iso weight training dvd

[speechie]

Could someone recommend a weight training dvd for a beginner. I have resistance bands, 2 5-10lb hand weights. I would like to use those or maybe purchase a barbell. I'm not looking to buy equipment as my place is small and there's just not room. I'm also not interested in joining a gym. I have walked, run a little, done aerobics for years, but have seen little results lately. Could someone give some tips also. How many days a week you need to do weights, what is a rep (i know...sad), what should you eat/not eat before/after a work out (besides all the junk food I want).
Thanks!

 

[spicypumpkin]

I don't know of any DVDs, but I do have some tips. You can generally weight train 3 or 4 days a week. I do three. You should probably get some heavier weights or think about joining a gym so you can have access to heavier weights. You will probably outgrow the 5-10 pound weights pretty quickly, especially for exercises that use more muscles like squats or the bench press. As for what to eat before and after, before your workout, you should eat something with carbohydrates for energy. After the workout should be protein to build muscle.

And finally, a rep or repetition is one motion of the exercise. In the case of bicep curls, for example, on rep is bringing the weight up to your chest and then back down to your side. A set is a certain number of repetitions all in a row. So you can have a set of 8 repetitions. That means brining the weight up and down 8 times.

I hope this helped.

 

[stingo]

What are your goals?

Knowing nothing else, I agree with spicypumpkin, you'll outgrow the 5 or 10 lbs quickly esp your legs. There's a lot of conditioning workouts you can do with bodyweight (squats, burpees, mountain climbers, jumping rope etc). For strength training, perhaps a set of adjustable dumbbells might be good - or a dumbbell rack with hex dumbbells on it.

It's not a DVD but I'd suggest looking at The New Rules of Lifting (NROL), by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove - it's a great book and I've been working out from it since May of this year. It will explain what sets and reps are (as spicy pumpkin's already indicated) and other basics you'll need to ask the questions you'll be asking as you get into it. They use a full body workout from two to four times a week (sometimes three depending on the program), with alternating days - (an A workout and a B workout).

 

[malkore]

i'd say your results lately are sub-par due to your diet and the fact that you lack the equipment to keep the body stressed.

light weights do not make a great body

 

[Terra]

I'm not looking to buy equipment as my place is small and there's just not room. I'm also not interested in joining a gym. I have walked, run a little, done aerobics for years, but have seen little results lately.

From your statement, I gather you're not looking to increase muscle size or strength a whole bunch...if you were, you'd be considering getting heavier weights and other equipment.
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