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General Fitness & Exercise

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beginner weight lifter

brineezy007 Posts: 17 Joined: 2004/07/08	2005/01/06, 11:24 AM Hello. I have always been an athlete, but have always had excess fat. I started working out again this past Monday. My goal is to reduce stomach fat while at the same time keeping the "thickness" I have in my legs and also building up the glutes. I am doing 30 minutes on an elliptical machine 4 x a wk to lose the fat. I also do about 200 variations of crunches each day. But what do I need to do to keep my legs bulked up and lift/build my glutes. I read u need to do less heavier reps to build and more lighter reps to tone. I want to build. I know I need to do it 2 times a week to let my muscles rest and build. The thing is I don't know how many reps of what to do. I know squats and lunges, but what else? And what weight should I use? 50 lbs? 20 lbs? 100 lbs. I have no idea! :) I am lil' under 5'3" and weigh 164 lbs. Can someone please help me out? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Reddy Posts: 597 Joined: 2003/09/11	2005/01/06, 07:44 PM if you look under the health resources tab there is a way of finding your max wieght - do that & then start with 70% & see how you feel -------------- Reddy All people smile in the same language
big_j_scf Posts: 308 Joined: 2003/11/08	2005/01/07, 02:16 AM also, it would be a big help to fill out your profile to give everyone here a better idea of what theyre working with. Welcome and good luck. -------------- I have some good news! I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Gieco!
deadheadted Posts: 123 Joined: 2004/05/31	2005/01/07, 03:58 PM Light weight will do squat for you, whether you want to lose fat or build muscle. Lift heavy, aiming for failure around the 10th rep. Also, while it's a good idea to do ab work since they're muscles and need worked too, doing a ton of crunches won't reduce stomach fat. Do a variety of abdominal exercises (weighted decline situps, crunches, leg-lifts, etc.) once, maybe twice, a week as part of your normal bodypart split.