Am I Exercising Enough?

BL_Coleman · July 2012

If you are working out that much and not losing weight, are you eating cosnistently your body will go into starvation mode if you work out without replacing andy of the calories. so eat good food, small meals inbetween your routine.

adswillis27 · July 2012

I just noticed too that you are doing BodyPump everyday. You should be doing weights/strength every other day, unless you do legs one day and arms the next, etc. With this routine you should be eating a whole lot in order to have a small calorie deficit (500-750 calories).

fabandfunat51 · July 2012

Is this a JOKE?!?!?!?

reneelee · July 2012

Seriously!

Carmiel · July 2012

If you're dedicating that much time to working out with no results. I'd stick to 60-75 mins per day (5-6 days) and up the intensity!!

skinnyinnotime · July 2012

Are you eating enough? You must be burning quite a lot with all those workouts. Are you shrinking at all...have you done measurements?

bleacheblonde · July 2012

If you're doing THAT MUCH and not losing any weight, perhaps your body is already at a happy weight right now. Maybe if you switch out some cardio for some weight-lifting that might help give you some variety and a metabolism boost by building muscle. But I don't really know. All I know is I wish I had time for all of that....

LadyIntrepid · July 2012

You don't have a lot to lose, so that can make for very slow going. I'm guessing you're not eating all those exercise calories back and your metabolism is slowing down. I do three Pump classes a week (love 'em!) plus lots of cardio, and I started losing more weight when I ate more. A note on Pump/weight training -- knowing the classes well, I would really suggest skipping a day in between them. There's no recovery time there, which is critical.

jenypri · July 2012

Sounds great, its a lot of cardio with a mix of strength training. Everyone's idea of too much or too little is different. What works for one person isnt always the same for someone else.
If you feel you can push yourself like you are, more power to you honey. Bravo for staying active. You are sure to see results as long as your food intake matches with healthy choices.
DO YOUR EXERCISE THINGS, there is no such thing as TOO much exercise as long as your doing it safely!

ChaseAlder · July 2012

I would drop half those group classes and focus on stationary strength training plus intense cardio. That's just me.

nikkiprickett · July 2012

I would say, if you're not losing weight right now that you need to do less actually, if you're able to do this much that might mean you're not pushing yourself as much as you could be. I would decrease it down to 3-4 days a week for about an hour and switch it up after each week. I'm doing JM ripped in 30 and that's what she does...after a while your body does get used to what you're doing and you'll stop seeing changes. Just mix it up, add more weights and less time/less repetitions) possibly get the new rules of lifting for women book...it's very helpful with this kind of thing and has a 6 month exercise plan that constantly increases weights but lowers the reps which increases muscle mass which will give you more definition.

Bobby_Clerici · July 2012

^^^^^^^
While I do not endorse the term "starvation mode", I think we have hit on something here.
You are not eating enough.
That's the problem.

AllieBug25 · July 2012

You're doing a great job with the workouts. Don't let others discourage you. You know what they say.. Ignorance is bliss.

Keep going. You're wonderful!

Pisc2749 · July 2012

Agree. And possibly lying. Seems like you'd be burning at least 1500 calories per day with all that but you say you can't lose weight even though you're eating clean. I call BS

Laces_0ut · July 2012

all the people who are saying she is bragging are probably jealous that they dont have half the work ethic she has.

HMLouise · July 2012

I agree.. Sorry. Unless you are being sarcastic this is clearly an attention post.

Loozin · July 2012

YOU THE MAN Bobby !!!

invisibubble · July 2012

Yeah, but you don't look like you need to lose 40lbs. And 3 hours a day is friggin' excessive. So I'd either say you're a little bit of a show-off for some reason, or you're a bit delusional about your body image.

davert123 · July 2012

I'd say you should do at least another 3 hours a day :-)
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Medical advice in the UK according to Radio 4 this morning is 1/2 hr a day for 5 days a week . You are getting more exercise than 95% of the population I'd guess so I think you are fine.

tryinghard71 · July 2012

Amen!!

_stephanie0 · July 2012

hahhahaha
my thoughts exactly...

if you arent exercising enough, then me exercising one hour 4-5x week is lazy :P

iLose2Gain · July 2012

It seems that you are doing too much cardio! Read this article...4 Indicators you are doing too much cardio & number 2 is, You aren't seeing results!!

Take a look: http://sheerbalance.com/brettsblog/4-indicators-you-do-too-much-cardio/

Loozin · July 2012

My 2 penny's or cents for you cousins over the pond.

Looks like you are doing A LOT of exercise and ignoring REST...others have a similar problem on here, so you're not alone.
Maybe introduce some sort of interval training to mix things up.

Having said that there are a lot of classes in there, which can help motivation in a group environment.
Maybe take a break on Wednesday to give your body a break.

Regarding the whole "showing off" / "bragging" remarks, my take on that is:
If you are, and it makes you feel good and will help you reach your goal - keep doing it !

Wishing you every success in your endeavour.

Loozin

debussyschild · July 2012

You know what, friends? If you were working as hard as she is and not seeing results, you'd ask yourself the same damn question, wouldn't you...

Bragging?? I bust my *kitten* at least 5 times a week and with the work I'm doing, if I wasn't seeing results, I'd be wondering if it wasn't enough too.

Give constructive feedback. Not putdowns because someone else is kicking your *kitten* with respect to putting in the "work".

jlaurena · July 2012

I weigh 176 currently, i'm apparently obese according to the BMI and need to weigh 140. 3 days a week is 2 hours, 1 day is 3 including yoga. 3 days i do nothing. i'm not delusional i'm frustrated.

stufie · July 2012

Double amen! Thanks for all of the helpful links!

lizziebeth1028 · July 2012

Yes it's excessive. And could eventually become counterproductive...especially if you're not seeing results already. You could be putting too much stress on your body, not nourishing it with enough calories or giving yourself enough rest. Serious overkill in my opinion.

naples89 · July 2012

Its obvious you're bragging (am I doing enough? ^.^ *works out for hours 5+ days a week) but regardless its a solid routine if you stick to it.

olee67 · July 2012

I would like to see at least two days of weight training. An upper body day and a lower body day. Even if you lift for only 30 minutes on each of those days it'll make your routine more complete. AND, a rest day. At least one rest day!

Taneil27 · July 2012

Ummm.... :huh:

You are exercising way too much.

Am I Exercising Enough?

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