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Originally Posted by Aspengc8
Go by the mirror and by your strength levels. Weight is going to fluctuate based on your CHO & water intake, so I stay away from the scale. Maybe once a week if that.
It's going to be very hard to gain muscle without some fat accumulation. Most people who try to go that route end up usually 'spinning their wheels'. I am not advocating eating like a fat-ass, but if adding muscle is your goal don't be afraid of a little fat gain. Just add a little cardio in as 'damage control' every now and then if you feel like your getting too soft. The more muscle you have under it, the higher your BMR will be and the easier to cut fat off once you slower start tapering calories down.
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That makes sense. I am noticing that my muscles are getting much more defined now. A lot of that is probably nothing more than not being buried under a thin later of fat anymore.
I plan to keep running about 10-15 miles per week in 5 mile runs (probably more like 10 per week now that I'm also doing sprints). Is that too much cardio? Not enough?
Besides that, my only strength building activity is doing pushups. I'm doing 30 at a time 3-4 times a day. I think that plus the sprints is all I'm going to do for now. I may try to up it in the fall if I'm not getting the results I want. So far, I'm happy with my progress and don't feel like I'm in danger of burning myself out.