Lifting Weights only once a week
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Thanks guys! What I know about weight lifting is from the books and here so when it didn't have the specific words didn't realize they were the same! Dunce cap for me!0
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Well NROLFW is aimed at women who have no real experience with weight lifting. (Unless of course shoulder presses are what you're referring to? I'm really ignorant on what counts as part of the compound lifts)
Yeah but in truth women don't need to start out any differently than men with zero experience, and they don't need any 'new rules" either. I understand that a book stating is has something new specifically for women may help those that are timid about getting into it, but, the same old crap that worked for either gender 30 years ago still works today.
And yes, shoulder press is an over head press variant. Anything where you push dumbbells or a barbell straight up over your head.
That's the whole premise of the book, that Women don't need to do anything special or different from men to get the results they want, and to take the hoscience out of lifting (ie a **** ton of reps at low weights). It's not just for beginner lifters, I've lifted on and off for 15 years and have found the program both informative and challenging.0 -
Well NROLFW is aimed at women who have no real experience with weight lifting. (Unless of course shoulder presses are what you're referring to? I'm really ignorant on what counts as part of the compound lifts)
Yeah but in truth women don't need to start out any differently than men with zero experience, and they don't need any 'new rules" either. I understand that a book stating is has something new specifically for women may help those that are timid about getting into it, but, the same old crap that worked for either gender 30 years ago still works today.
And yes, shoulder press is an over head press variant. Anything where you push dumbbells or a barbell straight up over your head.
FYI: New Rules of Lifting's full title is New Rules of Lifting for Women, sub titled lift Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess. Essentially the book is telling women to lift like men.
Yes I know the full title, and yes the TITLE tells women to lift like men. As to whether the BOOK tells women HOW to lift exactly like men, I guess there could be some debate.
I'd be interested to see where the debate is for this. My understanding is that the trainer, Alwyn Cosgrove, would give the same exercise program to a man that he would a woman.0 -
NROLFW does but not in the first few stages.
I didn't know that. That is, um, kinda bad...
Incorrect, all the major lifts mentioned are in phase one.0 -
I have been trying to do as much cardio as possible because I have a lot of weight to lose. I hit the treadmill for 45 minutes to 60 minutes on3.5 to 3.7 speed each time- three to five days a week. I haven't been doing any weights at all and I need to tone up. I'm 43 years old and I know my body doesn't have the elasticity it did when I was 20 years old. I find after I do the cardio, I just feel like going home. I don't feel like doing the weights because I'm tired from the cardio. I just wanted to get in the gym and lose forty pounds or so and blast the fat away and then I figured I could incorporate the weights in.
Will the weights help much at my age? I started at 262 pounds on 8/8/12 and I'm down to 236 now- loss of 26 pounds when I weighed this morning. I have cut my cals down to close to or less than 1360 most days and have cut out junk food and no pop and I went from a sedentary lifetsyle to moving it. Instead of sitting at my desk job for eight hours, I make myself go walk at the park too at least three days a week. I do that in addition to the cardio that I do before or after work. Am I wrong for just doing the cardio at first or should I be doing the weights too? I would like to lose another 46 or so pounds by Spring time. I'd like to weigh around 190 or so. I know that sounds like a lot but i'm 5'7"- large frame and I actually will look pretty slender at that weight. I have been trying to eat a high protein breakfast, with a protein shake and a greek yogurt on most days. Is there anything else that I should be doing? Any help or advice to improve myself is much appreciated...0 -
Well NROLFW is aimed at women who have no real experience with weight lifting. (Unless of course shoulder presses are what you're referring to? I'm really ignorant on what counts as part of the compound lifts)
Yeah but in truth women don't need to start out any differently than men with zero experience, and they don't need any 'new rules" either. I understand that a book stating is has something new specifically for women may help those that are timid about getting into it, but, the same old crap that worked for either gender 30 years ago still works today.
And yes, shoulder press is an over head press variant. Anything where you push dumbbells or a barbell straight up over your head.
FYI: New Rules of Lifting's full title is New Rules of Lifting for Women, sub titled lift Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess. Essentially the book is telling women to lift like men.
Yes I know the full title, and yes the TITLE tells women to lift like men. As to whether the BOOK tells women HOW to lift exactly like men, I guess there could be some debate.
I'd be interested to see where the debate is for this. My understanding is that the trainer, Alwyn Cosgrove, would give the same exercise program to a man that he would a woman.
Well certainly different routines are different and there are different ways of thinking, but a lot of people's thinking would be that a basic beginner routine would consist of stuff like barbell back squats, barbell deadlifts, barbell bench press, barbell standing press, barbell rows\cleans, pullups, not things with names like 'step ups" or "jack knifes" (or would it be jack knives?)0 -
Yeah but in truth women don't need to start out any differently than men with zero experience, and they don't need any 'new rules" either. I understand that a book stating is has something new specifically for women may help those that are timid about getting into it, but, the same old crap that worked for either gender 30 years ago still works today.0
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I have been trying to do as much cardio as possible because I have a lot of weight to lose. I hit the treadmill for 45 minutes to 60 minutes on3.5 to 3.7 speed each time- three to five days a week. I haven't been doing any weights at all and I need to tone up. I'm 43 years old and I know my body doesn't have the elasticity it did when I was 20 years old. I find after I do the cardio, I just feel like going home. I don't feel like doing the weights because I'm tired from the cardio. I just wanted to get in the gym and lose forty pounds or so and blast the fat away and then I figured I could incorporate the weights in.
Will the weights help much at my age? I started at 262 pounds on 8/8/12 and I'm down to 236 now- loss of 26 pounds when I weighed this morning. I have cut my cals down to close to or less than 1360 most days and have cut out junk food and no pop and I went from a sedentary lifetsyle to moving it. Instead of sitting at my desk job for eight hours, I make myself go walk at the park too at least three days a week. I do that in addition to the cardio that I do before or after work. Am I wrong for just doing the cardio at first or should I be doing the weights too? I would like to lose another 46 or so pounds by Spring time. I'd like to weigh around 190 or so. I know that sounds like a lot but i'm 5'7"- large frame and I actually will look pretty slender at that weight. I have been trying to eat a high protein breakfast, with a protein shake and a greek yogurt on most days. Is there anything else that I should be doing? Any help or advice to improve myself is much appreciated...
Short answer: Yes
Long answer: Hell yes
Longest answer: Read all of this http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/686963-large-collection-of-info-for-beginners0 -
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Thanks for posting this question!
I just started a weightlifting class, but can only do it once a week and was wondering if it was something i should be doing, given that. The good thing about this class, is that it does work all the major groups, i believe (i literally just started - have only takenit once)...but i believe it does abs, legs, back, shoulders, ..looking at the information everyone is posting, and going by what i recall from that class i believe its all covered. I am going to go back next week and make a mental note to see.0 -
THX determinednoob. I appreciate it! I'm going to read that post later when I get home. I also forgot to mention that just in my 26 pound weight loss, I have been able to stop taking high blood pressure medication now for three weeks. That was my main goal. YIPPIE!0
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Thanks for posting this question!
I just started a weightlifting class, but can only do it once a week and was wondering if it was something i should be doing, given that. The good thing about this class, is that it does work all the major groups, i believe (i literally just started - have only takenit once)...but i believe it does abs, legs, back, shoulders, ..looking at the information everyone is posting, and going by what i recall from that class i believe its all covered. I am going to go back next week and make a mental note to see.
If it's a Les Mills Body Pump class the format is:
warm up
squats
chest
glutes, back, and hamis
triceps
biceps
lunges
shoulders
abs
cool down0 -
I have been trying to do as much cardio as possible because I have a lot of weight to lose. I hit the treadmill for 45 minutes to 60 minutes on3.5 to 3.7 speed each time- three to five days a week. I haven't been doing any weights at all and I need to tone up. I'm 43 years old and I know my body doesn't have the elasticity it did when I was 20 years old. I find after I do the cardio, I just feel like going home. I don't feel like doing the weights because I'm tired from the cardio. I just wanted to get in the gym and lose forty pounds or so and blast the fat away and then I figured I could incorporate the weights in.
Will the weights help much at my age? I started at 262 pounds on 8/8/12 and I'm down to 236 now- loss of 26 pounds when I weighed this morning. I have cut my cals down to close to or less than 1360 most days and have cut out junk food and no pop and I went from a sedentary lifetsyle to moving it. Instead of sitting at my desk job for eight hours, I make myself go walk at the park too at least three days a week. I do that in addition to the cardio that I do before or after work. Am I wrong for just doing the cardio at first or should I be doing the weights too? I would like to lose another 46 or so pounds by Spring time. I'd like to weigh around 190 or so. I know that sounds like a lot but i'm 5'7"- large frame and I actually will look pretty slender at that weight. I have been trying to eat a high protein breakfast, with a protein shake and a greek yogurt on most days. Is there anything else that I should be doing? Any help or advice to improve myself is much appreciated...
Short answer: Yes
Long answer: Hell yes
Longest answer: Read all of this http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/686963-large-collection-of-info-for-beginners
Agreed, totally, fully, and whole heartedly agree.0 -
I have been trying to do as much cardio as possible because I have a lot of weight to lose. I hit the treadmill for 45 minutes to 60 minutes on3.5 to 3.7 speed each time- three to five days a week. I haven't been doing any weights at all and I need to tone up. I'm 43 years old and I know my body doesn't have the elasticity it did when I was 20 years old. I find after I do the cardio, I just feel like going home. I don't feel like doing the weights because I'm tired from the cardio. I just wanted to get in the gym and lose forty pounds or so and blast the fat away and then I figured I could incorporate the weights in.
Will the weights help much at my age? I started at 262 pounds on 8/8/12 and I'm down to 236 now- loss of 26 pounds when I weighed this morning. I have cut my cals down to close to or less than 1360 most days and have cut out junk food and no pop and I went from a sedentary lifetsyle to moving it. Instead of sitting at my desk job for eight hours, I make myself go walk at the park too at least three days a week. I do that in addition to the cardio that I do before or after work. Am I wrong for just doing the cardio at first or should I be doing the weights too? I would like to lose another 46 or so pounds by Spring time. I'd like to weigh around 190 or so. I know that sounds like a lot but i'm 5'7"- large frame and I actually will look pretty slender at that weight. I have been trying to eat a high protein breakfast, with a protein shake and a greek yogurt on most days. Is there anything else that I should be doing? Any help or advice to improve myself is much appreciated...
If you want to lose weight, change your diet
If you want an awesome body, lift weights
Totally possible to achieve both of these things without any cardio at all (or very little).0 -
I was always under the assumption that you had to get your heart rate up to burn the fat, by doing the cardio. I will definitely start the weights too!0
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I was always under the assumption that you had to get your heart rate up to burn the fat, by doing the cardio. I will definitely start the weights too!
All you need to lose fat is a calorie deficit. You can get that from diet alone or a mix of diet and exercise. If you want to look good when the fat is gone, you need to do resistance training.0 -
I was always under the assumption that you had to get your heart rate up to burn the fat, by doing the cardio. I will definitely start the weights too!
Losing weight is a process of ingesting fewer calories than you burn. You burn would calories throughout the day even if you didn't get out of bed. Not that cardio doesn't burn calories too, but being conscious of how many calories you need is a lot easier than trying to spend hours in the gym working them off.0 -
I was always under the assumption that you had to get your heart rate up to burn the fat, by doing the cardio. I will definitely start the weights too!
Keep doing your cardio, really nothing wrong with it (I love mine). However, you don't have to get your hr up to reduce fat, you just have to eat at a deficit. Now if you really want to burn, lift then incorporate 15 or 20 minutes of hiit. Oh, baby.
I try to eat at a deficit to look good, I lift weights to look good naked.0 -
Thx for the advice. I do love the way I feel stress free after a good burn on the treadmill. My hair is soaked underneath and psychologically I just feel like I did some good when I get hot and sweaty. I crave it! I'll have to try those weights- besides- who doesn't like to look good naked...HAHA0
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