5X5 routine and belly

[vash]

Guys,
I been doing stronglifts 5X5 from 3 mos
I can see some visable changes in me , bu most embarrsing part is i am a skinny guy with belly fat
and doing strong lifts with 20 min cardio 3 times a week dint help belly

i am 5'5" 154 lbs
belly is around 36 inches
waist is 31 "
-as you can see i have ot balance out my belly vs Waist

I am currently at

squat 140 lbs
bench : 80 lbs
Pull ups 6 X3
Push ups 20X3
dead lift : 70
OHP, 20 lbs

- btw do you add up the barbell wt while posting i wasnt sure if we should do that , in whoch case i cna add 40lbs ot the above stats .
Anybody in similar situation who were able to sucessfully loose wt while on the training program - since this requires eating a lot !!
Thanks

[Dada]

Define belly vs waist. I thought it was the same thing?

Yeah you add the weight of the bar.

Anyway, what are you eating? If you are eating junk or too much food in general you're going to remain skinny-fat.

Also remember, you're just starting out, it takes a while to get good at anything. Keep it up!

Lastly, just looking at the numbers you posted. I see a big potential problem. If you are saying you squat 180 (what you posted plus 20) and only deadlifting 110 (what you posted plus 40) there's something wrong. Normally, deadlift is higher than squat, usually by a lot. This suggests to me (just by looking at the #'s) that either your squats are probably not full ATG squats. You might want to have someone (who knows) check your form. Look at Starting Strength and learn the correct technique. If all that checks out, then there's something seriously wrong with your deadlift technique (one or the other or both).

[vash]

dada,
Thanks for the reply
Its the dead lift - I can never get it right- as soon as i cross 70-80 range i get back ache so i know its my form thats screwed up and i deload and try to work on my technique.

my meals
morning : oatmeal + coffe w/sugar
lunch: b.rice/w.rice + curry ( i am a south asian - got to have curry)
evening: turky sandwhich / peanut buter
dinner: bread with curry

junkfood: couple of cookies (once in a week) / icecream (once a month)

no other junk food

eat lots of brown/white rice atleast once a day


do you think i need ot spped up my cardo?

[Dada]

Cardio isn't a bad idea as long as you don't overdo it. 3x / week on non-lifting days or after lifting if you want. Diet seems low in protein to me and almost all carbs. I'd say that's the main problem with belly fat. I'm not suggesting you drop all carbs or anything crazy but I'd definitely drink milk, eat some chicken breast / beef/ eggs /nuts, and don't eat any carbs after 8:00 PM. And I'd get rid of the bread unless it's on a sandwich. And make sure you're drinking lots of water. It will make you feel full and also wash out a lot of the bad stuff. On the good news side, I say keep the once a week cookie and once a month ice cream. You gotta live once in a while.

[nexusmidas]

Try to ad in some fruit and veggies here and there, so you eat 6 times a day.

[Tintin]

Look at some of Mehdi's blogs on fat-loss and cardio.
I would also suggest you look at blogs covering form, and read about people with similar problems and how to fix them.

As with the comments above, I do not think you are lifting enough. 20lb OHP after 3 months? Doing 3x20 push-ups is more endurance and less strength training. Try doing dips (shoulders below elbows), decline push-ups or diamond push-ups.

Given you belly fat, I'm impressed with your pull-up stat. Especially since your bench and OHP is quite low.

Its very hard to lose fat. Especially if you are not lifting heavy. But make sure you have the right form (starting light is good) before increasing the weight.

[mutt]

It doesn't seem like your diet is going to help. You appear to take in almost no fiber, fruits, or veggies. It seems like its mostly carbs and starches with little vitamins, good fats, or protien. So you are eating sugar, some peanut butter, some sugar, and some turkey.

Are you vegetarian or something?

You'd need to throw in eggs, raw nuts (almonds, for example) fruits (3x a day), veggies (2-3x a day), more protein.. and watch those carbs. You are putting a lot of sugar into your blood, which means insulin, which means fat. Try and keep the carbs to a more reasonable level (100-150kcal in a sitting (you could get away with more if you put them earlier in the day), eat more carrots, or veggie based carbs)..

My two cents..