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Cardio and weights, how much will I lose?
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Ashley K
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 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:12 am Post subject: Cardio and weights, how much will I lose? |
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| I'm a frustrated bride-to-be (aren't we all), I know that I'm not obease but I'm not at my 'usual' body weight. Up until I met my future husband I weighed 113lbs (I was an avid swimmer in college).I'm currently 130 lbs, if I do 30 mins of cardio (elliptical or treadmill) and 30 mins of moderate weight lifting (40lbs on about 8 machines for upper body, including 100 crunches, and 2 leg machines, 1 squat at 90 lbs), will I reach my goal in 4 months? I eat 1200-1350 calories/day and feel full (everything is healthy and usually organic), I eat five times/day. I treat myself to one bite sized chocolate a day, get 8 hours of sleep, and drink minimal alcohol (special events only). Help, I can't seem to get rid of the last 10-15 lbs! If I stick to what I'm doing will I lose the weight and tone up? Are there other sites out there to help trim the last ten pounds (that are free)? Any help is much appreciated! |
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kurlie_26
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:22 am Post subject: |
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| Stick to it!!! And dont be afraid to switch it up..do elliptical one day and stairs the next...switch up the machine work with free weights or plyometric workouts...you wont feel bored and your body will be on "its toes" with the constant workout changes |
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resistnzisfutl
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| Your exercises should be progressing each workout, so that the work performed is a little more each time. For instance, if you're used to running on a treadmill for 30 minutes 3 miles one day, the next treadmill workout should be 3.1 miles in 30 minutes. This keeps the body from adapting to the exercises. Also, you should be doing cardio after weights - doing cardio before weights uses up stored glycogen so when you do weights your body will dip into muscle tissue for energy, basically defeating the purpose of strength training. Finally, be sure you're using substantial weight when weight lifting - doing light weights many reps won't do anything, you have to add significant load to muscles for weight training to work (don't worry about getting big bulky muscles, that's nearly impossible for women to do naturally).Try switching things up, too, varying your exercises. Interval training is a great way to boost the metabolism and release GH into the body, a powerful fat burning hormone. The goal of exercise should always be to raise the resting metabolic rate, not so much how many calories are burned during the exercise; that's much more effective for fat loss.Take a close look at your diet. Try eleminating all processed foods, especially carbs. It sounds like you're on the right track there, so making sure you're going for whole foods; whole grains you have to cook, veggies, limited fruits, legumes, lean proteins, etc.. |
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