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Rest question

Yumi Posts: 34 Joined: 2005/03/27	2005/04/16, 06:06 PM I am not training for competition or muscle gain, but for toning and fat loss. My question is when I don't have to have big muscle, do I still have to rest between training for same body parts? I do weight training twice a week on whole body. But in between, I do circuit training without using weights. So I am working my whole body everyday. Is this good or bad for my purpose?
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/04/16, 06:13 PM For someone new.....i'd say train 4 days a week, weight bearing that is........so if your doing weight training two days a week, do some circuits 3 other days......rest 2 days. If yoru trying to "tone" I think you need to lift more....maybe 3 times a week....and seperate thebody parts......jmo -------------- " The only true eye, is your minds eye"- plato
Yumi Posts: 34 Joined: 2005/03/27	2005/04/16, 06:42 PM I think I am workout-holic. If I don't workout everyday, I feel like I'm getting fat. I've been going to gym almost everyday for about 3 years. My workout routine changed from time to time. I was more concentrating on cardio than weight training in the beginning. I still had flab and no tone. Now I do have muscle but my last 5-8% body fat is in the way to see them really good. So, maybe toning was not a good word, losing the last few pounds of fat is my goal. I am watching how many calories I eat strickly now. I want to do everything right, at least for next 2 months. My boyfriend is coming back then, and I want to look better than when he left.:love: I workout in the morning, like 7. It wakes me up and gives me feel of well being. The days that I didn't work out, I felt really tired..... How about jogging a little for those rest days????
thedominator Posts: 288 Joined: 2005/02/16	2005/04/16, 07:01 PM yumi u need to fill out ur profile.. without that nobody will be able to help u out.. we need to know what ur routine is.. what ur diet is.. how many days u go working out... if u r working out everyday.. then u might be overtraining.. and THAT might be the problem u r unable to lose those last bits of FAT.. why?.. b'coz u r not giving ur body enough time to recover.. and fat reduction is done in kitchen.. u need to put ur diet here for the experts to look into it.. they might be able to give u suggestions about it... hope i helped... -------------- A life worth living is a life lived with honor and dignity..bow to no moral.. THATS ME Me and My Body are competitors... we compete each other for different goals.. supplements are Helpers.. not the Drivers of Health wagon
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/04/16, 07:03 PM regardless of your schedule, you should at least have a day or two of rest, where you dont engage in any kind of heavy physical activity (ie running, weights, etc). You can workout all day long everyday, but you're never going to give your body a chance to repair itself, which is going to help you in the end. I had the same mentality as you, but I learned to just let go, and be a little more lax with my diet and physical activity. Trust me, its made the difference.
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/04/16, 07:05 PM dom.. great minds think alike :)
Yumi Posts: 34 Joined: 2005/03/27	2005/04/16, 07:12 PM I tried to fill out profile, but everytime I did it, it doesn't save it for some reason:( I will try to do it again now.:big_smile: I thought working out everyday has somehting to do with my problem...
thedominator Posts: 288 Joined: 2005/02/16	2005/04/16, 07:15 PM hahaha..well said bropie.. and great people stay online all the time togather too :winks:... and yumi... it has everything to do with ur problem.. if u don't give ur body enough time to recover.. it won't give u the results u require.. simple as that.. -------------- A life worth living is a life lived with honor and dignity..bow to no moral.. THATS ME Me and My Body are competitors... we compete each other for different goals.. supplements are Helpers.. not the Drivers of Health wagon
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/04/16, 08:25 PM hahaha its true. im in exam time at school, its nice and easy to procrastinate on the boards :big_smile::laugh::laugh:
Yumi Posts: 34 Joined: 2005/03/27	2005/04/16, 10:24 PM I didn't know I got logged off.. The message come out as from null, but that was me:)
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/04/16, 11:06 PM to much protein drinks not enough real foods hun. Real food has vitamens, fiber, and is harder to digest so you burn more calories digesting as well. Ptrein drink have maybe 300calories in them. SO your barly getting 1400......if that........ for break fast eat some eggs and whole wheat toast...... lunch... have a turky sandwich with a slad, or some veggies and yougert. less fod you eat, more fat your gonna store......and your metabloism will start slowing way down. And finally, i'm sure your b/f will still love you regardles what you look like......if he don't then you need a new b/f. -------------- " The only true eye, is your minds eye"- plato
Yumi Posts: 34 Joined: 2005/03/27	2005/04/16, 11:50 PM Hey Andrew, I was used to workout on empty stomach. After reading the cardio posts, I decided to have something before I leave home. Protein drink was the least heavy stuff I could think of. I read some where that you should take protein right after workout. I used to eat real food, but change trying to get better result. Maybe with 2 days off, I will get better result with real food. My boyfriend will love me how I look. It's just me trying to impress him with good result. We used to work out together, so I kinda want to show off how hard I was working out while he was gone. :love: Do you have any suggestion on my workout routine?