Anyone tried strenght training or weight lifting?

3 Pounds!

Well down three pounds (The good news) easy to get here is the bad news It is easy for me to get down to 132 but further than that especially below 130 is such a CHALLENGE!!!! Gonna have to kick it up a Notch!!!
 
Still going

Still going! seeing suttle changes in my frame but not loosing any pounds hopefully it is fat I am loosing and replacing with muscle! So I have a question........ If you continue to strength train wont you eventually start loosing pounds since muscle burns more calories, that is on a low cal diet.
 
Post workout hunger

Ok so does any one get a nice strong workout cardio and strength training and then later that day have an appetite like a bear? Will this cause me to gain weight. I choose healthy meals but they dont last And its like I crave fat or something. I woulnt mind staying the same weight as long as I can continue to burn fat and gain muscle. So when this happens is your body just trying to refuil itself? I will continue to make healthy choices as much as possible by habit but I do not want to get to involved in diet it always leads me to failure and feeling ill. So if a person were to just eat a regular amount of calories daily and continue to do cardio and weight training can they still get results?????
 
Hunger is your body's way of telling you it's not getting enough fuel. You might want to recheck how many calories your intaking against how many you need to maintain your weight considering your active workouts. Your body might think you're starving it and holds onto the weight.
 
can wait to post pics!

well I have been browsing the before and after pictures actually looking for someone my hieght and weight to see what they look like, but anyhow not loosing pounds but still strength training! One of these days Im gonna post before and after pics even if I am the same wieght to see how much strength training and loosing body fat and gaining muscle can transform your body.
 
feeling skinny!

Even though the pounds are the same I feel a bit skinnier and firmer around the middle!!!!! It feels great!!!!! No better motivation than that!

Once in highschool I had this friend who I always thought was around my weight but noticably more in shape! And one day she recited that she was over 15 pounds heavier than I. There was no doubt in my mind she had quit a bit of muscle mass I didnt realize muscle wieght could make so much more of a difference at the time. So Im gonna keep it up and maybe it wont be so easy to drop below the 132 mark but I know i can be skinnier at that weight! Actually once in highschool I weighed in the 130's and was alot smaller and didnt have a belly but now I do, given Ive had alot of weight fluctuations and a child, im positve it is the fat to muscle ratio in effect here!

by the way starting to get a little line idention in the abs that seperate the obliques!!!!! yah!
 
Hey there.... Just remember skinny doesn't always mean in shape.... Down here we have the "country girls." Not skinny by any means but with the muscle from he farm and still beautiful girls. I know of a few farmers that chased me off with a shotgun to prove it lol..........

Edit: Don't forget its not just being the same weight, Its also bone density, height and just muscle mass that makes two identical weight people look so different.
 
Arms getting bigger

well I think i am doing something wrong weight training because my arms are getting bigger! they are the fatest part of my body and they are getting bigger:mad: i dont want big arms! When I lift everything is about 37 lbs is that to much for me? how can i tone them up without gaining girth. My triceps are like sagging skin Does only surgery take care of that?:(
 
modernaphrodite said:
any body know y your fat itches when your doing cardio ????? uasally starts itching in my stomach.
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I've felt that in my legs when I'm running. Your blood is starting to circulate in your capillaries (going where it doesn't usually go!), and you are not used to it. It's a good thing.
 
I'm going to post a very simple list. I am not a trainer. I just have been reading up how to increase muscle mass. There are lots of theories about how many calories to consume, when to consume them and what type (carb, prot or fat). I'm not going to touch on that.

I read that if muscle growth isn't occuring as desired (such as you've reached a plateau or saw no initial results), to shock the muscles by changing these variables. To add muscle:

1) Increase weight or resistance
2) Perform more reps
3) Perform more sets
4) Move the resistance slower
5) Rest less between sets and exercises

I know in one post you were worried about your arms getting too big. Most women cannot get too big by lifting. They don't have the testosterone to do it. But some women gain muscle mass more easily in certain parts of their bodies than others - like you do your arms. My calves get huge easily and my legs get muscular easily, so I don't do lower body weights at all (no calfs, quads or hams, except maybe for inner/outer thigh). I do stretch those areas a lot though.

I would suggest lower weights and more reps for your arms. Also balance it by finding shoulder, back, lat, chest exercises to do and increase your lower body strength training. Add the muscle there.
 
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