How often do you do strength training?

I do it every other day.

1 hour of strength training...1 hours of cardio every day...and supposedly 1 day of rest, but I usually do cardio on that day also.

I do strength training almost every day for 30-45 minutes. The SECRET is to focus on just one body part each session and make sure to eat lots of protein (without going over your daily calorie intake, of course). Experts say to work the body 2-3 times a week but that is working the ENTIRE body. So if you split it up between different parts and you need to do each part 2x a week, then this way works out great.

For example, Monday I will work only arms/shoulders, Tuesday I will work abs, Weds I will work legs/glutes, and then Thursday back to upper body (and do it all over again!)

A high-protein diet has worked wonders for me. I have begun to show great toning in all the right places, and for the first time in my LIFE, my legs look great! I do rest one day a week for my body to repair and strengthen itself.

Good luck!

I use my Wii fit to do basic strength training (push ups, lunges etc) for 20 minutes 3 times a week then do a few sets of bicep curls and tricep extensions with free weights. It doesn't sound like much but I have seen changes in my body. I can tell a huge difference in how difficult it is for me to complete my little 20 minute routine too; those lunges killed me at first and now I can knock out several sets without trouble.

Hi WalkingGirl.

Generally you should do strength training at least 2-3x a week. That being said...it doesn't need to be an extensive workout. What's important is that you challenge yourself and try and do a little more with each workout.

Remember, it's not how long you're doing the training, it's what you do in the time you're there.

I am guessing you're a beginner, so on that I would recommend to simply do the three basic movements to start: Squat, Push and Pull...with a couple sets of each.

That will serve to get the blood pumping in your large muscle groups and give your metabolism a boost as well.

There are an infinite number of exercises you can do....you can even try something different each time.

Set a goal for a given workout, and try and beat it the next workout. It's a constant progression that leads to continued results.

Cheers,

Craig

I do a ton of yoga, which strengthens and targets certain parts of your body. You don't have to lift weights to get in your strength training. I do it almost every day, but only because it's usually coupled with cardio. I might have one rest day because I don't usually target the same body parts. I just get cranky if I don't exercise.

I do a mix of cardio - wgt training. so in 20-30 mins I get my cardio going do a full body workout with mtpl muscles targetting..

ex - lunges w curls, squats w presses, toss in a ab and a 2-5 min bike session - wash rinse repeat the small circuit a few times. It keeps my HR up and I get a muscular workout out of it. And make sure to keep em fast paced so its kinda like a HIIT.

Strength training is my favorite part of exercise. I work with my kettlebell routine 4 days a week and do cardio four days a week. I run or do elliptical on my non weight days and on Saturday, I do both, easy weights and long run.

My mom told me when I was born, i had no muscle tone..none..so now when im trying to work on strength its a lot more harder for me then it would be with everyone else. I'm so sloppy..I try to work on standing on one leg and do simple extensions..that only lasts a few seconds before i feel like im going to lose my balance.

I'm not trying to sound mean. I'm really really not, and granted it is very hard to put written word into context. But this ^^^^^ really just sounds like an excuse you've given yourself to not put much effort into strength training.

You've lost 50 lbs. That right there tells me you have had to have muscle to just carry around that extra weight.