I'm looking for a generic rotation for weight loss that I can plug videos/exercise into...for example, 4 days of cardio for 60 mins, hit each body part twice a week. Something along those lines. I'm also looking to tone but not bulk up so I am assuming I need to stick with endurance (i.e. PH or CTX weights). So I guess my question is for weight loss how many days of cardio (and for how long on those days) and how often weights?
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Generic rotation for weightloss
- Thread starter Cbelle
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I think the recommendation is 4-5 days of cardio for more than 30 minutes. I started doing CTX but I am now going for more cardio.
I am currently doing 5 days cardio with Body Max and Circuit Max as my weight workouts.
For weight work you can do one body part 1 day per week but remember when lifting weights muscle weighs more than fat so you might see an increase in weight.
I know you'll get even better advice than I can give from members of the forum.
Babs
I am currently doing 5 days cardio with Body Max and Circuit Max as my weight workouts.
For weight work you can do one body part 1 day per week but remember when lifting weights muscle weighs more than fat so you might see an increase in weight.
I know you'll get even better advice than I can give from members of the forum.
Babs
Cynthia8828
Cathlete
In regards to muscle weighs more than fat...
A pound is a pound is a pound, as I understand it. Muscle doesn't WEIGH more than fat, it is more DENSE than fat.
Just thought I would add my .02 in. I don't mean to be particular, but I can't tell you how many times I see that and think...A pound of muscle WEIGHS the same as a pound of fat. Somewhere along the way, people started saying that and it has caught on. Muscle is more DENSE than fat, it doesn't WEIGH more than fat....
A pound is a pound is a pound, as I understand it. Muscle doesn't WEIGH more than fat, it is more DENSE than fat.
Just thought I would add my .02 in. I don't mean to be particular, but I can't tell you how many times I see that and think...A pound of muscle WEIGHS the same as a pound of fat. Somewhere along the way, people started saying that and it has caught on. Muscle is more DENSE than fat, it doesn't WEIGH more than fat....
I'm thinking 4 days of cardio (60 mins each) and 2 days of MIS...that way hitting each body part twice/week. If I feel up to it I'll add a 30 min walk to the days I do MIS. Think that should result in weight loss/body fat reduction? I'm also doing WeightWatchers. I'd like to lose 20 lbs in a dream world.
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Sep-11-02 AT 10:43AM (Est)[/font][p]I have to agree with Cynthia8828. 1lb Fat= 1lb muscle. For example: take 1lb of boneless chicken breast, now take 1lb of marshmallow. if you notice 1lb of chicken takes less space than the 1lbs marshmallow. same applys to muscle and fat. That is why when we loose 1lbs of FAT we look slimmer.
Just my .02 cents.
Cbelle, Just remember that the more lean mass (muscles) you have the more efficient your body will be in burning energy(calories). therefore weightloss happens.
1 lbs of lean muscle tissue burns aprox. 35-50 calories per day, while 1lb of fat only burns 2-3 calories a day.
Just my .02 cents.
Cbelle, Just remember that the more lean mass (muscles) you have the more efficient your body will be in burning energy(calories). therefore weightloss happens.
1 lbs of lean muscle tissue burns aprox. 35-50 calories per day, while 1lb of fat only burns 2-3 calories a day.
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Sep-11-02 AT 11:18AM (Est)[/font][p]Thank you for correcting me on that faux pas
One of the things I like about coming here is being corrected when I am wrong. What I should have said is when you are trying to lose weight you tend to concerntrate on how much you weigh rather try to concerntrate on how you look. Strength training will give you muscle definition (you won't turn into a body builder if you lift heavy) and help you to look lean but you won't necessarily weigh less.
Keep this in mind and redirect your thinking to leaning out getting a stronger healthier body. You may be surprised how you develop. Try not too get too caught up in what you weigh.
I would suggest rather than going by weight go by inches and how you feel in your clothes.
Babs
One of the things I like about coming here is being corrected when I am wrong. What I should have said is when you are trying to lose weight you tend to concerntrate on how much you weigh rather try to concerntrate on how you look. Strength training will give you muscle definition (you won't turn into a body builder if you lift heavy) and help you to look lean but you won't necessarily weigh less.
Keep this in mind and redirect your thinking to leaning out getting a stronger healthier body. You may be surprised how you develop. Try not too get too caught up in what you weigh.
I would suggest rather than going by weight go by inches and how you feel in your clothes.
Babs
Thanks Robin
But I came here no learn as well as to share I don't mind being corrected I'm a grown up I can take it. I have worked with and known people who could not be corrected, its very irratating and negative.
I would rather admit I'm wrong and move on than stubbornly insist that I am right I learned that lesson from my brother who can never admit he is wrong not the kind of person you want to live with or at times talk to.
Babs
But I came here no learn as well as to share I don't mind being corrected I'm a grown up I can take it. I have worked with and known people who could not be corrected, its very irratating and negative.
I would rather admit I'm wrong and move on than stubbornly insist that I am right I learned that lesson from my brother who can never admit he is wrong not the kind of person you want to live with or at times talk to.
Babs
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Lizzie
Guest
I can understand what you all are saying here, but I don't necessarily think Babs was "wrong" in what she said. I believe that she said “muscle weighs more than fat” and that is true. I didn't recall seeing her write that "a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat." Commons sense tells us that’s not true.
A followup to Babs original post stated that muscle is more dense than fat - that is true as well. If you're talking about having the same amount of muscle and fat (volume wise), then YES, the muscle weighs more… just by the laws of physics and the definition of density. Density = Mass/Volume. Since muscle is more dense than fat, it has a greater mass when compared to the same volume of fat. To me, that means it weighs more.
The nice thing is that, as Esteveze stated, it takes less space to carry a pound of muscle than a pound of fat! And it looks good too. ;-)
A followup to Babs original post stated that muscle is more dense than fat - that is true as well. If you're talking about having the same amount of muscle and fat (volume wise), then YES, the muscle weighs more… just by the laws of physics and the definition of density. Density = Mass/Volume. Since muscle is more dense than fat, it has a greater mass when compared to the same volume of fat. To me, that means it weighs more.
The nice thing is that, as Esteveze stated, it takes less space to carry a pound of muscle than a pound of fat! And it looks good too. ;-)