I have a lot of questions about weight training, so please bare with me...hope it's not too much.
1)I'm trying to loose a size (just 10 lbs), Is it necessary to weight train? I'm afraid of gaining a size if I substitute some of my cardio (which I do for 1 hr 6-7 days a week) with weight training. Any thoughts?
2)I have short legs and really don't want to bulk them up. I have enought leg muscle just from doing step and kickboxing. Will weights bulk them up more or will lean them out?
3)I think that just getting rid of the fat layer without gaining anymore muscle, I will have the appearance I desire. Do I still need to weight train or just doing cardio and eating clean (something I definately need to work on) will do the job?
4)Will pilates get me toned and build muscle without adding bulk like weight training does?
5)If I do need to start weight training, which vids would you recomend and how much weight should I be using?
The workouts that I do now are: Rhythmic Step, Powerstrike, Tae Bo, and will start running when the wather gets warmer. Powerstrike and Tae bo has given me enough muscle tone.
1)I'm trying to loose a size (just 10 lbs), Is it necessary to weight train? I'm afraid of gaining a size if I substitute some of my cardio (which I do for 1 hr 6-7 days a week) with weight training. Any thoughts?
2)I have short legs and really don't want to bulk them up. I have enought leg muscle just from doing step and kickboxing. Will weights bulk them up more or will lean them out?
3)I think that just getting rid of the fat layer without gaining anymore muscle, I will have the appearance I desire. Do I still need to weight train or just doing cardio and eating clean (something I definately need to work on) will do the job?
4)Will pilates get me toned and build muscle without adding bulk like weight training does?
5)If I do need to start weight training, which vids would you recomend and how much weight should I be using?
The workouts that I do now are: Rhythmic Step, Powerstrike, Tae Bo, and will start running when the wather gets warmer. Powerstrike and Tae bo has given me enough muscle tone.