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Help me lose weight people! Im 176lbs, 6ft, and i have a pair of 2lb weights and a treadmill?
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Broken Pearls
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 Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:38 am Post subject: Help me lose weight people! Im 176lbs, 6ft, and i have a pair of 2lb weights and a treadmill? |
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| how many reps of weight lifting should i do daily, and should i run/walk and how long for on a treadmill.Im aiming to drop 40lbs (consulted my doctor he said this is healthy btw) and i would like to lse this weight within 6 months (although it could take up to a year, i dont care aslong as i lose wieght!)thanks in advance! |
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Frank B
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| get some heavier weights thats how u lose wieghtfat shit |
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jr
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| light weight lots of reps..4sets of 15 ,weights 4 days a week,walk 4 miles a day everyday,this should be 15 min. miles ,so it should take you 1 hour each and everyday to get your walking in |
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sandy b
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| for one thing you aren't over weight. maybe you just want to tone but if you weight 176 and are 6ft tall i think you are fine... |
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Help me help u F
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| For a fast easy workout schedule go to http://www.firsttimelifter.com This is the workout I used in high school when I was wrestling. This will help you get into shape if you stick with it. It works almost every muscle in your body. After you have all the information you need take a look the forum so if there is anything else on your mind hopefully I can help you out. O and look at the ads and youtube videos cause a mans gotta eat! lol Good luck |
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BabbleOn
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:55 am Post subject: |
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| Definitely heavier weights, although I started with no weights and added as I went along after the first week. I'm 5'6" and I started my wrap-around weights at 2 lb. Best of all, I didn't add more reps, but instead I added wrap-around ankle weights to my wrists and ankles as I gained strength and kept the number of reps at about 3-5 minutes per exercise (see next paragraph). I also use dumbells, which I started at 5 lb, but I still only use 10 lb., because I'm female and don't want to get "bulky."You can get them almost anywhere from Amazon to WalMart. http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1223482661/ref=sr_nr_n_0?ie=UTF8&rs=337525 1&keywords=weights&bbn=3407731&rnid=3375301&rh=n%3A3375251%2Ck%3Aweigh ts%2Cn%3A3407731Keep something important in mind as you exercise, so you don't get discouraged. MUSCLE WEIGHS MORE THAN FAT.This means that as you exercise, you lose fat, but you gain muscle, so it's not likely that you will lose weight as fast as you wish you could. However, when my daughter went to boot camp for the Air Force, in six weeks she GAINED 11 pounds, BUT she LOST two dress sizes!Here's a couple of exercises for flabby arms.WATCH YOUR POSTURE!!! Keep your back straight and your feet facing straight ahead and slightly apart so they are even with your hips.1) With upper arms straight out from your shoulders, forearms pointing straight up, so each arm is in an "L" shape, so both arms and back make a square U shape, holding dumbells so they point forward, "push" the bells as high as they will go straight upward, making the U shape into a V as far as you can and back down into the square U. Repeat2) Same starting posture as above, and move upper arms forward until your elbows meet in front of your chin, like an upside-down Y, bent at the middle, with the bells on top. Holding upper arms together at the elbow and wrist, with bells touching, push bells straight up, until elbows are level with your forehead, and bring bells down till elbows are level with your chest. Repeat3) Same starting position in the square U, keeping upper arms parallel to the floor forearms straight up, swing arms (in L shape) around foward till elbows and bells touch in front of your face, with elbows at chin level, then swing arms back to start position, and repeat.Here's my fave "inner thigh" exercise. Lie flat on the floor with arms straight out and palms flat on the floor, so you make a T shape. Keep legs straight and lift them up so your upper and lower body make an L shape, with feet on top of the L. Don't point your toes. Keep legs straight and spread them to the side toward the floor, as far as the inner thigh muscle will allow, so that your hips and legs make a V. Keeping legs straight, bring them together so your knees, ankles and big toe bones touch, then bring legs back to start position. Repeat THIS ONE WILL HURT. Trust me. You won't need weights the first week or two, but then you can add ankle wraps as your muscles develop.Don't forget to do an outer thigh exercise to match.An easy one is to lie on your side with your body straight out from the leg of your kitchen or dining room table (or similar, but something sturdy to hold on to). Grab the table leg with both hands about two feet apart from each other. Keep your back straight, and hold your leg straight with toe pointed like a ballet dancer, and lift the leg straight up, as far as you can over your head, toe pointing toward the table top, trying to touch the table with your foot, then bring your leg back down. Repeat. Then turn over and repeat with the other leg.All of these exercises are great for building both flexiblity and strength at the same time.Do your exercises with music, with songs that are about 3 to 5 minutes long, so you can time each exercise at about the same length. Make your own CD's that last 20-45 minutes. Have a slow song at the beginning for stretch and warm-up and another at the end for stretch and cool-down. My favorite CD starts with "If I Could Turn Back Time," by Cher (I'm a 59 yr. old female). Gets me in the mood. I do my exercises in the evening because it gets rid of the day's stress and calms me down. Sexy music helps you stretch better!!!Take care of your diet, and make everything a habit. After you change your diet, then the "bad foods" you thought you loved eiter won't taste good anymore, or will make you feel bloaty afterward. Change from "bad fat" to "good fat," rather than "no fat." http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/index. htmlWalking is good for your heart and lungs. If you're female, running is bad for your boobs, so wear a fitness/athletic bra. |
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