Hey Hey All!!

[amtemp]

Hello everybody,
(sorry for long story)
I am a college student currently 20 yrs old and also new to the forums.
I've started my workout in 2005 of May. I know nothing about workout really. I was told that running was the fastest fat burner so thats what I did. I was at 145 LBS at 5'4. So what I did was run 2 miles everyday. From monday to friday. Soon I cut down my runnings and only did 3 days per week. I ran the mile in 5-6 mins and 2 miles in about 10 or so. After awhile I was at 130 LBS and it wasnt possible to drop another pound. I was pretty satisfied because my heart was in a really good condition. I wasnt able to run a 5-6 min mile time before I started to work out. But the thing that bugged me was that I still had fat in my mid section of the stomach. Also, I was weak and wanted to get stronger.

A year later... I went out to GNC and bought the 100% whey protein. The workers there told me that I should GNC CLA because it help burns the "brown fat" (never heard of) in the mid section of the stomach. Me, a true sucker went and buy it anyways.
My schedule now is:

Monday- free weights (curl ups, butterflies, and other things, sorry not good with working out terms). I have a universal gym and dumbbells only. Its all in my home. No money for gym. Also, im doing at least 66+ push-ups within 1 min because im going to the AFROTC and they require that.

Tuesday - run outside 1 mile (in 5-6 mins)

Wednesday - freeweights

Thursday - run outside 1 mile (in 5-6 mins)

Friday - freeweights

I thought it was going great at first. Taking the CLA and protein together. I drank the protein 1 time per day before workout and 3 pills of CLA.

In highschool and up to before I worked out, I could only bench 135 LBS max. So now after awhile I decided to see how much I can bench. I benched 160 LBS! I was suprised. Also, I was up to 147 LBS now from 130 LBS. The problem here is that when I look into the mirror, I see that my lower stomach has love handles. It never show this much before! Is the protein doing this to me?

So it would be really awesome if I could get an advice on what to do? My stomach looks totally messed up on the bottom. I've began doing sit ups hoping that it will go away soon.

[mastover]

Originally Posted by amtemp

My stomach looks totally messed up on the bottom. I've began doing sit ups hoping that it will go away soon.

You can do all the running and situps you want. Personally, I hate doing them so I don't. The way to make your totally messed up stomach (on the bottom ) to shape up is to.... okay class, all together now.... change the way you EAT.

[amtemp]

Originally Posted by mastover

You can do all the running and situps you want. Personally, I hate doing them so I don't. The way to make your totally messed up stomach (on the bottom ) to shape up is to.... okay class, all together now.... change the way you EAT.

sorry about the terms. Is changing the way I eat the only way to change my stomach shape? It doesnt stick out or anything, it just looks bad. I dont think I eat anything too bad. The only reason Im doing running/situps is because im trying to increase the process of shaping the stomach. Its the fastest way of shaping it that I can think of.

Also, my goal is still trying to get bigger and more tone (stronger). I heard people say I should eat more if I want my muscle to develop. Im not sure how to change my way of eatting. If I run a lot, is it ok to eat anything I want because running can burn away more calories than I can consume. This sounds like a myth but not totally sure about it.
Are you sure this is not mainly coming from the 100% whey GNC protein? This never really happened until I started it with the CLA. I just want to finish this bottle and stop using it for awhile. Im at half the bottle right now, still a lot more to go.

[AileanMacRaith]

If you want to gain weight, you'll need to eat more calories than you burn, yeah, But that doesn't mean you can eat just anything. Different people follow different ratios, but the successful guys here all count what they eat, and don't put anything in their mouths that will not help them (although some believe in "cheat" meals which allow you to have an occasional treat ).

You'll want to cut your saturated fats. You still need the good fats though. You'll get them from things such as fish and olive oil. If you're bulking up, you'll need to up your protein too.

Also, the general consensus is that you can't bulk and cut (lose bodyfat) at the same time. Most do bulk for a period then cut to show off their new muscles.

Hope that helps!