question for fitfossil-pear shape figures

[pinneyshome]

when i read your post-it sounded like me. My husband can't believe my little arms and legs can support my body. i am not huge on the bottom but am carrying way more than i need. I weight 118 and have been doing weights and cardio for a couple of months now and have seen quite a difference. My main purpose really is to lower bf but cellulite is a concern. Ihave already posted something on cellulite, my question is if i am doing a leg workout how many reps would your recommend. I am lifting heavy with your advice but am wondering exactly how heavy I should go. Also wondering about my protein/carb/fat intake. I have been eating pretty good-trying to avoid bad fats and usually take flaxseed in yogurt (nonfat) but once a week i fall off the wagon with my husband seducing me with fattening foods!ha

 

[Sassy69]

Pinney -

That's awesome you are on the right track! A thought on cellulite, if you focus on the bodyfat reduction, the rest follows. The annoying part is that usually the buns / thighs region carries the highes proportion of fat on women, so it takes longer to see the results. One thought on cellulite is to use Yohimburn.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174012&page=4&pp=20&highlight=cellulite

(check page 4 of that post - fawnmarie noted some good cellulite reduction with it.

 

[pinneyshome]

thanks sassy-any suggestions on my protein/carb/fat intake-what it should be

 

[onyx]

That really would depend on what your primary aim is, as in are you aiming to lose BF or to gain muscle? Unfortunately it is hard to do both at the same time (Notice I didn't say impossible ) If you are lifting to bulk then you need to eat quite a lot in order to do this (and in the mean time you will end on putting on some fat during this phase)

If you are wishing to lose some BF then it is making sure you cut the calories. Keep lifting, gaining muscle increases your resting metabolic rate so is very benificial to also losing BF. Remember to eat 6 small meals a day as opposed to eating 3. Also a lot of people report that doing cardio as soon as they wake and then afterwards having breakfast as being benifical to fat lose.

Now for what to eat it is a good question as there are so many different diets out there, Personally I would say to consume plenty of protien still, at least 1g for each lb of bodyweight. I would say that if you intend to eat carbs then do so but focus on the complex carbs and not just sugars. I would say a ratio of protien/carbs/fat in terms of calories as 40/35/25. Although some say it is best to alter this from day to day/week to week to stop your body adapting. Here are a few hopefully helpful webpages:

http://www.thepumpingstation.com/fatloss.html

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo.php?page=CuttingUpDiets

Good Luck

 

[FitFossil]

Everyone's already said what I would've said . I really want to emphasize the importance of being patient. Slow steady fatloss is what will give you the best long term results. For one, you'll stay under your body's radar for "being on a diet" and make it easier to stay on course without feeling deprived. To really make progress, you must feed your body enough so it can train hard. I also believe you should still build in a little room for the occasional treat.

As far as how heavy to go, you should experiment with different weight ranges. But as an example with my lower body, I changed from doing sets of 20+ reps to sets of 10-12 reps, sometimes more and sometimes less. With all my bodyparts, I alternate heavy weeks with light(er) weeks. "Heavy" being a weight I can't do more than 10, and "light" being 15-20 reps.

The best advice I can give is to concentrate on building yourself into the best all-around athlete it can be. This includes strength, speed, balance, endurance, etc. Don't focus on negative things like fat areas, etc. Keep a training log and record what you do. Strive for constant improvement. Eat and train toward that goal, and the body will come.

The diet I eat is a balance of protein/carbs/fats. You can see an example here: http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html Look under Eating, Dieting 101, part 4: ok, so what the hell am i supposed to eat?

 

[brokenxdreams]

Everyone's already said what I would've said . I really want to emphasize the importance of being patient. Slow steady fatloss is what will give you the best long term results. For one, you'll stay under your body's radar for "being on a diet" and make it easier to stay on course without feeling deprived. To really make progress, you must feed your body enough so it can train hard. I also believe you should still build in a little room for the occasional treat.

As far as how heavy to go, you should experiment with different weight ranges. But as an example with my lower body, I changed from doing sets of 20+ reps to sets of 10-12 reps, sometimes more and sometimes less. With all my bodyparts, I alternate heavy weeks with light(er) weeks. "Heavy" being a weight I can't do more than 10, and "light" being 15-20 reps.

The best advice I can give is to concentrate on building yourself into the best all-around athlete it can be. This includes strength, speed, balance, endurance, etc. Don't focus on negative things like fat areas, etc. Keep a training log and record what you do. Strive for constant improvement. Eat and train toward that goal, and the body will come.

The diet I eat is a balance of protein/carbs/fats. You can see an example here: http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html Look under Eating, Dieting 101, part 4: ok, so what the hell am i supposed to eat?

Thanks for posting that website link - it was very interesting/informative

 

[pinneyshome]

thanks for all the great advice!

 

[grrl]

great web site! especially the explanation regarding carbs!