Getting back on the horse...

[nangiggles]

So... here I go again....
Im 25, female, 5'1 and 163 pounds, I havent seriously worked out in a long time (about 6 months)

I now work 4pm, to midnight and the gym at my apt (which is the only one I have access to) is open 8am to 9pm, they also have a pool, the only problem is their gym sucks ass and only has 5 lifting machines, 1 treadmill, 2 elliptical and 1 bike, the machines they have are attached, the very last one attached actually sticks and it doesnt push right

My goal is 115-120 pounds and once I reach that than to start cutting a bit and start lowering BF instead of weight, but gotta loose the very obvious fat before i can even think of looking better.

As per sups, the only one I have now is Venevol, which is real good for more energy in work outs, but I havent been working out in months.

I went to the gym today and did 25 minutes of cardio in the eliptical, I had to lunge off the machine because I was really close to throwing up, heart rate was above 180 :s I was on an empty stomach... I felt so bad I couldnt do anything else, took me like 10 minutes to lower the heart beat feeling in my throat.

Clearly I have a poor physical condition and a shitty gym (has no free weights either), my diet? dont get me started I am changing it right now, I am going to cut any carb that comes from flower, as per eating, I've seen the sample diets and clean shopping list, I knwo what I should eat... what I dont know is when given my 4-12 schedule, im usually in bed by 1am and waking up at 10am, if anyone is in the mood to tell me what to eat when I will follow it to the letter

Im also going to try to drink half a gallon or more of water a day, will make me pee sooo much but I want to work my way up to the gallon.

I do have some questions, how much as per min and max should my heart rate be when doing cardio?

Is it ok or counter productive to take a nap/go back to sleep after working out? (sometimes my dogs wake me up earlier so i can workout earlier if i sleep a little more after)

Any things I should avoid due to my schedule?

how much cardio should I do and when do i want to do it? (before or after lifting_

recommendations on using those machines? (reps, quantity, speed and weight, I can do almost 50lbs on most those machines)

Any info is appreciated

 

[RottenWillow]

Welcome back to the fold, hermana.

Ok girl you need to read up a bit. Superqt has an awesome compendium thread that covers much of what you just asked.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/w...e-fitness-womens-forum-start-here-678961.html

Hit us up tomorrow evening after you've perused this primer. We'll get you going right by the weekend.

 

[trex74]

So... here I go again....
Im 25, female, 5'1 and 163 pounds, I havent seriously worked out in a long time (about 6 months)

I now work 4pm, to midnight and the gym at my apt (which is the only one I have access to) is open 8am to 9pm, they also have a pool, the only problem is their gym sucks ass and only has 5 lifting machines, 1 treadmill, 2 elliptical and 1 bike, the machines they have are attached, the very last one attached actually sticks and it doesnt push right http://needtobuildmuscle.net/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif

My goal is 115-120 pounds and once I reach that than to start cutting a bit and start lowering BF instead of weight, but gotta loose the very obvious fat before i can even think of looking better.

As per sups, the only one I have now is Venevol, which is real good for more energy in work outs, but I havent been working out in months.

I went to the gym today and did 25 minutes of cardio in the eliptical, I had to lunge off the machine because I was really close to throwing up, heart rate was above 180 :s I was on an empty stomach... I felt so bad I couldnt do anything else, took me like 10 minutes to lower the heart beat feeling in my throat.

Clearly I have a poor physical condition and a shitty gym (has no free weights either), my diet? dont get me started I am changing it right now, I am going to cut any carb that comes from flower, as per eating, I've seen the sample diets and clean shopping list, I knwo what I should eat... what I dont know is when given my 4-12 schedule, im usually in bed by 1am and waking up at 10am, if anyone is in the mood to tell me what to eat when I will follow it to the letter

Im also going to try to drink half a gallon or more of water a day, will make me pee sooo much but I want to work my way up to the gallon.

I do have some questions, how much as per min and max should my heart rate be when doing cardio?

Is it ok or counter productive to take a nap/go back to sleep after working out? (sometimes my dogs wake me up earlier so i can workout earlier if i sleep a little more after)

Any things I should avoid due to my schedule?

how much cardio should I do and when do i want to do it? (before or after lifting_

recommendations on using those machines? (reps, quantity, speed and weight, I can do almost 50lbs on most those machines)

Any info is appreciated

For me, it took a little while before I found the right amount of cardio to lose fat, so I think that will be up to you.
If you feel pukey, I think maybe you were going too hard. I have never felt pukey/dizzy though, it sounds kinda scary and not healthy.
I noticed that 3 x 30 min/week didn't really do much for me as far as losing fat, but I did notice that 4 -5 of 45 minutes/week really made it come off fast. But I started off with only 20 min, 3 x week, and worked my way up. And now I am back down to 3 x 30 so as not to lose too much muscle now.
Maybe try walking on an incline until you gain more endurance?
My 2 cents, for what it's worth
Oh, also, maybe do it as soon as you get up. I lose a lot of motivation as the day goes on.
Good for you for getting back into it!!!!!!!

 

[nangiggles]

is sleeping after workout too counter productive?