What is endurance?! Why would weights help abs?

Strength training helps build up muscles. More muscle = more calories burned, which usually = more weight lost.

This just about sums it up. Also, if you are thinking about combining cardio and weight training, start with weight training, then go to cardio right after. It helps burn more calories. What types of exercises were you thinking about doing?

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Strength training helps build up muscles. More muscle = more calories burned, which usually = more weight lost.

This just about sums it up. Also, if you are thinking about combining cardio and weight training, start with weight training, then go to cardio right after. It helps burn more calories. What types of exercises were you thinking about doing?

Wait ...... I'm suppose to weight train and then do cardio? I always start out with a 10 minute run before I do my weights. Should I switch?

Im serious. What is endurance as far as exercise goes? I know endurance is the ability to last through something. Okay. So it helps me what, be able to exercise longer, but does not build muscle?

Cardio type exercises - running, zumba, elliptical - are great for improving the health and strength of your heart and lungs. Your cardiovascular system. Strength training and weight lifting, especially with heavier weights and lower reps, builds muscle strength. (IE, you don't get much bang for your buck lifting 2 pound dumbbells 100 times, because it's the same as lifting a Big Gulp. It's not stressing your muscles.)

Why would weight lifting help abs and not just arms? This is where Im lost.

Because you don't just use that one muscle, especially if you're doing free weights (vs machines). And in a good strength training program, you're working your entire body. Your arms, shoulders, back, abs, legs.

Even with a pushup, you're not just using your arms, you're using your core (abs, back) to maintain your balance.

Im serious. What is endurance as far as exercise goes? I know endurance is the ability to last through something. Okay. So it helps me what, be able to exercise longer, but does not build muscle?

Cardio type exercises - running, zumba, elliptical - are great for improving the health and strength of your heart and lungs. Your cardiovascular system. Strength training and weight lifting, especially with heavier weights and lower reps, builds muscle strength. (IE, you don't get much bang for your buck lifting 2 pound dumbbells 100 times, because it's the same as lifting a Big Gulp. It's not stressing your muscles.)

Why would weight lifting help abs and not just arms? This is where Im lost.

Because you don't just use that one muscle, especially if you're doing free weights (vs machines). And in a good strength training program, you're working your entire body. Your arms, shoulders, back, abs, legs.

Even with a pushup, you're not just using your arms, you're using your core (abs, back) to maintain your balance.

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I well also add that people say things like working your arms help your stomach because they are on a calorie deficit and realize genetics are in play. We all have places we well lose weight first. For example. I'm a pear. If I had all the fat sucked out of my bottom, it well find its way back there no matter what I do. That's why those who pay for the surgery end up dissapointed in the long run. My arms tend to be larger then most people my size. There's not much I can do about it...if I work them out or not they well still likely be bigger then people my size. My weight tends to fall off my waist. Even for those not built like me and even if they are working on mostly arms...as they lose weight they will lost weight everywhere...including their waist.

Also starting off you don't need barbells to do weights. Remember, your body weighs weight. Push yourself. Literally.

Thank you. I cant really do push ups anymore, but as a teen I could do a few hundred of them at once. It was no problem. Im 22. I sort of lost my fitness there with our first baby because I didnt realize what I did then would affect me so much later (I was 19/20). I appreciate the information. I lose more from my waist too.

Here's a great program to build up your pushups, no matter how long it's been since you last did one: http://hundredpushups.com/#sthash.NuPfBxSp.dpbs

Online or app if you've got a smart phone. And I agree on New Rules of Lifting - another great book/program. Check your local library for it if you want to see what it's about before buying.

Im serious. What is endurance as far as exercise goes? I know endurance is the ability to last through something. Okay. So it helps me what, be able to exercise longer, but does not build muscle?

Cardio type exercises - running, zumba, elliptical - are great for improving the health and strength of your heart and lungs. Your cardiovascular system. Strength training and weight lifting, especially with heavier weights and lower reps, builds muscle strength. (IE, you don't get much bang for your buck lifting 2 pound dumbbells 100 times, because it's the same as lifting a Big Gulp. It's not stressing your muscles.)

Why would weight lifting help abs and not just arms? This is where Im lost.

Because you don't just use that one muscle, especially if you're doing free weights (vs machines). And in a good strength training program, you're working your entire body. Your arms, shoulders, back, abs, legs.

Even with a pushup, you're not just using your arms, you're using your core (abs, back) to maintain your balance.

^the only post you need to read on this thread.

I well also add that people say things like working your arms help your stomach because they are on a calorie deficit and realize genetics are in play. We all have places we well lose weight first. For example. I'm a pear. If I had all the fat sucked out of my bottom, it well find its way back there no matter what I do. That's why those who pay for the surgery end up dissapointed in the long run. My arms tend to be larger then most people my size. There's not much I can do about it...if I work them out or not they well still likely be bigger then people my size. My weight tends to fall off my waist. Even for those not built like me and even if they are working on mostly arms...as they lose weight they will lost weight everywhere...including their waist.

Also starting off you don't need barbells to do weights. Remember, your body weighs weight. Push yourself. Literally.

Thank you. I cant really do push ups anymore, but as a teen I could do a few hundred of them at once. It was no problem. Im 22. I sort of lost my fitness there with our first baby because I didnt realize what I did then would affect me so much later (I was 19/20). I appreciate the information. I lose more from my waist too.

Don't worry, it can all be reversed 200% And strength training definitely 100% will make all your bits look better. Make sure you train everything so you don't end up being that wobbly legged girl who can climb up buildings using her bare hands haha...

Don't get me wrong you can bulk up an area by constantly working on it and constantly eating like a beast. But on a calorie deficit, muscles don't ted to grow into gigantic man arms for example. In fact, on a slim body on a calorie deficit, they don't tend to grow at all from the research I've done and the experience I've had. You just end up working the muscle fibers that were there to begin with, and you can get stronger. That's another common myth. You'll turn into a she hulk if you lift larger then the barbie bar bells. And on a deficit even if you're larger, the only time it can be argued that the muscles can grow, the body parts themselves get slimmer when on a calorie deficit (from what i've read and seen).

And you may have heard something that pisses many logical people off "fat weighs more then muscle". No, a lb of fat and a lb of muscle is a lb. But when it comes to volume, the muscle well be a lot smaller. That's why you can find some people whose weight can surprise you. If they don't exercise, they can weigh a lot larger then they look...And then there's the ones who end up being fairly heavy because they have so much muscle, even if they're slim. That's why I don't like it when obese people judge themselves by the BMI scale after they start exercising and the pounds eventually stop falling off as fast and they're still in the overweight category...and they have abs...and they look way better then someone half their size...and they're still getting skinnier...and they are still losing weight but slower and not into the double digits like they could do before...and if they decided they wanted to lose more weight by stopping their exercise routine and eating very little they'd become larger and squishier.

too many benefits to resistance training to put on one thread for reasons of aesthetics and health.

Hey,

I don't know if your a fan of Tv show "The Biggest Loser" but Jillian Michaels has ALOT of GREAT workout dvds that combine's BOTH cardio AND strength...check out www.jillianmichaels.com they're also sold in stores like walmart and meijers. I'm currently using Jillian Michaels: 30 day shred...it's AWESOME and NOT to mention INTENSE!!!!

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