Comments on: Women, Weight Training, And Metabolism

By: Bee

Bee — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:12:59 +0000

Uh, hold up. Who ever told you weight training was the best way to lose weight was completely wrong. I’ve been invovled in the fitness industry for the past 20 years and I can tell you if I ever heard someone tell a client that, I would have them fired. There are two ways to lose fat (3 if you count surgery but let’s assume you are smarter then that). 1.) Burn more calories and 2.) consume less calories. YOU WILL NOT EFFICIENTLY BURN MORE CALORIES THROUGH WEIGHT TRAINING. What you need to do is increase your heart rate and keep it up for a sustained period of time (15-45 min.) Things you can do at home? go jogging, jump rope, do stairs…..add some variety but know that in the end it takes focus and determination. Again, if it was easy there would not be so many out of shape people. Another thing: Avoid diets. They ALWAYS fail on there own. If they worked, you would not see so many diet books on bestseller lists or have so many competing diet plans. As for losing fat not muscle? That’s how your body works. It does not consume muscle unless there is no fat to burn. Likewise, you can not target fat. If you do more ab work, you will NOT focus fat loss around the abs. Understand: you have a finite amount of time for working out. You have to decide your priorities. If you spend 60% of your workout time weight training, you are only giving 40% to cardiovascular and therefore only 40% effecient in losing weight. Also, eating habits are important, but do not get too caught up in it. People tend to ‘diet’(starve themselves) then at some point they ’snap’ and binge. Again, diets fail. So, just be aware of what you are eating. Try to make some changes. If you heavily consume alcohol then cut back (lot of empty calories there), make and store tupperware containers full of healthy pastas, salads, vegetables so that when you just want a quick bite you can easily have something healthy as opposed to ice cream, cookies, etc….well, I’m getting off topic. Bottom line: Weight training is for gaining weight/muscle. Muscle does burn fat, but as studies have shown, not on any level that would allow a competent person to suggest weight training as a foundation for losing weight.
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By: tom w

tom w — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:10:59 +0000

Squats, lunges and push-ups are very good weight training exercises that you can do at home.
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By: jcurrieii

jcurrieii — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:08:59 +0000

Join a gym and talk to the trainer.

Don’t want to do that?
Buy a pair of ankle and wrist weights and go for a brisk 20-30 minute walk each night.
Buy a (light) set of dumbells (5 kilos max), and start doing lifts and curls.
Also, tone your abs by doing sit-ups (just remember to do them properly).
Buy a Bowflex or similar machine and use it as directed.

There are almost as many ways to build muscle and burn fat as there are people in the world.
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By: Meshka

Meshka — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:06:59 +0000

Hey! You have the right idea, weight training is the best idea anyone can have for wanting fat loss. Plus, it helps burn calories doing the day, youll have more energy and "pep in your step" haha.
But its kind of hard to do that stuff at home……. If you have any friends that live in an appartment, id suggest asking to use the appartment complex gym… or just signing up for a gym membership so u can use the weights and machines. The machines are the best though because u can up the weight and resistance…………….
But if you must do stuff at home, id buy ankle weights, and 5-10 pound dumb bells … Most of the gadgets they sell for ab work outs are gimmicks and dont work.
Id start off also by jump roping/jumping jacks for 15 min straight…. walk up and down stairs for 10 min…… etc…
The ankle weights are good for leg lifts and squats, [ u can find videos on how to do this, if u do a google search for work out routines] and arm circles with the weights…
OH ! and make sure you have music going!!
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My routines before i went to a gym

By: Kristine R

Kristine R — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:04:51 +0000

Suggestions for a woman weight-training for weight loss?
I don’t want to be all muscley or anything, but I keep hearing how if you want to lose weight you have to weight train so you lose fat not muscle and increase your metabolism.

So I am wondering what kinds of things I should be doing each day and for how long. Just some simple things I can do at home. I don’t have any weights but I’ll get some when I know what to do.

Thanks!