I feel like it's not good enough.

Brooke4206
Brooke4206 Posts: 140 Member
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I lost the weight. yay me. I lost it doing an insane amount of exercise though. A typical day was

7:00am- Insanity
8:00-9:00am Gym
7pm-8pm Zumba

It was a lot, but I loved it. However I developed shingles because of how much I exercised. I now still do Zumba but only 3 times a week, and I lift for what is suppose to be four days according to the program. I feel like this isn't enough. Like i'll gain it all back. Is four days lifting too little? I'm not focused on losing weight. I want to gain muscle, which is why I want to be lifting more. i just need some feedback. It's causing a lot of stress on me.

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  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
    When I was doing moderate to heavy weight lifting it was only 3x a week and I got great results. Was doing intense cardio 2xa week and had weekends off.
  • Brooke4206
    Brooke4206 Posts: 140 Member
    When I was doing moderate to heavy weight lifting it was only 3x a week and I got great results. Was doing intense cardio 2xa week and had weekends off.

    This is more along the lines of what I was looking for. Real experience. Thank you.
  • cuinboston2014
    cuinboston2014 Posts: 848 Member
    I also feel like no matter how much I work out it's not enough. I can lift in the morning, walk on lunch, and run at night and still not feel like it's enough.

    HOWEVER, last week I only got to work out 5 days and only once per day. Somedays I even had to skip my walk at lunch. These things mentally kill me. BUT as a result my muscles were a little bit better rested and my workouts were so much better! My muscles felt stronger and recovered and I was able to run faster and lift a little more!
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    That's absolutely enough.

    Weight gain and loss is controlled by the amount you eat versus the amount of calories going out.

    Less exercise means you may need to eat a bit less.

    I lift 3.5x a week (every other day) - I'd happily reduce that to 3x a week.

    Sometimes do a fair bit of moderate to gentle cardio, sometimes not much.

    Too much cardio tends to affect my lifts - I SHOULD have been fine to go up 2.5kg on the squat today, but when I tried I failed on the first set - a few hours cycling and a 5k run with some HIIT style sections thrown in probably the cause.

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