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If your experience w/ resistance training is primarily from the PUMP class, BFL is probably a good way for you to introduce yourself to weight training. The upper body / lower body is a good way to start & get used to the different training routines. You can run this for about 6 weeks to get started. At that point you can modify the routine by splitting it up into different muscle groups as you choose (e.g. back/bis, chest/tris, legs, etc.)
As far as "getting chunky from the weight training" - you may be adding some muscle, hower, as DG said, "getting chunky" is from diet. If you are eating lots of carbs or highly processed foods, you may find th at your body is retaining water. Or perhaps you aren't eating enough to support the training that you've added over the last 3 months? If that's the case, your body may be holding on to all the fat it currently has.
And finally, it is misleading to set loss goals by "weight". As mentioned, 25 lbs of weight loss would set you at 110 lbs, which does seem awfully small for your height. Especially if you are planning to add some muscle. Its better to look at bodyfat %. Muscle weighs more than fat, so, for example, by the mirror you may feel like you are leaning out, but the scale says you actually gained weight. Not necessarily a bad thing. If you are building muscle by heavy resistance training, your metabolism will increase, thus burning the fat more efficiently.
Author! Author!GE -
If your experience w/ resistance training is primarily from the PUMP class, BFL is probably a good way for you to introduce yourself to weight training. The upper body / lower body is a good way to start & get used to the different training routines. You can run this for about 6 weeks to get started. At that point you can modify the routine by splitting it up into different muscle groups as you choose (e.g. back/bis, chest/tris, legs, etc.)
As far as "getting chunky from the weight training" - you may be adding some muscle, hower, as DG said, "getting chunky" is from diet. If you are eating lots of carbs or highly processed foods, you may find th at your body is retaining water. Or perhaps you aren't eating enough to support the training that you've added over the last 3 months? If that's the case, your body may be holding on to all the fat it currently has.
And finally, it is misleading to set loss goals by "weight". As mentioned, 25 lbs of weight loss would set you at 110 lbs, which does seem awfully small for your height. Especially if you are planning to add some muscle. Its better to look at bodyfat %. Muscle weighs more than fat, so, for example, by the mirror you may feel like you are leaning out, but the scale says you actually gained weight. Not necessarily a bad thing. If you are building muscle by heavy resistance training, your metabolism will increase, thus burning the fat more efficiently.
