Wrist weights at work in the office?

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Dan_UK

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Hi Everyone, nice forum you have here :)

Have been trying to tone up for a couple of weeks, bought 2 x 4kg weights which I use to work out every night for about 25 minutes. But I wanted something a little more...

So I bought some strap on wrist weights, which according to the advert can be worn "around the office" to "tone up while you work"...

However when the weights arrived, I read the instructions and it states that they are designed for use to "enhance your workout."

Does this mean that wearing them at work will make no difference to my toning or strength? They're about 0.5kg each. Should I only be using them when excersizing? Or is it worthwhile wearing them at work.

Thanks for your help

Dan, UK.
 
I wouldn't use them much at all. There is a big debate about wrist/ankle weights and their effectiveness. Ankles weights tend to put more strain on the joints than safe. So a lot of trainers advise against using them.

Personally, I wouldn't use them.
 
Thanks Lynn I appreciate the advice..

I certainly haven't tried ankle weights, but it's more my arms I'm trying to tone up. I may stick to wearing the wrist weights for when anaerobic exercise, and perhaps also running.

By the way, you seem to have a lot of fitness knowledge (well duh I guess you're a trainer) so perhaps you can answer me this?

At the moment the only exercise I'm getting is 25 minutes of intensive weight training after work each day, I lift until my arms feel worn out and I've broken a decent sweat (which is hard given how cold it is in Britain!)

As well as muscle building and toning my arms and upper torso, I'm also concerned with losing a little fat around my belly and chin -nothing major, just a small amount.. Is my weight lifting doing anything to aid this, or do I need to be doing more aerobic as well?

So basically, does weight lifting help combat fat?

Thanks,

Dan.
 
Dan, I know you asked Lynn this question, but if ya don't mind I'll throw in my $0.02. Weight lifting, if training properly, will add muscle to your body, obviously. The more muscle on your body, the more fat you burn. Be sure you are training your whole body. Make sure your bodyparts are getting enough time to recover before training that same bodypart again. Diet is the main culprit, when it comes to fat loss. Proper diet and training will get you positive results. Be sure you're drinking lots of water also. I also agree with Lynn, I don't think those wrist weights are very beneficial, I personally would not use them either. JMO. Good luck with your goals.
 
I agree completely with jpc1058. You may have seen these posted, but here they are for you...

1) Eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day. Each meal should be 2-3 hours apart. Each meal should contain one protein and one carb. The first meal should be eaten within an hour after waking.


2) Drink a cup of water at each meal.


3) Rest properly. This means taking at least 48 hours between strength training the same muscles, and it also means getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night. Lastly, it means taking 1-2 days off from exercising per week.


4) Cardio. This should be done at different intensity levels and different session lengths. Consider doing a low intensity/long session, a high intensity/short session and a few medium intensity/medium length sessions.


5) Strength Training. Strength train each muscle 1-3 times per week. You should lift a proper weight and perform the proper amount of sets/reps for your strength training method. If you need more guidance or exercise ideas you can head over


All of the above things combined will result in fat loss.
 
Thank you JPC, that was certainly worth more than 2c...

I've been losing some weight through the workouts but toning is still more important to me. Anyone know if anaerobic exercise will burn off muscle tissue hence making it counterproductive to add it to my routines?

Edit: And thanks again Lynn for the long list. Especially point 3, I have been exercising the same muscles day in day out. I'll try the 48 hour rule, hopefully to better results...
 
OK new regime started today -worth trying out your advice for a couple of weeks and seeing how it goes.

My girlfriend says that alternating Cardio days and weight-workout days will (as you guys say) give the muscles plenty of time to recover, 48 hours in fact.

As for my diet, I'm gonna pretty much stick to what I've been doing -which is lots of wholegrain cereals, low-fat meats, and laying off anything fried. Also lots of water intake, as well as 5 fruits a day.

Sleep stays the same, I always get at least 7 or 8 hours.

Weekends I'll take off exercising altogether. The body needs a rest, but I'll keep up my weekend leisure walks in the woods -it can't do any harm right?


Finally one more question (and sorry to be such a pain)... Can anyone reccomend a good stomache/abs workout? Situps are OK, but I've been hitting them hard for a while now with no luck. Anything else I can try?
 
To "tone" as you mention above means losing body fat to show the muscle already there. Doing the 5 tips above will help you with that.

Going into the anaerobic zone can deplete muscle stores if you're not fueling the body properly. I am not sure how you would "add it to your routines"...what do you mean?
 
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