Green_Manelishi
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Missdirected:Hey you, now I have Rob Zombie playing in my head :winky: Okay, off to clean my house.
Well I have Phil Coulter's "The Enchanted Glen" playing in mine. I think I'll have to play it on the CD.
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Missdirected:Hey you, now I have Rob Zombie playing in my head :winky: Okay, off to clean my house.
Ber Rabbit:I started a personal fitness program at the local YMCA. I've been doing 20 min of cardio (effort level=hard as I can go without dying) on the elliptical using the "Cross Country" program or the stationary bike (hill program) plus weight training on the following 5 machines leg press, chest press, lat pulldown, abdominal, back extension.
I don't have the attention span to spend more than 20 min on cardio, it takes everything I have mentally to stay on track for 20 min.
The weight training is set up so you do 3 sets of 10 and I try to max my weight on each exercise. Yesterday I did:
Leg press 168 lbs (3 sets 10)
Chest press 60 lbs (3 sets 10)
Lat pulldown 72 lbs (1 set 10, 1 set 5) 60 lbs (2 sets 10)
Abdominals 120 lbs (3 sets 10)
Back extension 168 lbs (3 sets 10)
Yesterday was my 6th workout and I have gone from 137.6 pounds to 141.8. I was HOPING I would lose some of the fat that I had accumulated over the last year but it's not happening. What am I doing wrong?
Ber :lilbunny:
Scuba Jerm:And never train your lower body and upper body on the same day.
piikki:How come? Never heard that before...
Scuba Jerm:There is a certain release of growth hormones, electrolights, etc when you are in the gym breaking down your muscles. When you work your lower half, you are pushing these chemicals out and up..... this makes your upper body more ready for it's workout after legs.... just the opposite when you work your upper body... your leg workout will improve.
If you work your lower body and upper the same day, your body has a more difficult time recovering properly.
Also, you need a good 6 days inbetween workouts for a specific muscle group. So if you did legs on monday, I'd wait till sunday or monday to work them again. Once you tear down your muscle in the gym, you need to give them time to heal, which takes about 2 to 3 days, then allow time for them to tone, build, tighten... this takes another 2 to 3 days. Give it a try.... it flat out works.
Scuba Jerm:There is a certain release of growth hormones, electrolights, etc when you are in the gym breaking down your muscles. When you work your lower half, you are pushing these chemicals out and up..... this makes your upper body more ready for it's workout after legs.... just the opposite when you work your upper body... your leg workout will improve.
If you work your lower body and upper the same day, your body has a more difficult time recovering properly.
Also, you need a good 6 days inbetween workouts for a specific muscle group. So if you did legs on monday, I'd wait till sunday or monday to work them again. Once you tear down your muscle in the gym, you need to give them time to heal, which takes about 2 to 3 days, then allow time for them to tone, build, tighten... this takes another 2 to 3 days. Give it a try.... it flat out works.
Ber Rabbit:So how do you know the muscles are being torn down? Do you have to get sore after a workout?
Ber :lilbunny: