Losing fat and gaining muscle?

[sarbear92]

i started working out and i've been doing it 6 days a week for about a month and a week now.

i'm not too overweight or anything, but i could definitely stand to lose a bit.

i've been doing mostly lifting and no cardio. (i know i should probably add some cardio in there)

visibly.. i can see a small difference in my body, but scale wise...nothing. so im assuming i'm gaining muscle because it weighs more than fat right?
but when i take my clothes off.. i can still see the unwanted fat on my body.

would adding cardio every morning for maybe half and hour help get rid of the fat? or just mess with my gainzzz

i eat healthy btw. i don't like "junk food"

[bleedingquadrophenic]

Ok this goes for guys and girls.

People who skip cardio, are doing it wrong. Cardio is the most important part of your workout, regardless of WHY you do workout.
For overweight people, the excess fat is already putting stress on your cardiovascular system, so you are in dire need of strengthening it.
Underweight people, neglecting your cardio is a horrible idea, because simply hitting the weight stack will make you put on weight sure, but if your cardiovascular system does not get strengthened alongside it, you're asking for trouble as you grow older.

Yeah you should definitely add cardio to your schedule. At least thrice a week I would suggest. Running, swimming, cycling, and the cross-trainer would not be the worst idea in the world

[BertMacklinFBI]

yeah that's right. you got it. and when you start doing cardio you'll lose water weight too and the scale will just plummet one day. as long as you moderate resistance training with cardio you're going to be golden! show me a pic when you're golden haha:D

[bellegirl16]

Don't overdo it with cardio.
Honestly ditch the scale. I've been working out for over a year. Weight lifting and cardio. The number on the scale is the same but my body is completely different. It just takes time.
Great job on a month, but I say give it 4 minimum to see real results :D

[Lilac79]

You have to do cardio!!! It's a million times more important than strength training. Seriously. Do cardio. Cardio for an hour until you get to your desired fat percentage then lift but still do cardio.

[Blondiee2014]

Cardio burns the most fat, you need to raise your heart beat and build up a sweat.
Yea if you are over weight you should do all cardio and maybe 1 or 2 sessions weight training.
I was a bit porky 6 weeks ago and I've been running every night and now I'm slightly under weight lol.
So yea I'm on night shifts for the. Next few days and I like to run at night so I'm going to stop cardio until I come off the nights and weight train in the mornings for a few days:)