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Best way to lose weight?

mmo3 Posts: 6 Joined: 2003/03/09	2003/04/16, 01:33 PM Hi, I am hoping to get some advice for a girl that works out at my gym. Her primary goal at this point is to lose weight. She does cardio and circuit training every day and the circuit training involves working every body part with light weights. I thought it was counterproductive to work the same body parts on consecutive days, but since her main goal is to lose body fat would she still get results this way? Or would she get more benefits from working different body parts on different days and using heavier weights? If you could be somewhat detailed on which method is better that would be great because I am planning on printing out this thread for her to read. Thanks!!=)
gwindalyn Posts: 434 Joined: 2003/01/15	2003/04/16, 02:10 PM Have her throw away the scale and go by her measurements, how her clothes fit, and how she feels. Muscle weighs 2x what fat weighs, but takes up 1/2 the space. I found that light weights were counterproductive. I've had MUCH better results losing fat by using heavy weights. I can only access a gym on Saturday & Sunday. My routine is cardio for 30 minutes on Tuesday & Thursday. Then Saturday is chest, shoulder, triceps with cardio. Sunday is back, bicep, legs, calves with cardio. This is a combination of free weights and machines. I use a weight that makes it very hard for me to get the last reps in but not so hard that I lose proper form. There is more to it than just the exercise too. Diet is a huge part of it. I'm on a fat loss/muscle gain program, and I take in 1gram protein per pound body weight, .75gram carb per pound, and .25gram fat per pound. I also make sure these are clean healthy grams. No junk food. No white bread. No sugar. I eat things like tuna, salmon, chicken breast, kidney beans, spinach, salad greens, fat free cottage cheese, skim milk, lima beans, black beans, old fashioned oat meal, egg whites, brown rice, and wild rice. I also try to drink 1 oz of water for each pound body weight each day. This is simply what I do given my current stats and goals. It is hard to be detailed without the specific person's stats. Each person is different with what they need based on where they are at and what their goal is and what they have available. Have her visit the site and fill in a profile and I'm sure someone will be able to give her something specific she can do to help. -------------- ~Jennifer http://www.gwindalyn.com
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2003/04/16, 05:54 PM She is overtraining big time and may be doing more harm than good. Splitting up the routine into different body parts and lifting heavier weight will get her much better results while allowing adequate recovery time.