How Long to see Results from Lifting?

GuitarJerry
GuitarJerry Posts: 6,102 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I finally got my wife to start lifting. We're finishing week 2.

She is a runner. Has no problem running 12 miles a day every day. So, she in good shape for that, but she wanted to start lifting with me.

I'm not a trainer, but she just does my program with me which is 5 days, and uses a combo of hypertrophy and strength for the best of both. Running is still her priority, so she runs for an hour before we start lifting.

She is wondering when she should start to see results from it. I told her about 6 weeks. But wanted to ask and see if that sounds about right. I've been lifting so long, I've forgotten. She's already seeing strength gains, or newb gains, but she wants to see visible body changes.

On the flip side, she got me doing cardio now after my lifting sessions.

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    eh, i'd say it takes a little longer than that, especially considering we see ourselves every day. For most of the people I train they start to see noticeable results (to them and others) about the 12 week or 3-month range.
  • PixEm
    PixEm Posts: 190 Member
    I am no expert but I do see a trainer and he tells me to weight train before cardio. I do a lot of HIIT workouts which he always starts me with weights vs cardio. My understanding is the strength training increases calorie burn over a longer period but again Iam not an expert.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    GuitarJerry wrote: »
    She is wondering when she should start to see results from it.

    It depends how good her vision is. ;)

    What specific changes does she want to make? For fat loss, that's mostly due to an overall calorie deficit. If her body fat is where she wants it and she simply wants larger muscles, she might see some "swole" developing after 4-6 weeks, after she starts ramping up the weights used. Assuming her diet complements her goals.

    By the way, hypertrophy programs aren't really ideal for newbies. The higher training volume can lead to injuries with people without a base level of strength in their tendons & other soft tissues. Most of the better beginner programs are full body, not bodypart splits, and they're mostly compound exercises. A good program for the over-40 crowd is New Rules of Lifting for Life. :+1:
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