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ydnarb777

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Hey,
I'm new to the site and I wanted to get some feedback/answers.

I want to get on a regular schedule of excersizing. Here is my plan...

every other day
-stretch a bit (2 minutes)
-run 30 minutes
-stretch a lot (10 minutes)
-handstands/flips/dancing (20+ minutes)

every other day (the other day)
-stretch a ton (20 minutes)
-"stomach complex" (basically an all over abs, back, and obliques workout which takes about 10-15 minutes)
-50 lunges
-kicks/jumps/leaps (10 minutes)

2x a week
-run stairs (10-20 minutes)


What do you think? I am in pretty good shape as it is, and I used to be a gymnast. I feel like I would be able to keep up this routine, and I think that I should also give myself at least one day a week to rest, maybe 2 on a bad week.

So here are my questions regarding excersize.
-Does anybody have any expertise on "muscle confusion" and how that works?
-My problem areas are my lower stomach, my thighs, and my butt. I actually have fat all over, but those are the worst places. I want to become more toned and less "thick." Do you know of any good excersizes?
-I weigh 135 and I'm 5'3". I want to weigh 110 and be in good shape- how does this regiment add up?

ps. I have had no luck losing weight in the past with a similar routine (actually way way way more extreme) I did lose weight, though, through diet alone. I want to combine the two this time and see where it takes me. hopefully away from the way I feel about my body right now.

Thanks for listening
-Brandy
 
GOOD LUCK!!
You can do anything you set your mind on.
 
muscle confusion is constantly changing up the exercises that you do for that muscle. Muscle eventually adapts to what you are doing and actually become more effectient and expend less energy for a certain movement. But if i keep changing up what i do, then the muscle has no choice but to become more balanced and functional.
It sounds as if you would really enjoy a pilates class, or doing pilates at home.
 
Skinny Fat Syndrome

Hey Brandy,

I just read this book by Tom Venuto called, THe Body Fat Solution. This book talks about the very thing you are trying to accomplish - getting a nice tight toned body.
Unfortunately, it sounds like you are falling into a trap many of us do - thinking we can get sweet ass abs by doing a multitude of crunches and lunges. Instead, Tom Venuto would have you look elsewhere - your body fat percentage.
You can't see muscle definition (specifically your abs) if your body fat is above a certain percent. For most women this percentage is about 15 percent.
Like you said, you've done programs like this before and you haven't seen results. Try something new!
I could enter that one popular comment here about the definition of insanity...something about doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results...but I won't...except I sort of did.
I recommend buying the book, but renting it from the library is just as effective.
Ironically, my advice is what i should be doing myself. Thanks for helping me get refocused on my own goals and how I should approach them.

Keep at it! I bet you'll be more hot than you already are in no time!!
 
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