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Mago · 07-01-2008, 03:18 PM

Good morning again

Let me see if i can hit everyone. And just to let you know, I'm happy dropping some general advice on health issues.

Ok, so let me hit some of the high points...

lean muscle burns more calories overall. this is why anything that adds lean muscle, like resistance training, helps reduce overall weight. Also, the research into exercise shows that while cardio burns more cals initially, weight training gives a longer benefit by increasing lean muscle burn over the whole day. In other words, you can burn 300 in a 30 minute cardio session and your body recovers, or you can burn 250 in a 30-minute weight session and then get another 200-300 burn over the course of the day additional to your basal metabolic rate. If you mix the two, then you get a high immediate expenditure and a longer cal burn from the weight training - best of both worlds.

Research shows that light weights that don't tax the muscles do little overall than add some punch to cardio. don't get me wrong, a burned cal is a burned cal, but muscles are like teens, they do the minimum to get by and thats it... so if you are lifting, you should be taxing about 65-75% of your max strength to keep the muscle strong and maximize the metabolic benefits.

Any weight-loss program has two basic components - diet and exercise. For example - if I work out like a dog for three hours and eat nothing but cheeseburgers and fries - i'll feel like crap, get sick, and hate working out. The cleaner you eat, the cleaner you feel, the better the workout. Lean protein, lots of veggies, skip the simple carbs like bread, corn, and potatoes, as they convert to sugar too fast and spike your insulin, which leads to fat deposit, not burning.

Eve, if I were your trainer, i would have you doing basically what you are doing now, but in supersets to push the cardio. Remember to get at least a half-hour of cardio 3x weekly to boost the calorie burn.

I'll post one of my wife's heavy work days in a bit, and a light workout.

Her goals are pretty clear. She's a hippy girl, so she doesn't have to worry about being a narrow ass afterwards, but her hips and shoulders are not proportionate. So, we're doing some fairly heavy upper body to build a little pec (to help firm and emphasize the bust), lats and delts to broaden the back a bit, and some shoulder and trap stuff to help put some mass there so her body hits the hourglass shape more than pear shape.

Her internal image is Bettie Page, but a little more athletic. I think its a definitely attainable goal.

07-01-2008, 03:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mago Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Anto, baby! Posts: 25	Good morning again Let me see if i can hit everyone. And just to let you know, I'm happy dropping some general advice on health issues. Ok, so let me hit some of the high points... lean muscle burns more calories overall. this is why anything that adds lean muscle, like resistance training, helps reduce overall weight. Also, the research into exercise shows that while cardio burns more cals initially, weight training gives a longer benefit by increasing lean muscle burn over the whole day. In other words, you can burn 300 in a 30 minute cardio session and your body recovers, or you can burn 250 in a 30-minute weight session and then get another 200-300 burn over the course of the day additional to your basal metabolic rate. If you mix the two, then you get a high immediate expenditure and a longer cal burn from the weight training - best of both worlds. Research shows that light weights that don't tax the muscles do little overall than add some punch to cardio. don't get me wrong, a burned cal is a burned cal, but muscles are like teens, they do the minimum to get by and thats it... so if you are lifting, you should be taxing about 65-75% of your max strength to keep the muscle strong and maximize the metabolic benefits. Any weight-loss program has two basic components - diet and exercise. For example - if I work out like a dog for three hours and eat nothing but cheeseburgers and fries - i'll feel like crap, get sick, and hate working out. The cleaner you eat, the cleaner you feel, the better the workout. Lean protein, lots of veggies, skip the simple carbs like bread, corn, and potatoes, as they convert to sugar too fast and spike your insulin, which leads to fat deposit, not burning. Eve, if I were your trainer, i would have you doing basically what you are doing now, but in supersets to push the cardio. Remember to get at least a half-hour of cardio 3x weekly to boost the calorie burn. I'll post one of my wife's heavy work days in a bit, and a light workout. Her goals are pretty clear. She's a hippy girl, so she doesn't have to worry about being a narrow ass afterwards, but her hips and shoulders are not proportionate. So, we're doing some fairly heavy upper body to build a little pec (to help firm and emphasize the bust), lats and delts to broaden the back a bit, and some shoulder and trap stuff to help put some mass there so her body hits the hourglass shape more than pear shape. Her internal image is Bettie Page, but a little more athletic. I think its a definitely attainable goal.