focusing on strength for Dec?

[delfin]

I can already feel the holiday effects in terms of increased calories. So... I'm wondering if I should do a weight/strength training based rotation for this month (or what's left of it), and "take advantage" , so to speak, of the increased calories I'm bound to be consuming. Does this strategy make sense to any of you?

 

[RunnerGirl]

Well probably not if those increased calories are coming from "unclean" food. I am focusing more on cardio this month with my usual strength w/outs thrown in.
LD

 

[maddiesmum]

You know, I'd actually be tempted, in your shoes, to find a rotation that focuses on cardio, circuits and endurance lifting. Do as many circuits, fast paced lifting, with supersets and compound moves and little to no rest in between exercises, as you can for a higher calorie burn while working out. Lifting for strength, with a heavier weight and slower colunt, burns less calories than the above described approach. The circuits/endurance approach will also helps keep your energy levels high for all the festivities and shopping that December and Jan bring.

See what you think.

Clare

 

[tygra]

Hi,

I hear that lifting heavy can burn more calories overall as muscle consumes more calories during off workout times whereas cardio burns during the workout. However, I'm a cardio junkie, so I am doing a rotation this month of the GS series and S&H series and then doing all interval type cardio with it - 3 - 4 times per week (Cardio Coaches, Imax Mish Moshes, Imax with jacks after each interval, etc). We'll see how it works! I'm trying to eat as good as I can this month, but hopefully this workout plan will help if I do cheat a little more than normal.

Jane

 

[dorothyrd]

I just finished 5 weeks of a heavy lifting rotation, alternating weeks of 4DS and Amy's Slo-mo, and the results have been quite good. I am much stronger, more chiseled, and actually lost weight the week after Thanksgiving. Of course, I love heavy lifting far more than circuits, hence my enthusiasm.

 

[CollinsMom]

>You know, I'd actually be tempted, in your shoes, to find a
>rotation that focuses on cardio, circuits and endurance
>lifting. Do as many circuits, fast paced lifting, with
>supersets and compound moves and little to no rest in between
>exercises, as you can for a higher calorie burn while working
>out. Lifting for strength, with a heavier weight and slower
>colunt, burns less calories than the above described approach.
> The circuits/endurance approach will also helps keep your
>energy levels high for all the festivities and shopping that
>December and Jan bring.
>
>See what you think.
>
>Clare

This is what I am going for. I am actually finishing up 6 weeks of the 4DS, and next week I will move into 3 weeks of heavy cardio and endurance strength training to hopefully maximize the calorie burn with all of these extra goodies around!

 

[delfin]

I love heavy lifting, too. Guess I thought that my muscles would have plenty of "fuel" (even if some of it comes from unclean sources ) to use for muscle repair and rebuilding. (In the last week, my DDs have made peppermint shortbread cookies, chocolate chip brownies, and, just yesterday, banana cake!!!!)