I have started a new program of lifting weights 4 times a week. I then do 1-2 days of cardio, with a rest day on the weekend. It has been effective for me so far! With weightlifting I think it is important to mix in rest days to give your muscles a chance to recover. So four days a week (doing each exercise/muscle group twice a week) has worked well for me.

ng_jenice wrote: »

Anyone here that lifts weights on a daily basis?

Cardio M, W, F and Weight/Cardio intervals T, Th, S. Fun fitness 7 days a week which includes dog walking, hiking, skiing, swimming etc. I purchased a heart rate monitor and as a result I am getting much more accurate measures of my workouts. It is fun to see what your heart does and how it changes over time (especially recovery time).

I lift several times a week, following the stronglifts program. I like stronglifts because it was super easy for me to follow as a beginner last year and I love that it doesn't put me in the weight room for hours.

Since it's nasty cold here, I'm pretty much at the gym every other day and lift and run (or do some other form of cardio) after. Once it warms up a bit, I'll move back to running outside so I'll run every other day and then go lift on days I don't run.

My girlfriend lifts daily, though she's not on here. She lifts different body parts each day. It takes a toll on her and there are times she can't lift daily. Her routine, heavy weights, has allowed her to drop weight, she claims. She eats a ton of protein, however. Also, she prepares meals for the week. She says it worth the effort.

Could you all give some of the top str. Training exercises to begin with? Ones that will get a good basic start to improving? I speak of doing them at home to start with so would need to be free weights

HeartyHealthy wrote: »

Could you all give some of the top str. Training exercises to begin with? Ones that will get a good basic start to improving? I speak of doing them at home to start with so would need to be free weights

It really depends on the equipment you have available. Instead of saying to go with program A or B, I'd say read "The New Rules of Lifting for Women" which seems to be very popular.

I lift 4x a week. I'm on week 6 of my current program. I'm not doing any cardio but I do enjoy yin and vinyasa yoga. Yin yoga is an amazing compliment to strength training. When I started lifting a few years ago I used New Rules of Lifting for Women and it was the perfect beginners guide.