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Any advice on getting a slim, fit body?
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cjbop6
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 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: Any advice on getting a slim, fit body? |
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| I asked a question earlier about getting in shape. One of the answers provided me with a website that I just spent a couple hours researching on. Anyway, I found some good leg and arm workouts, and basically I found that doing high reps with low weight will help me slim down and lose inches...without gaining a lot of visible muscle. I also found that cardio and a good meal plan will help me lose a lot of weight. I go to college...how can I eat healthy and the right amount of calories? I figure I'll get some fruits and veggies, etc. for some of my small meals throughout the day, but when I go to the cafeteria, what should I eat? As for my workout plan, I plan on doing leg workouts 2 days a week, arms 2 days a week, and cardio every day (I'm not sure what I'm doing for that yet...depends on how well my asthma handles it). Can I do ab workouts, or should I wait until I lose all the fat on my stomach. Will cardio and eating better lose all the fat on my stomach, or is there something......else I can do to get rid of the fat. Also, I had a friend that lost a lot of weight and she ended up having a lot of saggy skin after that...I'm not as big as she was, but is there a way to prevent that from happening? I really want to do this and I know to get the body I want, I have to be very dedicated. So any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
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Andrea L
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| find daily calorie intake calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 400-600cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours - it optimizes your metabolism)5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day (have lots of veggies to eat in between meals if you are still hungry)8 glasses of water -carry bottle of water with you and when you feel hungry drink it - we often confuse hunger with thirst (our bodies confuse it)have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energyhave protein (lean meat, legumes etc) for dinner - repairs musclecardio is the only fat burning exercise and burns fat all over your body (running, jogging, swimming, spinning, elliptical etc) 4-6 times a week for average of 45min, light weight training a few times a week (more muscle=faster metabolism)dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, ice cream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.of course you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)use fitday.com for tracking your intake |
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Tim C
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I just want to expand on Andrea's answer because it was top notch information. I will be more specific to exercise. Ok it is a myth that high reps low weights tone your body. "toning up" is just not-in-the-industry way of saying "fat loss". You should try doing simple, functional exercises that work compound groups of muscles.Here is a starting program i write for most of my clients who haven't done much gym work before.Seated Chest press = 1 Warm up set at 50%. 1/2 work sets at 70-80% 10 reps each set.Seated Row = Same work out details as above.Leg Press = Same work out details as above. |
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