Hello to all...I'm a newbie also

[Raina]

Welcome! Don't be scared of weights-- they build your muscles up but don't make you "bulky" unless you're working your butt off for a loooong time to achieve a "bulky" look. Growing your muscle greatly increases how many calories your body burns at rest. Think of your muscle as being sort of a calorie furnce-- baby it and work it and you'll be doing great!

 

[PBR]

dumb ass

PG...this sport/lifestyle is very visual...it is also very much a mind conditioning...if the mind is conditioned first, the rest will follow...if your mind- set is not solid, you will wallow in despair...if you cant get to a professional setting, maybe you could enhance your workout area at home...make it a place where you WANT to be...???

too many new girls at once!! this was Angels not PG...wont let me edit...PGs response to working out with hubby- is right on...there is something ( IMO) about working out with a spouse or relationship-partner, that doesnt last very long...I would only go there a couple of times,ie; working-out together....it works for some....personally, its my space and time to get things out and to concentrate...which I beleive we all need every day, regardless of relationships or not...work-outs are stressful.... IMO, they can become judgemental between partners...this is where the problem starts....

 

[PhysicalGirl]

Physical Girl.....OMG, an hour and a half of cardio and I'll be dead on the floor!
I'm going to go with Daisy on this one....I've been doing 20 minutes on my treadmill at 4 mph. I'm about to push it up to 25 minutes...with a steeper incline. What should my heart rate be in order to burn LOTS of fat? My hubby says that it should be 85% of my max.....whatever that means..lol. He thinks that I understand what he's saying. Tomorrow I'm on the treadmill in the am. I worked with some weights today...very light....but enough reps to feel it.
I would post a pic of myself to show all of you what I look like now...but I'm way to embarrassed. I will show a before and after in a few months....when I really show some results.

I want to thank all of you for your replies. It's great to see people take such an interest in my goals. Thanks a bunch for being my support system.

I was where you are once upon a time. OK, I was moving too fast. You should work your way up to the Hour and a half slowly.


It takes time to build up endurence. You have to PUSH yourself. Its not easy.


When your progress begins to plateau then you do a different kind of cardio and starT over at 30 -45 minutes and work your way up again. You always have to keep changing it up.


The reason why I say to work up to an hour and a half is because AFTER AND HOUR YOUR BODY IS GOING INTO AN ALMOST EXCLUSIVE FAT BURNING MODE.

IF YOU NEED A FURTHER EXPLANATION WHY YOU SHOULD WORK YOUR CARDIO UP TO 90 MINUTES THEN READ THE "EXCERSICE INTENSITY AND FUEL USE" SECTION, THIRD PARAGRAPH OF THIS LINK:

http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1998/09sep/hawley.htm


I did'nt see my six pack until atleast an hour of cardio!!!!!

 

[Sassy69]

Jenscats...
I think I will go out and get a HR monitor. I really to keep tabs on it. I don't really get the whole (85% of my MHR) thing....but I've been told that I need to keep my HB up to like 155 BPM. I don't know if this is accurate or not. I really feel stupid when it comes to the details and things. I would just get on there and work until I feel like I'm going to drop.

To ALL....thanks for the warm welcome!! It's great to be here! [/B]

I think I saw a discussion about heartrate & the 70%, 80%, etc. where aerobic & anaerobic burning occurs. Assuming I'm on a machine that is measuring my heartrate correctly, according to the little heartrate chart, for my age and the measured heartrate showing on the machine, I should basically be in the throws of a deep heartpounding panic. But I'm just maintaining a pushed paced. I dunno. I don't get it.

But as a rule of thumb, I get a good cardio session if I maintain a pace on whatever machine for 25+ minutes such that it is hard to talk while I'm doing it.

Another option is to throw in some interval training like others have mentioned. An example would be a 20 minute session on the stairmaster where you start out "warming up" for 2 minutes, crank it up to "sprint" level for 1-2 minutes, back down for 2 minutes, repeat. If you just watch the interval times, all you have to do is count the number of speed periods you do to get to 20 minutes. (For some reason if I change how I'm counting the time period, it goes faster...). A couple sessions of these per week will give you some good results, a shorter cardio time and you can watch the improvements with each session in how easy it is to make it through the speed periods, the increase in speed or the increase in duration of each speed session with less rough recovery period.