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necia said:
GO TO THE GYM THEN
Im there soing one bodyprat per day - 5 day a week...you can grow on ANY lifting schedule..you just need to know how to manipulate set totals
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GO TO THE GYM THEN
Im there soing one bodyprat per day - 5 day a week...you can grow on ANY lifting schedule..you just need to know how to manipulate set totals
necia
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Well I did go to the gym and took a Total Body workout class. It was kind of whack and basic, but at least I went. I mentioned the whole gym going thing because on another board a person mentioned that I was spending too much time in the gym doing cardio. That if I wanted to cut up I needed to spend more time resting as opposed to working out be it weight/strength training or cardio. I actually enjoy working with weights a good 3x's a week, with 3 days for cardio, and 1 for rest, but he told me that was wayyyyyy too much. Not to sure which way to go now, it's kind of hard to determine considering my gym is really whack. I didn't realize that before, as I just wanted somewhere that was convenient. I may have compromised quality with conveience, which is why I mentioned a dumbell workout. However that's to be done everyday, so now I gotta squeeze in my cardio. Either way I'll figure it out. Reading the threads here is allowing me to see whatever I choose is doable if I make the time for it. My husband is gonna kill me, but I think I'm gonna buy me a bench, and at least 110 lb barbell weight set. What do you guys think of that? That should get me started right?
Necia
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I am in the gym 2.5 hours....
PER WEEK.
per week
PER WEEK.
per week
Welcome! So nice to see someone new post up everything we'd ask (diet training) in their first post! It sounds like you're on the right track already. But it's ncie to get other ideas.
I'm not a huge fan of keeping my carbs low all the time. I cycle them based on my training. Particularly on leg days I kick them up (around 120-140). On non-leg training days I eat more of a moderate carb diet (65-80g a day) and on cardio days I keep my carbs under 40. It works well for me. It's like I get to reward myself on my hardest training days. Plus it gives me 3 different ways to eat during the week which helps mix things up.
I'm with Sassy too about yoga/pilates. I think core training is wonderful. I've found it alleviates back pain for me and also has greatly improved my posture.
I think it's ultimately about finding a balance between how much you need to work out to make progress and staying sane. There's no reason to go on a huge guilt trip for taking a couple of days off. Remember that to grow you need time to repair the damage done to your tissue from training. That repair time is critical. Baby yourself. If you take care of your lean mass it'll continue to help you out.
I'm not a huge fan of keeping my carbs low all the time. I cycle them based on my training. Particularly on leg days I kick them up (around 120-140). On non-leg training days I eat more of a moderate carb diet (65-80g a day) and on cardio days I keep my carbs under 40. It works well for me. It's like I get to reward myself on my hardest training days. Plus it gives me 3 different ways to eat during the week which helps mix things up.
I'm with Sassy too about yoga/pilates. I think core training is wonderful. I've found it alleviates back pain for me and also has greatly improved my posture.
I think it's ultimately about finding a balance between how much you need to work out to make progress and staying sane. There's no reason to go on a huge guilt trip for taking a couple of days off. Remember that to grow you need time to repair the damage done to your tissue from training. That repair time is critical. Baby yourself. If you take care of your lean mass it'll continue to help you out.
necia
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Thanks guys for the feedback. I've taken one pilates class and I'm loving it so far. It's so intense, hard, and enjoyable at the same time, lol. Matter fact I have a cardio split/pilates class today that I'm gonna make sure I make it to.
Raina, as far as carb cycling goes I think I'm gonna be doing the same thing, although I didn't plan it like that. It seems that I don't need as many carbs when I don't work out, or during my rest period. Yet, when I do workout, I workout hard, and I notice I'm usually starving, and a complex carb usually nips that right in the bud. If it's one thing I'm grateful to the Atkins induction is the fact that it allowed me to almost strip myself naked of carbs so that I can gain a reappreciation of them. It's also much easier to listen to my body AND hear what it needs.
Necia
Raina, as far as carb cycling goes I think I'm gonna be doing the same thing, although I didn't plan it like that. It seems that I don't need as many carbs when I don't work out, or during my rest period. Yet, when I do workout, I workout hard, and I notice I'm usually starving, and a complex carb usually nips that right in the bud. If it's one thing I'm grateful to the Atkins induction is the fact that it allowed me to almost strip myself naked of carbs so that I can gain a reappreciation of them. It's also much easier to listen to my body AND hear what it needs.
Necia
