really had to kill some time I'd do a mixture of cardio (jogging/running), MA (shadow boxing, hitting bags) and weightlifting. But not too much. And it certainly wouldn't take more than half the day.