Questions about training with weights and fat loss........

[ksharp01]

Okay I have been steady at this for weeks, eating things like oatmeal for breakfest, grilled chicken/fish sometimes subway for lunch..same for dinner. Midsnack is usually tuna or something like that. Lots of water.

Anyway, I know I am eating good and have been working out 4 days a week alternating body parts, I do cardio every night except nights I am doing legs. Abs are done after cardio.

My hips and thighs seem to feel bigger in my pants. I know I am most likely building muscle but I need to lose fat along the way.

***My main question is should I be doing less weights with longer reps? Versus currently doing what I can tolerate, 3 set of 10.........should I bring down the weights and do 3 sets of lets say 12 or 15 even..would that help burn more calories?


I feel like I am building muscle but not losing the fat. Am I just being impatient? This happened when I started last year but sad to say I all but stopped during the holidays.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Couple questions .....

1) How many weeks have you been on this plan?
2) How many calories a day? Macro breakdown?
3) How long cardio? Intensity? Mode?

 

[ksharp01]

about a month now and to be honest I have gotten away from counting my calories but if any they are probally to low.
Cardio, depends...if I do the eliptical thing I can only hang for about 10 minutes and if I am on the bike, pretty much full speed for 30 minutes--treadmill I can't do anymore that is what stopped me before.
When I was young I was hit by a car, broke my left femur, was in traction and well as a result that one leg is slighty shorter (nothing you can see by just looking at me) but my foot ended up with a HUGE knott that was bruised..couldn't walk for some time so I have been staying away from the treadmill.

oh and I also take thermoxin, glucorell r, sesapure, and a multi vitamin.

I am just getting conflicting suggestions on how I should weight train. Some say do the pyrimid, some say back down and do more sets, and some say do less sets at max weights.
Like I said, I can tell that I am building muscle but under my fat.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Well .... if you know diet is not optimal (cals too low) then THAT is where you should look to change/adapt/modify things. Diet should be the primary focus.

As far as weight training ..... I am a big believer in KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid. Weight training (and working out i ngeneral) does not have to be complicated to work effectively.

Lift hard, lift heavy, focus on compound movements. It will all come together.

 

[feisty11975]

Well .... if you know diet is not optimal (cals too low) then THAT is where you should look to change/adapt/modify things. Diet should be the primary focus.

As far as weight training ..... I am a big believer in KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid. Weight training (and working out i ngeneral) does not have to be complicated to work effectively.

Lift hard, lift heavy, focus on compound movements. It will all come together.

I told her to do a pyramid as was suggested to me by Frisky. 1-12 at min weight 1-10 at mid weight and 1-8 at max weight

sounds right? Seems to be working for me. We work out together.

 

[youngguns]

You both live way down south? whoaaaa

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Well, everyone is different and has different training ideas. Most people recommend to others what works for them personally. Not knocking ANY plan or ANYONE'S specific ideas.

I just personally feel like, especially when just starting out or getting back into working out, that people tend to make things more difficult than it should be.

But it basically boils down to this - if DIET is less than optimal, then no amount of training will make up for that. Get the eating in order, and *most* other things will fall into place.

 

[youngguns]

Girls don't understand they are humans as well. Heaby weight builds mucles + tons of calories, and a clean diet sheds the fat so you can see the muscle, if I ever hear the word "tone" again, I'm going to snap.

 

[ksharp01]

I think my diet is pretty good, I just dont the exact calories. I did do the fitday but to be honest, I am embarrased to say but I didn't understand all that macro stuff. and it seemed so hard to find the food I was looking for, never sure if I had the right food and I couldn't always add it in by scratch because I didn't know. I never wanted to admit that because I have never seen anyone else compain about it.

 

[ksharp01]

Girls don't understand they are humans as well. Heaby weight builds mucles + tons of calories, and a clean diet sheds the fat so you can see the muscle, if I ever hear the word "tone" again, I'm going to snap.

I dont' recall saying anything about tone but I sure as hell don't want to just build muscle under fat.....ewww!