Barbell

fitnellieforlife

If I work out one hour with a barbell 3x a week will I get good results? Will I get strong arms and thighs? I want to transform my body and feel strong. Should I do more than 3x a week?

arditarose

Well that depends on your program, if you're hitting muscle groups enough, have proper form, and have a progressive overload.

What do you plan on doing with said barbell?

fitnellieforlife

I mostly want to work on my arms to get rid of my flab.

arditarose

fitnellieforlife wrote: »

I mostly want to work on my arms to get rid of my flab.

It doesn't work that way. Calorie deficit is for fat loss. You can't "work the fat off" with a barbell. What strength training does is allow you to maintain more muscle while you lose fat, sometimes we can even build a bit of muscle too. When in a calorie deficit we don't just lose fat, we lose muscle too. You'll have a more defined look if you strength train while losing fat.

I don't suggest just working arms or upper body. You should do a full body workout 3x per week including the squat, row, deadlift, overhead press, and bench press.

fitnellieforlife

Thanking for the advice. I will definitly take it!

fitnellieforlife

Thankyou*

arditarose

fitnellieforlife wrote: »

Thanking for the advice. I will definitly take it!

So what's your next step if you take the advice? Look for a program with a progressive overload. Watch videos on form. Strong Lifts 5x5 is recommended a lot here.

fitnellieforlife

Yes I will look for a program. I feel stupid asking but what are strong lifts 5x5 ?

fitnellieforlife

Never mind I looked it up online.

fitnellieforlife

Found lots of info.

arditarose

Don't feel stupid! So glad you looked. What do you think?

fitnellieforlife

I think it's awesome. I'm getting s personal trainer in a few weeks and I will show her what I want to work on. I'm glad strong lifts.com have videos that I can show to her.

arditarose

fitnellieforlife wrote: »

I think it's awesome. I'm getting s personal trainer in a few weeks and I will show her what I want to work on. I'm glad strong lifts.com have videos that I can show to her.

That's great. I used a trainer to learn my squat and deadlift, then started on a program too. I used the trainer's program for awhile but really wish I had just started with Strong Lifts. There are other programs similar to this, one is Starting Strength. Then there are programs that have a lot more body building type of work to go along with the heavy compound lifts (like in SL). I personally don't enjoy those programs but I did learn a lot from reading through them, New Rules of Lifting for Women and Strong Curves to name a couple.

Cherimoose

fitnellieforlife wrote: »

I think it's awesome. I'm getting s personal trainer in a few weeks and I will show her what I want to work on. I'm glad strong lifts.com have videos that I can show to her.

Just want to say that the trainer may give you her own customized plan, and that's totally ok. You can easily reach your goal without using a 7 foot barbell.

Anya_000

I completely changed my body doing strong lifts, (1 hr) twice a week. I've been doing it since Jan, and I've dropped a pant size, lost 10 lbs, and have strong arms and shoulders. I did all of the strong lifts exercises: squats, deads, etc. However, I didn't increase the weight as fast as the author suggests. I started super low, and worked on form. Once I had the form locked down, I started going up on the weight, and pushing hard. For me, the most important thing was listening to my body, and giving myself easy days when I need them, and getting a lot of guidance with form. I have't suffered any injuries, which is huge for me. Good luck!

KDar1988

I just met with a trainer to go over squat form etc. He said SL 5x5 is an excellent program. I'm going on 3 months now and it is helping but ya, it won't get rid of flab. I notice a difference in my body overall. I still have 50lbs to lose so I want to keep muscle while I get rid of the weight. Good luck!