RippedRipa
Active Member
Hi everyone!
I posted this over on the Ask Cathe forum, but since y'all are so knowledgeable, I wanted to ask your opinions too...here goes!
Hi Cathe!
I must say that while I am new to your forum, I am not new to working out and have been doing both cardio and weights for years. But thanks to you and the GS series, I am stronger than ever! I can match the weights you use in almost all of the exercises in the GS series (except for triceps...you ROCK!!). Anyway, for the past 3 weeks, I have been following one of your rotations posted a while back that looks like this:
Sun - cardio (changes from week to week)
Mon - GS BSB, Coremax
Tues - cardio (changes from week to week)
Wed - GS Legs standing only (but I do the floorwork too), Coremax, Stretch Max
Thurs - GS CT, light 20 min run (I work out at 4:30am, so running outdoors isn't really an option, so I do 20-25 mins of step or kickboxing instead)
Fri - GS Legs (floorwork only, but I do the entire workout), Pyramid floorwork only (since I do the entire GS workout, I don't usually do this...or I sub Pyramid LB for GS Legs and do that entire workout)
Sat - rest
Okay, so here's my question. Since I've started this rotation, I've definitely noticed gains in my strength (yay!), but I've also put on a little bit of body fat and can't seem to keep my appetite under control. I know, I know, everyone's going to say that I'm gaining muscle, not fat, but my clothes are getting awful snug AND the scale weight has been increasing, so I'm thinking that it's a little bit of both fat gain and muscle gain. While my appetite has been a bit high lately, I do eat very healthy things (tons of fruits and veggies, lots of chicken, high fiber & high protein cereal (very low sugar content), etc.). I am trying to get my body fat % back to where it was about a year ago when I was in tip top shape, but I just can't seem to do it. I need to lose about 5-6 lbs. of body fat and I could really use some suggestions. Also, I feel I should note that I'm only 5'2" and about 118 right now, and while that's an okay weight, it's just not where I'm comfortable. Can you please suggest a rotation that I could start next week when I finish this one that might help me rid myself of this fat? Also, any dietary recommendations you may have would be much appreciated!
I'm looking forward to your suggestions!!!
I posted this over on the Ask Cathe forum, but since y'all are so knowledgeable, I wanted to ask your opinions too...here goes!
Hi Cathe!
I must say that while I am new to your forum, I am not new to working out and have been doing both cardio and weights for years. But thanks to you and the GS series, I am stronger than ever! I can match the weights you use in almost all of the exercises in the GS series (except for triceps...you ROCK!!). Anyway, for the past 3 weeks, I have been following one of your rotations posted a while back that looks like this:
Sun - cardio (changes from week to week)
Mon - GS BSB, Coremax
Tues - cardio (changes from week to week)
Wed - GS Legs standing only (but I do the floorwork too), Coremax, Stretch Max
Thurs - GS CT, light 20 min run (I work out at 4:30am, so running outdoors isn't really an option, so I do 20-25 mins of step or kickboxing instead)
Fri - GS Legs (floorwork only, but I do the entire workout), Pyramid floorwork only (since I do the entire GS workout, I don't usually do this...or I sub Pyramid LB for GS Legs and do that entire workout)
Sat - rest
Okay, so here's my question. Since I've started this rotation, I've definitely noticed gains in my strength (yay!), but I've also put on a little bit of body fat and can't seem to keep my appetite under control. I know, I know, everyone's going to say that I'm gaining muscle, not fat, but my clothes are getting awful snug AND the scale weight has been increasing, so I'm thinking that it's a little bit of both fat gain and muscle gain. While my appetite has been a bit high lately, I do eat very healthy things (tons of fruits and veggies, lots of chicken, high fiber & high protein cereal (very low sugar content), etc.). I am trying to get my body fat % back to where it was about a year ago when I was in tip top shape, but I just can't seem to do it. I need to lose about 5-6 lbs. of body fat and I could really use some suggestions. Also, I feel I should note that I'm only 5'2" and about 118 right now, and while that's an okay weight, it's just not where I'm comfortable. Can you please suggest a rotation that I could start next week when I finish this one that might help me rid myself of this fat? Also, any dietary recommendations you may have would be much appreciated!
I'm looking forward to your suggestions!!!