need some guidance

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Posted by HMA123

Burning fat and building muscle at the same time is actually a very hard thing to do. First off you cannot turn fat into muscle,Fat and muscle are two completely different body tissues. Fat simply can't transform into muscle, just like water can't turn into oil.

The physiological processes of building muscle and burning fat are completely unrelated. The combined effect of building muscle and losing fat may appear as though you're turning fat into muscle, but in actual fact, that's just an illusion. Let's take a closer look.
Building Muscle

To stimulate muscle growth, you need to activate the anabolic (building) pathways. As you already know, weight training has been the universal tool for building muscle. By challenging the muscle with heavy weights, it has no choice but to respond with increased size and strength. On top of weight training, increasing food intake and using musclebuilding supplements to pack on size are common bodybuilding strategies. Unfortunately, during the musclebuilding phase, bodybuilders usually experience an increase in fat due to increased calorie intake. So even though you get bigger, you will likely lose your shredded appearance.

Burning Fat

Increasing thermogenesis (the body's natural fat-burning process) is the fastest way to burn fat. During a state of increased thermogenesis, your body will burn off excess calories that are stored in your fat cells. Working out at a high intensity is a great way to increase thermogenesis.

Another proven method is thermogenic supplements. It's no secret that every bodybuilder has turned to a thermogenic supplement at some point to increase calorie burning.

The problem with thermogenics is that they don't help the musclebuilding process and many of them can actually cause muscle loss. But that's unacceptable. You want to be big and you want to be shredded. So what can you do about it?

SAMPLE CHEST ROUTINE

Heavy Bench Press
2 warm-up sets X 15 reps (225 lbs.)
3 working sets X 5 reps (405 lbs., 435 lbs., 465 lbs.)

Floor Press
2 sets X 6 reps (325 lbs., 345 lbs.)

Incline Dumbell Press
3 sets X 8 reps (120 lbs., 150 lbs., 150 lbs.)

Flat Dumbell Flyes
3 sets X 15 reps (60 lbs., 70 lbs., 80 lbs.)

SAMPLE LEGS ROUTINE

Deadlifts 4 sets x 8 rep
Lunges 4 sets x 8 reps
Jumping squats 4 sets x 8 reps

Now as of food, you have to eat the right stuff, do not eat anything with cholestrol,high fat,etc. Try not to take in as much Fructose also.To build muscle you will need to take in calories but at the same time burn em off.
(if you want to know more about the food and the diets, ask)

I understand where your coming from on the money issue. But really man, if you want to learn and get good at MMA you will need to join a gym. Yeah you can get as much books, videos,etc. But that will only teach you technique. As you start to roll with opponents as good as you or better, you will realize theres them little things that you cant learn in books. (timing,where and when to shift/put your weight,etc,etc).
But for the tim being just keep doing your thing and try to learn as much as you can.
If anything else, ask.

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