Quote: Nessa, Jun 2010Quote: Barrington Smash, May 2010After several weeks of not losing any weight, I have lost 1lb. How? I didn't go to the gym for a week. To me, this proves that I've been losing fat but putting on muscle, thereby keeping the same overall weight. So I'm going to lay off the weights for a while and go back to doing mostly cardio
No, don't lay off the weights!
Body weight is not a reflection of body fat. The more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn overall, and therefore the more potential your body has to get rid of the fat. There is every chance that the week you had off gave your muscles chance to rest, repair and grow, and that is where some of your weight gain has come from. But because of this your metabolism will be faster and more eager to shed fat. Definitely do not give up on the weights. For best fat loss results, target your back and upper legs. Larger muscle areas need more energy to be worked, and will burn more calories when in rest.
Yeah, changed that plan. Think Phil gave me the same advice.
Got a workout off iFitness on the iPhone. Anyone tell me if it's a good one?
5mins rowing machine & stretches
Squat: 10 reps 30kg
Lat Pulldown: 10 reps 40kg
Single-leg standing calf raise: 10 reps each leg
Bulgarian split squat: 10 reps each leg
Bench press: 10 reps 40kg
Ab crunch on ball: 10 reps
Barbell military press: 10 reps 25kg
Then I do 5 minutes cross trainer or bike, then do all the weights again twice, meaning I do all the weights 3 times
Only done this routine twice so far, but feels good. Some of them on the third run-through can be pretty tough, depending what order I do them in, but feels good.
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