concetta1123 Member

Thanks so much, this is really helpful and I’m going to look over these links now!

What is progressive overload? And how can I tell if I’m completing that while working out?

I usually do 4x15 with the current weights. My long term goals are to be and look more fit. I already have pretty muscular legs and arms, but my glutes are lacking and I’d like to add some muscle definition there so that overall I look stronger.

I’m currently about 133ish lbs and 5’3...I’d say I have a fairly thin shape, but my stomach isn’t super flat/toned or anything. I’m hoping to get definition there so that’s why I didn’t want to gain any weight there.

Omg now that’s an excercise move I can get down with! :P Thanks so much, I’m gonna look into it now! I want to eat at a surplus but I’m worried that it’ll cause me to gain weight in my stomach or face or something.

Also, I'm familiar with a recomp thanks to the people on here! I'm currently eating to lose half a pound a week, so there's also that info!

I took a look at the body recomp thread and it seems like a good thing for me currently. I suffer from a rare illness and sometimes eating is difficult, I actually lost 15lbs over the summer from not being able to eat, even though I rarely worked out. Thankfully I'm doing better now, but even so, I don't think I'd be able…

I don't do any strength training, but I was worried that it wouldn't benefit me, since I'm told that toning doesn't remove fat, and there is still some fat on my problem areas.

Thanks guys, I didn't know it's common to feel it the day after. I'll reevaluate the next couple of days and up the weights I'm using if needed!

These were really helpful responses, thanks guys! :)

The lighting in there is a little awkward. I can't even take a decent picture of myself in that room.

These answers all make a lot of sense. Last year I got to 130lbs by eating 1200 calories a day and doing mainly cardio. This time, I do a mix of cardio and weight lifting and I eat 2000 calories.

Hey there...another 18-year-old girl here! Eating so little isn't good for your body at all. But I understand, I used to do the same thing. When I first began to lose weight, I got too obsessed, and ate very little. Nine months down the line, I crashed and began to binge. It turned into a bad cycle of undereating and…