Girls That Lift! (Hopefully one day)

wilsoncl6

arditarose wrote: »

13suzie wrote: »

Don't worry --- you build muscle, you increase your capacity to burn calories! Your metabolism is going to be double charged! LIFT HEAVY! BUILD MUSCLES! If you want an estimation of calories burned, wear a heart rate monitor and compute the calories burned...wear a Fit bit or Apple Watch

There are tons of phone apps that lead you through a lifting routine. I love these - they keep me on target!

No. You don't really build muscle in a deficit, you lose fat and keep muscle. And a fit bit/heart rate monitor is not accurate for weight training.

Not necessarily accurate, you can gain muscle in a deficit but much more difficult to do so. It depends on how much fat you have to burn off and how much protein you take in during your weight loss. Your body signals fat cells to release fat into your blood stream so that it can be used for energy. Therefore, the more energy (calories) that are supplied to your body, along with other muscle building necessities such as amino acids from protein, your body can repair damaged muscle fibers as well as support it's own energy needs. Now, the less fat you have, the more your muscle gain will taper off until you start burning muscle to support energy needs. The bigger you are, the more muscle you can gain but you have to put in a strong strength training program from the start. HRM's and fitbits have been found to be inaccurate for strength training but they generally have been shown to underestimate caloric burn, not overestimate as the motion of the muscles, tendons, arteries and capillaries tend to interfere with the light sensor. Therefore, you can use these monitors as guides but they will likely give you a lower caloric burn reading that you actually have, which is a good thing in my book.

Nix143

Hi

Start out with compound lifts - as others have said Stronglifts 5x5, Starting Strength, NROLW - there are loads of them around. There's lots of evidence that this is the most efficient thing to do as a noob lifter (sure someone could come and slam all the linkees in if you need that evidence). There is a FAB women's 5x5 group on here

And check out this site aworkoutroutine.com/ - the most sense I have read.

Start lifting, start now, if you false start and change your routine to something that suits you better that's fine. Just find your thing and then stick with it. Consistency is the key. Keep plugging away.

You will lose weight if you are in a deficit because that's what your body is gonna do. It can't really do anything else. But you kinda need to get over the scales and get on with the measurements - they'll be your indicator when the scale isn't moving as quickly as you'd like. Good luck and have fun.

jacqueline0821

ashleyohair wrote: »

jacqueline0821 wrote: »

I just started the Body Beast program which is all weight lifting. I have a lot of weight to lose to I am planning on combining it with cardio (walking and running).

Do you like it? I am new to lifting and want to find something I can stick with that's easy to follow?

I do like it but it is tough! I am very overweight so almost everything is challenging though.

whitneyrabbott

This is great information! I've gone from being intimidated by the weight machines to using them, feeling confident, and now I'm doing free weights that are pretty light.

juliannerb

Lift now! You will have tighter skin and muscle burns fat

ElleRogers

Thanks for all the feedback MFPals ......I got weight lifting for dummies from the library today. Even with ALLL of your help/comments/explanations I found myself still a little confused. Figured educating myself is the best place to start. Good luck on your fitness journey!

-Elle

astrampe

ElleRogers wrote: »

Baaaasically I don't want to have muscle on top of all this squishy fat I have gained. So if I can be like lifting and doing cardio intermittently or whatevs annnnd be melting this fat off that'd be really great.

You will NOT build muscle while eating in a deficit, you will keep muscle and build strength. ......