Sunday, May 10, 2009
Weight training question.?
I want to lose weight. I have been cutting calories and running, and I posted a question asking what else I should do. Everyone said I had to weight train to really lose weight. I am a girl, I don't want big arms, and heavy lifting makes my breasts sore. (Yeah, I know, its a girl problem.) Plus, I don't want to pay to join a gym. What should I do to gain muscle and lose the weight? What if I bought a small pair of weights and carried them when I ran, would that be enough?Also, how protein should I be eating in my diet? I am 22, 140 lbs but aiming for 125. I don't eat much meat, but everything I've been reading says I have to eat lots of protein, otherwise I'll lose muscle instead of fat.
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Diet wise, eating 5-6 small meals per day is ideal. You should have some type of protein in each meal. For example: A good breakfast could be 1 whole egg & 2 egg white with sliced apple.
ReplyDeleteExercise wise, I would go to your local track and perform some type of circuit. Meaning one exercise into another with less than 30 seconds rest in between.
1 set up push ups into jumping jacks ,
into 1 set of crunches into sprinting for 30-seconds
into 1 set body squats (or use light dumbbells) into jump rope for 30-seconds. Rest for a brief moment then repeat a couple more times. This particular circuit is pretty intense. Depending on your fitness level and how long you're been training you may need to make your circuit easier with more rest and build to the one I'm recommending. Reps should be between 15-20.
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