How to become fit in 6 months as a high school student?

Question

I'm 17 years old and in high school, and I'm not the leanest person in the world. I've done some weight training but i can barely handle weights over 60 lbs at a local gym that I go to. I'm also easily exhausted when running in the morning. Recently, I've tried taking whey protein drinks after each workout, but i havn't been seeing results. Am I doing something wrong? I'm considering getting this: http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2486357&cp=2551210 , but I've read on a few websites that it would be dangerous for people under age 25 to try stuff like this because it would be just as bad as taking steroids or illegal drugs. Someone help me! I need to become fit in 6 months and stronger. I prefer answers from professional Nutritionists or Doctors please.

Answer 1

mr. sasuke, i am both a professional fitness trainer and an athlete. I would like to tell you first that, that supplement is basically a fancy protein powder and it defiantly not comparable to steroids and their side effects, I see no significant reason why you should deny yourself this, it may be expensive and a cheaper protein supplement should be sufficient. Look for online nutrition calculators that will give you a ballpark of where you need to have your diet at in terms of carbs and protein. It is definitely not true that lifting makes you appear fatter unless you are consuming excess calories. Running is the best for burning fat though.
PATIENCE...is the best thing you can do for yourself. 6 months is plenty of time to see marked improvements in all areas but don't expect to go from coach potato to high school athlete in 6 months. Consistency is crucial and diet is a big factor in your success. As a generality i would say weight train mon, wends, fri, for about 45min-1hour and do cardio tues thursday, for 30-45min. Do a little research and find your weakness pay special attention to them.
Remember consistency, patience, diet, training and recovery are the keys to success
GOODLUCK

Answer 2

find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)

Answer 3

6 months is quite enough to get fit. I see that what u're trying to do is to gain muscle mass and look fitter. Well, head to the gym and get yourself a proper workout routine. Eat like 5-6 small meals a day to give your body a constant flow of nutrients.

Nitro tech is not dangerous but it's seriously overpriced. Just go for whey and creatine, it does what nitro tech does!

Answer 4

My oldest son is going threw this. I'll give you the same I gave him. Running,jogging ext. is going to burn exss fat. Lifting weights will make you stronger but appear fatter. TRy running, jogging, ext. Works the best till you loose weight and have musle to gain not fat.