i got a problem

[BronxCeasar]

when i first started the wd i followed it religiously for 2 months and lost about 12 lbs and felt great.  then because of stress with school and work and someone from work actually stealing my wd book i fell off my training and reverted back to my powerlifting HIGH protein diet (basically eat whenever u can).  then i got the wd 2nd addition and i have been having alotta problems getting back on track.  my waist is now 43inches and im back up to 225lbs standing 5 foot 9 inches.  throughout this ordeal i have maintained my 4 days a week heavy powerlifting training with 1 days of bodyweight exercises and light cardio sprinkled inbetween everything.  i am feeling utterly beaten up about how my belly fat has gotten outta hand.  any workout tips specifically for loosing fat and working core muscles would be great and can any of u guys give me some ideas of how u fight the hunger of undereating and what you reward yourself with in the mail meal.  thanks alot for any tips you might have, help out a fellow warrior who's lost his way.

[ishina]

I would cut back on the training and loosen up the dietary principles. Stick to light food during the undereating phase and eat to satiety in the evening with foods that you enjoy and that are healthy.

Your description lets me think of overtraining as the reason of your lack of well-being. I would use a week or so of strategic deconditioning and thereafter start to train again - with lower volume and high intensity. Don't push yourself too hard. It will let you face a drawback.

[mrmojorisin]

Go back to the Warrior Diet, because you see that it worked and this method you're doing now doesn't work.

[Theo]

get back in there (y)

forget cardio for weight loss, go for sprint intervals, maybe an occasional long run for aerobic capacity. Sprints will increase testosterone and explosiveness, should compliment your powerlifting.

for core exercises WD book is actually pretty good, pavel tsatsouline recommends some good ab exercises too, worth taking a look.

all the best

[BronxCeasar]

thanx for all the help guys, im going to give that sprint interval idea a try wolf especially since i hate convential cardio lol

[shawn]

You should not lift high power weights because if you are 225lbs then it will not help you lose weight! Lift some light weight and do much more than you were doing onthe high weight, this will help a lot on burning the excess fats. I was also like you but, wanted to have a well build body by lifting high power weight but then my trainer briefed me over that! i have lost 25lbs in 1 months of training along with my diet!

[RoaringMad Mac]

I would cut back on the training and loosen up the dietary principles. Stick to light food during the undereating phase and eat to satiety in the evening with foods that you enjoy and that are healthy.

Your description lets me think of overtraining as the reason of your lack of well-being. I would use a week or so of strategic deconditioning and thereafter start to train again - with lower volume and high intensity. Don't push yourself too hard. It will let you face a drawback.

This is what I like reading because it goes back to the basics of the diet and the program.

I am alot like BornzCeasar, in a lot of ways.

I have always been more of a powerlifter.

I have to now adjust to burning more fat instead of more strength. I think the strength will pretty much stay in a normal level. Maybe not comptition level but those days are in the past.

Time to get that warrior look.