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Weights or no weights

brineezy007 Posts: 17 Joined: 2004/07/08	2005/03/30, 01:06 PM .. ft Novice Status Gender : empty Posts : 13 I am doing cardio 4 times a wk (30 min each) to lose stomach fat. I am doing lower body work to tone and bulk my lower body cuz I don't want that to get too much smaller. Here is what I am doing every Wednesday and Saturday: Squats 4 sets 15 reps 90 lbs Kickbacks 4 sets 20 reps 3 lbs on each leg Step Lunges 4 sets 15 reps 20 lbs Squeeze 4 sets 15 reps (no weights) I am using weights for bulk. I have weights at my house for every workout, but the squats. My question is do I have to squat 90 lbs for bulk or can I use my two 10 lb weights and still get the same results. I don't want to go to the gym just for one part of my workout, but I will if I have to. I would also like to do the inner thigh machine at my gym and wondered if it would be okay to do that on my cardio days. Thanks for the help! P.S. I am female...22 yrs old.
	2005/03/30, 07:17 PM you need to train your whole body...not just certain body parts....do not create muscle imbalances because u risk injury... you have to train legs, back, chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders whether you choose to train these muscle groups with compound exercises or with isolation or both...is up to you but it's vital that you do all body parts.... also as you progress you should strive to slowly progress in weights....90 lb doesn't really tell me much.... bulking/cutting is more impacted by your nutrition/diet than training... also as a woman you won't 'bulk' that much because your body's testosterone is quite small compared to a male...so no need to worry about this.... as you progress in weight training...you should strive to lift more weight, do more reps, rest less, be able to do more volume, etc....something tangible that you can observe....you don't necessarily even need a gym if you can get some basic pieces of equipment for your house..... adjustable bench, Dbs, and barbell....as well as a cage....so that you can do different exercises including squats or pull ups....you can also get a set of bands....they are quite useful for training especially if you are limited in space....they vary in resistance from just a couple of pounds to hundrends of pounds..... you can use DBs for squats also but to effectively train your legs it must be equal or slightly less than that of a barbell....it will be somewhat different tho... you can do other exercises to supplement squats to train legs like lunges, step ups, stiff legged deadlifts, calf raises....to hit adductors/abductors you can use a medicine ball pressed between your knees...so that as you squat your legs should exert pressure on the ball(adductors)...also you can use a band to and pressed your legs out into the band as you squat down(abductors)... I suggest you do a circuit training for the whole body and use light/moderate resistance and do 1-3 sets per exercise and do it 2-3 times a week.... Don't do cardio same day you weight train or if you have to...then do cardio afterwards and keep it fairly short and low/mod intensity....so no more than 30 minutes...