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[bigiz123]

hey ive been told that if u want to cut then u must lift light weights and do lots of cardio. well i do HIIT monday, tuesday, thursday, and friday immediately after lifting weights (i lift pretty hardcore, working each muscle twice a week 2 says in between)... so is everything im doing fine? i tend to eat salad once or twice a day and i eat pretty evenly 6 to 5 meals a day.. but im also 16 which might be why.. so can i still lose fat? I seem to be only gaining more and more weight... which is fine as long as its muscle..

[swanso5]

if your 16 then hormones are going silly so wt fluctuations can't be avoided...i would do 2 HIIT and 2 low int / long duration type cardio sessions as HIIT can take it out of you or just 3 x HIIT sessions a week and no other cardio...if doing wts "hardcore" than maybe do cardio on off days...as long as your gaining muscle i can't see a problem but make sure your not gaining 1kg or muscle with 1 kg of fat...maybe post your diet so we can take a peak

[SarahPT]

Hi there,
I agree with the previous poster than doing HIIT twice a week and longer steady state sessions twice a week. Just being as active as possible helps too.
You may in fact be gaining some muscle. Also, even though you are eating well the way you are eating may just not be exactly right for you or what your body needs to lose the fat. Some tweaks might be beneficial for you.
Sounds like you're doing well, and living a healthy lifestyle!

Sarah

[bigiz123]

I don't really have a particular diet, simply because its really hard to just buy and eat certain things, but i generally focus around the same idea (such as eating a lot of protein, getting at least 1 vegetable and 2 fruits a day) but here was my meal for yesterday ( i usually eat 6 meals however)
Like 1/3 of a protein shake
1 PBJ sandwich
1 Chicken sandwich

1 32 grams of protein bar

Cheeseburger with ketchup
Cantelope slice
Fries
3 Reese’s cups

1 whole can of tuna
1/3 of a protein shake
Medium Caesar Salad

Grapes
Tuna Caserole (tuna, melted cheese, and egg noodles)

[swanso5]

should be something like this:

meal 1 - mostly carbs such as cerial and at least 2og protein from eggs or a protein shake
2 - 30g protein, fruit x 1
3 - 30g protein, fruit x 1
4 - 30p protein, veg and/or salad
5 - 30p protein, veg or salad and some healthy fats
6 - 30g protein and healthy fats

not set in stone and if bulking than pasta, bread and / or rice will need to be added but if leaning this is definately the way to go

note - doesn't include post workout meal swhich should be the same as breaky but more protein basically

[bigiz123]

what would be an example of healthy fats? i dont really have access to the omega stuff and flaxseed oils at the moment, so is there any option?

[swanso5]

tuna, sardines, fish, avocadoes, nuts, walnuts, almonds (all unsalted)..can get omega 3 from supermarket in ghealth food section or any chemist will have it