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regalis
Oct-21-07, 05:46 PM
I got a job as a lifeguard(I work at an indoor pool on saturdays) earlier than I expected and now I need to get ripped. I was orginally going to do this six weeks before summer started and my job. Bear with me, I have not done any research yet and I just want some input to see what to actually research.

What I was planning on doing was just doing 30 minutes of cardio (heartrate at 120 to 140) after my usual weight training workout to burn fat so I could get a six pack. I'm pretty lean as of now , but not roadmap veins etc. My father says i'm around 10% BF but i'd say i'm problably around 15-17%. I really only have a vague thought though.

Another thing bad, but possibly good about my situation is that my father and I are on a routine call EDT, or "escalated density training". It is based on doing 12 sets with 5 reps with high weight that you tired by the fifth rep.12 seconds of rest in between sets and the time limit on sets is 7 mins 30 sec. mon weds fri. ( I try do train in martial arts,working on some tricks,and yoga and streching on tues and thurs and weekends)
This routine itself is made to get one's body in an anabolic state, burning fat and building "dense" muscle. Mostly though i'm in a growth phase, not really tracking my food intake just eating "clean". I was planning on ripping this summer.

I am 15 yrs old turning sixteen in december about 5'10 150lbs and I don't have a six pack but i'm pretty lean and musclular. I eat preety well. the following is my usual diet:

Breakfast- 1 bowl of high fiber cereal/w milk, 1 hard boiled egg, 1 apple, 1 banana, 1 multivitimin, 1 fish oil tablet.

lunch @school- If i'm lucky the school has a decent salad bar on mon weds fri which i usually eat 1 salad with a protein (chicken or tuna salad usually) and two wheat rolls, 1 juice 1 milk, 1 orange, crackers. and various other things at times. lots of veggies.

after school snack- oatmeal with peanut butter, 1 cup of yogurt or cottage chese.

dinner- usually a protein with a salad and some sort of carb (potatos or rice mostly) if i don't like the meal or its too unhealthy I make a three egg omlet with a salad and a carb.


now I don't know how many kcals that is at all. I eat when I need it.
My vexation is how am I going to supplement my current routine with something that will give me the results I want. I just need something I can use to do this and keep my current routine the way it is. I don't really think that's possible but I kinda could use some input on how to go about getting "ripped" anyway. I tried last summer and I just got skinny. I'll implement some things right away problably anyway.

Final Prophecy
Oct-21-07, 05:53 PM
15% BF is lean?

:EDIT: do you want to bulk or not?

compleks
Oct-21-07, 05:54 PM
Not that I really approve of teenagers trying to 'get ripped', but it's pretty simple. Eat less and/or exercise more. You just need to create a calorie deficit.

I think your time would be better spent gaining muscle, or strength, and learning the basics to training and nutrition.

You can always just wear a shirt at the pool if you're that self conscious.

regalis
Oct-21-07, 06:02 PM
15% BF is lean?

I said vague didn't I? I haven't checked my real BF in like 2 years....


EDIT: I want to keep my current bulk but I don't really think i can change my diet enough




plus I just want to get a six pack. I tried last summer but all I did was get skinny by doing runnning, yoga, and swimming. the lack of weight training I think.....

Final Prophecy
Oct-21-07, 06:07 PM
EDIT: I want to keep my current bulk but I don't really think i can change my diet enough

plus I just want to get a six pack. I tried last summer but all I did was get skinny by doing runnning, yoga, and swimming. the lack of weight training I think.....

See

I think your time would be better spent gaining muscle, or strength, and learning the basics to training and nutrition.

But its understandable if you can't change your diet. I sure as hell cant.

Rahf
Oct-22-07, 12:45 AM
5'10 and 150lbs. You're going to look pretty thin if you're going to cut some pounds. Not as emaciated as some potential weightlosers here but close.

Here's a question: WHY do you want a sixpack? Everyone aged 18+ will only see you as a kid anyway.

regalis
Oct-22-07, 07:13 AM
true.

I have a friend who weighs the exact same as I do and is my height and he is really vascular. He says he eats like crap though just all kinds of greasy foods. I don't know what he does to get that way.

Rahf
Oct-22-07, 07:49 AM
Vascularity stems from genetics (genetics granting you shallow blood vessels) and low bodyfat. You could weigh 50kg on 6'2 and be vascular, just like you could be 80kg on 6'2 and still vascular. One of them would be an anorexic vascularity and the other would mean you have muscle.

Wanting to look good because a friend does won't keep your motivation floating.

You don't really know what your friend eats. He could eat hamburger and pizza 2 times a week and call it crappy eating. Ever thought about what he eats on a 24 hour basis or even a weekly basis? That is where the difference lies.

mr popular
Oct-22-07, 09:30 AM
If you were a child swimming around in a pool, would you rather the lifeguard there to save you if you are drowning be 5'10 185lbs of solid muscle (no visible abs), or 5'10 135lbs with a tiny six pack?

Personally, I'd rather it be a big breasted female.

lumimies
Oct-22-07, 09:45 AM
I think the question here is: How the hell does getting ripped make you a better lifeguard??? Concentrate on building a good atheletic base. Worry about bodybuilding later, if at all.

Final Prophecy
Oct-22-07, 01:58 PM
Are you just trying to fit the stereotype of the muss, or "dashing" even bodyguard? Theres no point because its indoor anyways, and you said you were already lean and muscular.

compleks
Oct-22-07, 03:39 PM
http://www.david-hasselhoff.com/bilder/baywatch38.jpg

Rahf
Oct-23-07, 12:19 AM
I like how my picture of Hasselhoff has changed since I was a kid. He was ripped and muscular when I was little! I promise!

mr popular
Oct-23-07, 06:37 AM
Ew guys, Hasselhoff is too big.

I hope I never accidentally get that big from working out.

regalis
Oct-23-07, 07:45 AM
http://www.david-hasselhoff.com/bilder/baywatch38.jpg

^-this.






Yeah I confirmed what my friend does....

he says he tries to workout everyday for 45 mins of random stuff working out in his garage and running about 2 miles.....

but his average diet consists of frozen pizza and/ or chili with cut up hot dogs....