when are you suppose to start resistance training

chuckyjean

I still have 18 pounds or so to lose. When should I incorporate resistance training into my exercises. Do I start now, so my skin won't hang when I lose the weight? Or do you start when you are at your goal weight. Confused by it all.

Sued0nim

From the very start

So yes start now

It's about preserving your LBM as you lose weight and maximising your happiness with your results

Sabine_Stroehm

Yesterday, last month... Seriously, start now. As rabbit says it's about preserving your LBM and creating the body you want.

jimmmer

As soon as you want to have a musculoskeletal system that can take a knocking and keep on rocking...

jemhh

Immediately upon birth. That's why we give babies tiny dumbbells.



(Seriously though, there's no time like the present when it comes to maintaining/strengthening muscle.)

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chuckyjean

ok, so I just did 10 different exercises, using 2 5 pound weights (yeah, I'm a weakling) at 10 reps each, entered just that under strength training in my add exercise on MFP food diary, and it doesn't show any calories burned. Is that normal? or am I doing something wrong. I mean I must have burned some calories. Took me about 1/2 hour.

I found out why, and listed it under cardiovascular.

zoeysasha37

Start right away !!

chuckyjean

Just curious, do you guys do aerobics same day you do strength training, or do you do aerobics one day then strength training the next? A little hard to fit in 10000 steps the same day you do strength training.

47Jacqueline

jemhh wrote: »

Immediately upon birth. That's why we give babies tiny dumbbells.



(Seriously though, there's no time like the present when it comes to maintaining/strengthening muscle.)

Ha ha. A good name for a rattle. Lol

jimmmer

chuckyjean wrote: »

Just curious, do you guys do aerobics same day you do strength training, or do you do aerobics one day then strength training the next? A little hard to fit in 10000 steps the same day you do strength training.

I currently walk a fair bit in my day-to-day life - I find that it good for recovery and a fantastic partner to focused strength work.

It all depends on your focus. When I'm doing sprint training - I'll do it on the same day I squat or deadlift so that I'll be more fully recovered before the next lower body day.

A beginner who just wants to get a bit stronger, get a bit more aerobically fit and drop a few lbs? Probably weight train full body 3x week and do some moderate intensity cardio on the days inbetween. Basically don't go gung ho and start small and build up. The body can adapt to all kinds of volume and frequency, but you have to build to it over time. Beginner's always try to do some crazy schedule right off the bat on too few cals and end up fried, discouraged, or injured. Don't be a statistic!

arditarose

Yesterday

Asher_Ethan

Right away.