Hi Ray! My question concerns training routines. I know that I’m over-analyzing, so I just need some direction:
I’m 6′1″, 330lbs, and 40% body fat. What I’m going to do is drop down to 215 lbs and 8% body fat. Ultimately I want to have a physique as ripped as a bodybuilder but with the conditioning of an MMA athlete. I’ve purchased and read your book, so I know I’m on the right track but
I need your feedback on something:
Given my current condition I feel that I should put most of my emphasis on maintaining the muscle I have and burning the fat. In one of your articles you gave a routine by Randy Couture which I would like to use as the first routine I start with. What do you suggest?
Answer From Ray:
Good questions and thank you for purchasing “The Body Transformation” (used to be fat to fit). If you really feel that your motivation would be through the roof with the Randy Couture workout then go ahead and do that. However I do feel that at 6′1” and 300 pounds you would make the fastest progress on the full body routine with separate cardio like in my program.
The reason for this is that in order to do the MMA program you need to have a pretty high level of fitness just to be able to make it through. Also, the MMA workout is not the best for keeping your muscle mass. Its mostly for conditioning. A nice compromise would be to do the full body workout from the book on Monday and Friday and the Randy workout on Wednesday. That way you would get the best of both worlds AND keep your body guessing.
Both are very good but I would still prefer that you do the full body workout just so that you can get stronger and more conditioned for the routines that build on it later in the program.
I hope that helps you out and great question. Remember, the best workout is the one you do!