Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below hey guys. i have a question regarding my mother. she wants me to put together a routine for her on the bowflex to use after cardio. she's 49 years old. she has three days to do work. she just wants to get rid of the 'flab' on her body, basically tightening it all up. how many sets/reps would you suggest i have her do. i was thinking 2-3 sets for about 10-15 reps. this would be 1-2 exercises a day concentrating on whatever she wants done. tahnks.
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solarclimax
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I don't know what to advise on the training side of things, seems like what you suggest sounds pretty good for a 49 year old. But if you want advice on how to help her get rid of the flab, you should be in the diet forum.
damnitmannn727
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Have her hit the weights first and then cardio. She'll see better results. Sets and reps seem good.
DIET =]
im living proof, granted im young so i loose quicker,
but eating 2000 calories / 40%protein/30%carbs/30%fat will shred anyone up in due time IMHO.
(well thats for a male, a women i would recommend from anywhere 1500-1600
6 meals day
2-3 hrs apart
OATMEAL + Splenda + blueberries + Protein Shake/And or EGGS
SHOULD BE A STAPLE in her diet =]
im living proof, granted im young so i loose quicker,
but eating 2000 calories / 40%protein/30%carbs/30%fat will shred anyone up in due time IMHO.
(well thats for a male, a women i would recommend from anywhere 1500-1600
6 meals day
2-3 hrs apart
OATMEAL + Splenda + blueberries + Protein Shake/And or EGGS
SHOULD BE A STAPLE in her diet =]
Island Son
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You should also ask on the Women's forum. They are very helpful (too).
Sassy69
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Don't be on "whatever diet" -- for some people, you can train until the cows come home, but if your diet isnt' there supporting what you are doing, you are pretty much wasting your time.
What is her height, weight & bf right now? Its not like she needs to go on a wild all-restrictive diet, but if you expect to get any kind of results in a safe & healthy way that can be adapted into your lifestyle, you really need to clean it up & make some tweaks. Diets that come in packages w/ names on them (e.g. Atkins) are not complete diets that are lifelong additions to your lifestyle. They are designed for easy packaging & marketing or to provide some "quick" result that most people can't maintain anyway.
I"m not suggestign to go find a "named diet" - but rather building a program that is easy & adaptable and works for her current body demands. The short answer is to have her get a copy of Bill Philips' BODY FOR LIFE book - the reason I mention this after dissing "named diets" is that it has a great intro to nutrition (i.e. WHY you eat a certain way) and also the program provides lots of guidelines which allow lots of flexibility in what you eat as opposed to diets that tell you to suck on grapefruits for 30 days or some shit.
What I'm saying is that there's a little more to getting good results than just "do this list of exercises every day for 3 weeks & you'll be ripped up & lean". BODY FOR LIFE does a good job of explaining it & providing an excellent basic program w/ lots of flexibility. I dont know how interested your lady is in spendign time "learning" stuff - maybe just expects to get a list of exercises & voila! Takes a little more than that, not much more, but a little more. And of the 3 (diet, training, cardio) diet is by far the most important.
What is her height, weight & bf right now? Its not like she needs to go on a wild all-restrictive diet, but if you expect to get any kind of results in a safe & healthy way that can be adapted into your lifestyle, you really need to clean it up & make some tweaks. Diets that come in packages w/ names on them (e.g. Atkins) are not complete diets that are lifelong additions to your lifestyle. They are designed for easy packaging & marketing or to provide some "quick" result that most people can't maintain anyway.
I"m not suggestign to go find a "named diet" - but rather building a program that is easy & adaptable and works for her current body demands. The short answer is to have her get a copy of Bill Philips' BODY FOR LIFE book - the reason I mention this after dissing "named diets" is that it has a great intro to nutrition (i.e. WHY you eat a certain way) and also the program provides lots of guidelines which allow lots of flexibility in what you eat as opposed to diets that tell you to suck on grapefruits for 30 days or some shit.
What I'm saying is that there's a little more to getting good results than just "do this list of exercises every day for 3 weeks & you'll be ripped up & lean". BODY FOR LIFE does a good job of explaining it & providing an excellent basic program w/ lots of flexibility. I dont know how interested your lady is in spendign time "learning" stuff - maybe just expects to get a list of exercises & voila! Takes a little more than that, not much more, but a little more. And of the 3 (diet, training, cardio) diet is by far the most important.
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