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Mandos · 03-16-2008, 05:55 PM

Couple of thoughts for you:

1. If by "cardio" you mean things like aerobics, long runs/bikes, etc--what people commonly mean by the word "cardio," you'll make yourself fatter. Remember, a huge part of what NROL is about is trying to get people to stop repeating the things that make them weak and fat and look yucky. "Cardio" is best for making you flabby and fat.*

2. HIIT however, can do a lot of fat stripping.

3. As long as you say things like "My goal is to weigh/lose x pounds" you are trying to screw yourself up, using a crappy proxy that is the foundation of American sickness in health and eating. The best thing you could do for yourself right now is throw away your scale.

4. I've looked at NROL4W and it looks to me like the program takes you through a buildup of lean muscle building, before you strip body fat in the end in a cut-down (stage 7). I ma not sure how many workouts a week you are doing, but if you are at stage 2, then stage 7 is about 7-10 weeks away (are you doing 4, 3 or 2 workouts a week?). So maybe if you just follow the program, you'll be set.

5. If you are getting bigger through stage 2 (are you done with stage 2 or about to start it?) then that could be a concern (going up in weight is good). If you are just in stage one though, you can always trim down later in calories, but if you start starving yourself, you'll bakcfire and force your body to get fat. I'd wait until stage three to start cutting calories, and I'd make sure I was using a good proxy, like hip/waist/thigh meausrements.

It sounds like you still have the old, sick programming firmly ruling you: "Do cardio, starve myself, and somehow magically, the results will be different this time."

Remember, you can't look like a goddess if you train like a slob.

*and endurant, which is of real value. But it has nothing to do with how you w ill look in a swimsuit.

03-16-2008, 05:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mandos I + _CQ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PGH Posts: 39 My Profile	Couple of thoughts for you: 1. If by "cardio" you mean things like aerobics, long runs/bikes, etc--what people commonly mean by the word "cardio," you'll make yourself fatter. Remember, a huge part of what NROL is about is trying to get people to stop repeating the things that make them weak and fat and look yucky. "Cardio" is best for making you flabby and fat.* 2. HIIT however, can do a lot of fat stripping. 3. As long as you say things like "My goal is to weigh/lose x pounds" you are trying to screw yourself up, using a crappy proxy that is the foundation of American sickness in health and eating. The best thing you could do for yourself right now is throw away your scale. 4. I've looked at NROL4W and it looks to me like the program takes you through a buildup of lean muscle building, before you strip body fat in the end in a cut-down (stage 7). I ma not sure how many workouts a week you are doing, but if you are at stage 2, then stage 7 is about 7-10 weeks away (are you doing 4, 3 or 2 workouts a week?). So maybe if you just follow the program, you'll be set. 5. If you are getting bigger through stage 2 (are you done with stage 2 or about to start it?) then that could be a concern (going up in weight is good). If you are just in stage one though, you can always trim down later in calories, but if you start starving yourself, you'll bakcfire and force your body to get fat. I'd wait until stage three to start cutting calories, and I'd make sure I was using a good proxy, like hip/waist/thigh meausrements. It sounds like you still have the old, sick programming firmly ruling you: "Do cardio, starve myself, and somehow magically, the results will be different this time." Remember, you can't look like a goddess if you train like a slob. *and endurant, which is of real value. But it has nothing to do with how you w ill look in a swimsuit.