Chopper23 said:
hey guys i didnt mean to kick up a fuss here, that pic was just an example of how i want to be cut and as you can see from my pic im not.
thats all im not trying to be brad pitt or anyone else so sorry if i came accross that way.
thanks for your advice miss muscle
Haha, I was just busting your balls man. If you want to get ripped, cardio and diet are the key, along with dedication. Honestly though you would look great with a few more lbs of muscle on you, I know a lot guys don't want to be huge, but 10lb of muscle would really fill you out without making you look "bulky".
It's hard to say what you should do right now, because your pretty skinny (no offence) so you could either cut up, bulk up or try to do both at the same time. With your stats I'm sure you could add some muscle and cut some fat in a decent period of time.
Your diet looks on par for your goals however your training seems off. For major body parts (chest, back, etc) I would suggest 3 sets as opposed to the 1 or 2 that your doing. The actual exercises you are doing are good, but I don't think your doing enough. Many guys are scared of overtraining, but 1 set of deadlifts really isn't going to do much for you except maybe warm you up. I do 4 sets of Deads, progressively getting heavier, including 1 warmup.
Your reps are in the right range but make sure that your weigh is as well. IN other words, the last rep you do should be very close to failure or at failure if you have a training partner. Increase/decrase the weights accordingly.
Also, only work muscle groups 1 time a week. So if your on a 4 day split it would look like this:
Monday - Bench/Triceps
Tuesday - Back/Biceps
Wednesday - off/cardio
Thursday - Shoulders/forearms
Friday - Legs
Sat/Sun - Cardio
Mon, tues, thurs or fri - cardio if you like. Abs can be worked EOD.
I prefer a split like this because it has a direct and indirect workout:
Monday - Chest/Bi's
Tuesday - Back/Tri's
Wed - off
Thurs - shoulders
Fri - Legs
That way some muscles get indirect work, so as not to overtrain them.