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Lindsay22 Posts: 129 Joined: 2004/12/09	2006/02/06, 07:24 AM I hear different answers to this question all the time, and I want to make sure I'm doing things right to get the results I want. I want to be toned and defined, not "big". I'm a 24 yo female, 140lbs, 5'4", and work out 6 days a week. Question is...should I lift heavy weights and do small reps? OR light weights and lots of reps?
	2006/02/06, 07:37 AM You should rotate the type of training you do ...If you're lifting weights 6 days a week then you're definitely going to be lifting lighter weight with more reps, and using fairly light volume.... I would do 3-4 weight lifting sessions weekly with 3-5 freeweight exercises per session...that cover the whole body...and I would mix up the reps to keep the body guessing.... one day 3 sets of 10 reps, another workout 10 sets of 3 reps, another workout.....5 sets of 5 reps.... generally speaking I would use less reps for the 'big' exercises as the form begins to falter after first few....but variety of training is still best....
Mojo_67 Posts: 1,299 Joined: 2003/09/23	2006/02/06, 08:25 AM Don't worry about getting "big" lindsay, building muscle takes a long time, building fat doesn't. Get your diet sqaured away. Diet, along with your workout will help you tone up. Diet is the main thing. Good luck!!! -------------- Seize the day!
	2006/02/06, 08:30 AM Exactly, unless you're taking steroids, it's almost impossible for a female to become 'big' or overly muscular....lifting heavy will get you results....
Mojo_67 Posts: 1,299 Joined: 2003/09/23	2006/02/06, 08:40 AM Morning menace, thanks for backing me up. I might be limited in my advice but usually pretty sure about what I say. It's nice to know someone agrees. Thanks again bro. -------------- Seize the day!
	2006/02/06, 09:53 AM Morning indeed, on the east coast maybe LOL, insomnia on the west coast.... Yea you were right on... just from personal experience the heavier/harder I train the more and more I need to eat to maintain my weight or make some small gains...
Mojo_67 Posts: 1,299 Joined: 2003/09/23	2006/02/06, 10:26 AM My mistake. For some reason I thought you were east coast. Stuck in the midwest here. I live in Misery!!! I walked out this morning and it was 18. Ahhhh, how refreshing! IT'S MONDAY...SUCK IT UP BABY! -------------- Seize the day!
randeeotte Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/01/29	2006/02/07, 09:15 PM I'm 22yr old female about 120lbs and want to get muscular. I had a baby a year ago and lost a lot of weight, mostly muscle and I am so scrawny now and I want to look great again. I have a four day split with my weight training workout that is working well. But I want to know what my sets should look like and how to keep switching it up.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/02/07, 09:47 PM What are you doing right now? Good to see that you are thinking in the long term though. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.