Looking for some input!

jcreighton48
jcreighton48 Posts: 18 Member
edited January 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm pretty young, 21. I used this site last April to July and lost about 30lbs.

I work at a Target, stocking, unloading trucks, bowling out product to where they go in the store so they can be worked faster. I achieved my weight loss with that, watching calories, and stationary bike 40-45 minutes at a 25-30mph pace at least 5 times a week.

I'm sitting at about 195 right now, going to get back on it and lose some more, and I just don't know if I'll have the same success this time around. I want to know what you think about doing just the cardio workouts. I do a lot of lifting/pulling heavy objects 5-8 hours a day at my job about 5 days a week, which I kind of think of as a sort of lifting exercise. So do you think that that's enough to still see the same kind of results? I don't really have access to weights or weight lifting machines, I have my own bike at my house, so it makes it very easy and why I really only do cardio!

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  • iveyroze3
    iveyroze3 Posts: 89
    Sounds like you do a lot of lifting at work. Cardio is good and you have a bike.

    Good nutrition will help give you energy for your workouts and everyday tasks

    Good luck to you.
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    Heavy lifting is really they key. THe problem with calling your work exercise is that you do it every day - your body is adjusted to it. Progressive strenght (and firmer muscle) requires that you shake it up - give your body something different to do - to cause the small muscle damage that your body then repairs by building muscle. Changing routines is essential.

    So, I would suggest a more formal weight training plan above and beyond what you do at work. 3 times a week for about 50 minutes or so, depending upon your warmup. I think you will be impressed with the results!
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