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My weight loss did slow after I added strength training. I went from losing 4 to 5 pounds a month to losing about 2 pounds a month. There are some weeks when I actually gain a pound. It doesn't freak me out. My body composition continues to improve. I have still lost 40 pounds in the past year. In that time I have gained…
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I will also toss a nod to Storglifts or Starting strength. Any beginner should stick with a full body routine focused on heavy compound lifts that they do a few times a week with non lift days in between. This will carry them well for at least a year. As for starting weights, your working sets should be heavy enough that…
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How long after you started lifting did you start to see your lean body mass go up? Within 8 weeks I had added a couple of pounds of lean mass. It has slowed since then. What weight did you start lifting at and what kind of weight were you lifting by the time you started seeing your lean body mass go up? I started with…
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LWW 238 lbs CWW 239 lbs I am up a pound for the week. I also did my measurements for the month and am down an inch on the waist. So it is all good. Enjoy the weekend guys.
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Within six weeks you should see some significant strength gains, primarily due to more efficient nueromuscular reactions. This is commonly referred to as "newbie gains". It is kind of the body's way of going "Oh crap, they are actually using that!. Lets scrape the rust off and oil it.". Once past that the gains will slow…
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On a caloric deficit, you will lose muscle as well as fat doing no exercise or cardio only. It is a calorie economics question. When in deficit the body will shed what it is not using and muscle has a higher caloric cost than fat. You prevent that by using the muscle. Add more protein to the diet to support the muscle and…
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saute up some lean stew meat with cumin, chili powder, crushed garlic, and red onion until the meat is done. Add your black beans and fresh chopped cilantro.
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Congrats. It is nice to see the gym time has a real world payoff.
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Ahhh! Now I understand what you are asking for. There is no spot reducing. Fat will decrease from all areas as you lose weight. Everyone has an area that tends to be the first place they start storing it. Consequently it also tends to be the last place to really fade. For some women, it is the hips/thighs/butt area. For…
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Your asking the wrong question. You can't change your genetics/bone structure. You should be asking how to build your legs/etc up to be more balanced with your shoulders.
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Enjoy the time off with family Tim.
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If you hate breakfast, don't eat it. When you eat is more of a personal rhythm than a rule. Go with works for you as long as you meet your nutritional/caloric needs.
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In summary - Machines: The good - Provide a form of resistance training and is certainly better for you than 14 consecutive hours of Starcraft or "The Bachelor" . Many machines are great for complimenting your free weight routine. Calf raises is a great example. The bad - Fixed plane of motion, Isolated to major muscles…
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Get off pavement. Try walking/jogging on a soft track or turf like around soccer fields. Go to an orthopedist. Particularly one familiar with athletes and exercise physiology. They will be more sensitive to the desire to want to keep moving while figuring out what's going on.
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yes. All things in moderation and with a modicum of common sense.
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LWW - 239 lbs CWW - 238 lbs Slow and steady is the theme. I will take it over time. I am feeling good and enjoying the workouts.
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Wow! Music taste vary widely. My mix will include the likes of: P.O.D., Flyleaf, Linkin Park, Tool, Evenesence, Chevelle, Within Temptation, The Birthday Massacre, Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Delain, and others. Basically something driving and powerful.
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This bears a shocking resemblance to common sense. I am appalled.
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To the OP. The short answer is yes. The difference is purported to be as conservative as cited earlier to as much as 3 times that depending on which study you find to look at. I err on the conservative side as well. While that may not seem that big a deal, it adds up quickly when aggregated over the course of a year.…
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No. Just focus on form and technique.
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My check in for the week. LWW - 239 lbs CWW - 239 lbs It was good week exercise wise. Work massively interfered with one of my cardio days since I am "on call". The food is working well. I seem to have a pattern of hold, hold, drop 2 or 3 pounds quickly, then more hold, hold, etc.
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In summary - Machines: The good - Provide a form of resistance training and is certainly better for you than 14 consecutive hours of Starcraft or "The Bachelor" The bad - Fixed plane of motion, Isolated to major muscles thus contributing to overall strength imbalances, Ergonomics geared toward average build Free Weights:…
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For strength it goes something like this - I want to do an exercise like a barbell squat. So I get under the bar and squat down until my thighs are parallel to the floor and then return to erect. That was one rep (repetition). If I do that 8 times in succession with no break, that was one set. For tracking your strength…
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5'8" and am shooting for 200 lbs. Once there, I will see how I like it for a while before I try to reassess.
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Welcome to the group.
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This^ Also, if your PT's best advice for weights is machines, get a new trainer.
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Welcome and much success to you. The last time I checked, calories are truly neutral equal opportunity offenders.
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Suggestions - Schedule regular deloads up the protein, maybe even the calories depending. get more sleep. develop symmetrically or balanced. bring the weak up to the strong (deltoids is a classic area)
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I get an eyeroll just for suggesting anything exercise related.
