When is a good time to start weight-lifting?

santi251

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santi251

I want to lose a substantial amount of weight before I start lifting weights. Is that a good idea?

Rayman79

Nope, start now!

chuckyp

No reason to. Why not start now? Building muscle will help you metabolize fat.

Natihilator

I started lifting heavy weights about 2 months into my weight loss, having 90-100lbs to lose total. I've only lost 30lbs since January, but I've lost a lot of inches along the way, and my friend was shocked when I told her I still wanted to lose 60lbs. If you can deal with a slow-moving scale, but becoming smaller in size quickly, I'd suggest picking up the weights right now

santi251

I just dont want to get too bulky while still trying to lose the fat i.e. arms, stomach.

Natihilator

I can guarantee you 110% you won't get bulky, unless you're into steroids

jadedone

Yesterday.

Odds are low you'll get bulky and weight training is very functional. Everything will be easier, including your cardio.

palmerig88

The heavier I lift the smaller I get. You wont bulk.

babybird3

Now! Muscle burns more calories, so combining weight training with cardio will make the pounds melt off! Plus it makes your body look SOOO much more defined and toned in comparison to just sticking to cardio only.

TriThreat

just start off slowly, since you want to lose some weight first. once you're a little closer to your goal, you can always up the intensity then

isntbaconhealthy

Have you picked up the dumbbell yet? Have at it

mustgetmuscles1

I just dont want to get too bulky while still trying to lose the fat i.e. arms, stomach.

Welcome to the site santi251. weight-lifting can/should be introduced to your fitness plan as early as possible. It is not really possible for people to gain muscle on a calorie deficit diet. So there is no way you are going to "bulk-up". Also, women have a much lower amount of testosterone than men making it even harder for you to gain muscle. Muscle syntheses takes a lot of time, so if you see your body changing in ways that you dont like you will have plenty of time to make changes. I seriously doubt this will be a problem.

What resistance/weight training will do is help you maintain a lot of the muscle you currently have and help you burn calories. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn at rest. Meaning, that having/maintaining muscle burns far more calories per day than most of your workouts will give you.

AnvilHead

I just dont want to get too bulky while still trying to lose the fat i.e. arms, stomach.

Popular misconception/falsehood. Unless you're eating at a tremendous caloric surplus and taking steroids, you're not suddenly going to wake up looking like a bodybuilder because you picked up a weight. Packing on muscle requires lots of calories, lots of protein and for women, who lack the testosterone men have, usually lots of "chemical enhancement". Even many men have a difficult time packing on muscle when they're deliberately *trying* to do so.

furrina

Especially if you have a lot of weight to lose, you really want to start lifting weights WHILE you lose the weight. The reason: When you lose weight you lose both muscle and fat. You do NOT want to lose muscle. The most ideal, efficient, sustainable and attractive weight loss is where you have the least fat and the most lean muscle mass. In order to work towards that you want to maintain and build muscle during and after you lose the weight. Plus, muscle is very efficient at burning calories and the more you have the more you'll burn.

santi251

Thank u guys TREMEDOUSLY! W

nz_deevaa

You should absolutely begin now.

I have lost 25kg and I have at least another 25kg to go and never at any stage during my weight-loss/lifting process have I looked bulky from lifting heavy.

I looked bulky from being 50kgs overweight.

mustgetmuscles1

Especially if you have a lot of weight to lose, you really want to start lifting weights WHILE you lose the weight. The reason: When you lose weight you lose both muscle and fat. You do NOT want to lose muscle. The most ideal, efficient, sustainable and attractive weight loss is where you have the least fat and the most lean muscle mass. In order to work towards that you want to maintain and build muscle during and after you lose the weight. Plus, muscle is very efficient at burning calories and the more you have the more you'll burn.

^^^^This. This site is filled with people who reach their weight loss goal and very unsatisfied with how they look. This is usually from losing a lot of weight but not maintaining muscle. Leaving them not as "tone" as they wanted. Muscle is very expensive for your body to maintain. You need to convince it that all that muscle is needed or it may just decide to get rid of it. You do this by keeping your calorie deficit at a moderate level and with resistance training. While you are not going to gain more muscle you will get stronger by conditioning the muscle you already have. Use it or lose it. : )

Beside being strong kicks *kitten*. :happy:

santi251

Especially if you have a lot of weight to lose, you really want to start lifting weights WHILE you lose the weight. The reason: When you lose weight you lose both muscle and fat. You do NOT want to lose muscle. The most ideal, efficient, sustainable and attractive weight loss is where you have the least fat and the most lean muscle mass. In order to work towards that you want to maintain and build muscle during and after you lose the weight. Plus, muscle is very efficient at burning calories and the more you have the more you'll burn.

^^^^This. This site is filled with people who reach their weight loss goal and very unsatisfied with how they look. This is usually from losing a lot of weight but not maintaining muscle. Leaving them not as "tone" as they wanted. Muscle is very expensive for your body to maintain. You need to convince it that all that muscle is needed or it may just decide to get rid of it. You do this by keeping your calorie deficit at a moderate level and with resistance training. While you are not going to gain more muscle you will get stronger by conditioning the muscle you already have. Use it or lose it. : )

Beside being strong kicks *kitten*.

So my caloric intake is 1480 which i try to eat under that. I try to exercise about 1000 calories a day. Should I increase by caloric intake esp if I add weight lifting?

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

Especially if you have a lot of weight to lose, you really want to start lifting weights WHILE you lose the weight. The reason: When you lose weight you lose both muscle and fat. You do NOT want to lose muscle. The most ideal, efficient, sustainable and attractive weight loss is where you have the least fat and the most lean muscle mass. In order to work towards that you want to maintain and build muscle during and after you lose the weight. Plus, muscle is very efficient at burning calories and the more you have the more you'll burn.

^^^^This. This site is filled with people who reach their weight loss goal and very unsatisfied with how they look. This is usually from losing a lot of weight but not maintaining muscle. Leaving them not as "tone" as they wanted. Muscle is very expensive for your body to maintain. You need to convince it that all that muscle is needed or it may just decide to get rid of it. You do this by keeping your calorie deficit at a moderate level and with resistance training. While you are not going to gain more muscle you will get stronger by conditioning the muscle you already have. Use it or lose it. : )

Beside being strong kicks *kitten*.

So my caloric intake is 1480 which i try to eat under that. I try to exercise about 1000 calories a day. Should I increase by caloric intake esp if I add weight lifting?

Yep You need to eat more on weight lifting days because your muscles tear after each session & it needs all that calories to repair itself.

mustgetmuscles1

So my caloric intake is 1480 which i try to eat under that. I try to exercise about 1000 calories a day. Should I increase by caloric intake esp if I add weight lifting?

That is very low. Im not sure what your numbers should be but right now you are only netting about 400 calories a day. That is not enough to sustain you and is not going to be sustainable for very long without some major negative side effects. In the short term this can lead to muscle loss, fatigue, grogginess, hormone imbalance, and binging. Long term can cause you damage.

Fill out the MFP calculator as accurately as you can. Do not include your exercise in your activity level. Choose how much you want to lose per week and whatever number it gives you is what you should eat on the days you DONT workout.

If you burn 1000 calories then you need to eat that much more. So if MFP gave you 1480 and then you burn 1000 you would need to eat 2480. This will still allow you to lose weight because your calorie deficit is already built into the 1480. This can be adjusted later if you need to.

santi251

So my caloric intake is 1480 which i try to eat under that. I try to exercise about 1000 calories a day. Should I increase by caloric intake esp if I add weight lifting?

That is very low. Im not sure what your numbers should be but right now you are only netting about 400 calories a day. That is not enough to sustain you and is not going to be sustainable for very long without some major negative side effects. In the short term this can lead to muscle loss, fatigue, grogginess, hormone imbalance, and binging. Long term can cause you damage.

Fill out the MFP calculator as accurately as you can. Do not include your exercise in your activity level. Choose how much you want to lose per week and whatever number it gives you is what you should eat on the days you DONT workout.

If you burn 1000 calories then you need to eat that much more. So if MFP gave you 1480 and then you burn 1000 you would need to eat 2480. This will still allow you to lose weight because your calorie deficit is already built into the 1480. This can be adjusted later if you need to.

santi251

okay, i didnt even realize that. That's probably why i have been losing a lot of weight quickier than normal. Thank u very much. lately, i have been much hungrier and i cant really sleep at all.

agent99oz

Now today