Which Cathe weight lifting series to lose weight?

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Winter

Cathlete
Hi Everyone,

I have finally been working out consistently for a few months. I have a class reunion in July and I of course want to lose weight before I go - about 50 lbs. My body responds well to weight lifting I just have not done it for a few years. I am wondering which weight lifting series would work the best to lose weight. I have all cathe except for the pyramids and P90X. I was planning on STS but not sure if that is the best route.

I plan to lift 3 days a week and cardio 4 days.

Thanks in advance for your response.

Winter
 
I am in the same boat as you. About 50 to lose. My plan, since I haven't lifted for awhile is:
Mon:push pull or Supersets
Tue:Lomax or Imax2
Wed:SJP or Cardio and weights
Thur: KPC or Cardio Kicks
Fri:Muscle Max
Sat:Rhythemic Step

I am going to give this a month then step up to tougher workouts.
 
Good luck to both of us. I have high hopes for myself. I think I can do it. I have lost 10 lbs in the last month by working out consistently. That is the part the was missing for me.

Winter
 
The weight lifting series to lose weight? Actually, you have to lift less weight- the weight on the end of the fork, that is.
 
Is this a dumb question? I have read BFFM, You on a diet, and several other magazine articles that indicate that you have to incorporate weight training into your routine to lose weight.

Thanks for the fork tip.....now do you have an answer for the original question? (I would put a smiley face here but have no idea how to).
 
I don't think this is a dumb question at all. I am very excited to start STS, which I already own, but it appears to me that it would increase my hunger and that is my weakness. I know HOW to eat clean but do not like to be hungry.
Therefore, my plan is to dull full body workouts (circuits included) three times per week to hit all large muscle groups as those burn more calories. After my body has adapted to this I plan to try something else- probably 4DS.
I think we all understand that food is the culprit and exercise is the motivator which makes us feel good and keeps us going.
Good luck to us both.

Gabriella
 
Winter, from what I've heard about STS, my guess is that you might want to save that for after the reunion. I recommend Muscle Endurance, Power Hour and maybe some Muscle Max. However, since you haven't weight trained in awhile, if you have any Jari Love workouts, I would start with those. Start slowly with Get Ripped, and then once you get past the DOMS, move on to some of the others in the Ripped series, then start to incorporate the Cathe WOs. Heavy lifting increases my appetite, but these WOs, especially the Ripped series, actually decrease it a bit. (Just ignore all Jari's hogwash about using thousands of calories and scientific evidence and all that and focus on the background music. ;))
 
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Winter said:
Is this a dumb question? I have read BFFM, You on a diet, and several other magazine articles that indicate that you have to incorporate weight training into your routine to lose weight.

Thanks for the fork tip.....now do you have an answer for the original question? (I would put a smiley face here but have no idea how to).
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yes resistance training is important but there are other factors is which is what morningstar was trying to point out.

i agree with nancy try more muscle endurance programs like power hour,muscle max, muscle endurance even circuits like low impact circuit,boot camp or workouts of the like. and watch the eating. the clean your eating the quicker you will see results for you event. but that is based only on your question. bodies respond differently where mine needs a touch more cardio to see the same results as the person in following programs you mentioned as is.

kassia
 
Winter said:
Hi Everyone,

I have finally been working out consistently for a few months. I have a class reunion in July and I of course want to lose weight before I go - about 50 lbs. My body responds well to weight lifting I just have not done it for a few years. I am wondering which weight lifting series would work the best to lose weight. I have all cathe except for the pyramids and P90X. I was planning on STS but not sure if that is the best route.

I plan to lift 3 days a week and cardio 4 days.

Thanks in advance for your response.

Winter
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Hey Winter,

I would suggest one of her higher rep weight workouts like Power Hour or Pyramid or my all time favorite MIS. Good luck!
 
Winter said:
Is this a dumb question? I have read BFFM, You on a diet, and several other magazine articles that indicate that you have to incorporate weight training into your routine to lose weight.

Thanks for the fork tip.....now do you have an answer for the original question? (I would put a smiley face here but have no idea how to).
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Lifting will help you gain muscle, which weighs more than fat, so you may actually gain weight, all things being equal. What you really want to do is lose body fat, not weight. Resistance training increases your muscle mass, which increases your BMR (muscle burns more calories than fat) and there are lots of other indirect things about lifting that help with fat loss. But to lose body fat, you have to take in less calories than you burn -that's it. It's best to have your calories be quality nutrients - be nutrient dense, in other words, so that you have energy to live your life and work out and just feel great. You can lose body fat in a calorie deficit eating cheeseburgers or eating veggies, but you'll feel better eating the veggies (and you can eat a lot more of them!) You can't outlift a bad diet.

To maximize calorie burn, lift most days, doing different body parts each day, followed by short sessions of different types of cardio at different levels of intensity.
 
Yes, to Morninstar you listen, yeeeEEEeeess! (My best typed impression of Yoda!) :D

morningstar said:
Lifting will help you gain muscle, which weighs more than fat, so you may actually gain weight, all things being equal. What you really want to do is lose body fat, not weight. Resistance training increases your muscle mass, which increases your BMR (muscle burns more calories than fat) and there are lots of other indirect things about lifting that help with fat loss. But to lose body fat, you have to take in less calories than you burn -that's it. It's best to have your calories be quality nutrients - be nutrient dense, in other words, so that you have energy to live your life and work out and just feel great. You can lose body fat in a calorie deficit eating cheeseburgers or eating veggies, but you'll feel better eating the veggies (and you can eat a lot more of them!) You can't outlift a bad diet.

To maximize calorie burn, lift most days, doing different body parts each day, followed by short sessions of different types of cardio at different levels of intensity.
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Thank you for your suggestions. This has helped a lot. I believe I will wait until after the reunion for STS. I was thinking that STS was probably not the way to go with the goal I have in mind.

Thanks again,
Winter
 
morningstar said:
Lifting will help you gain muscle, which weighs more than fat, so you may actually gain weight, all things being equal. What you really want to do is lose body fat, not weight. Resistance training increases your muscle mass, which increases your BMR (muscle burns more calories than fat) and there are lots of other indirect things about lifting that help with fat loss. But to lose body fat, you have to take in less calories than you burn -that's it. It's best to have your calories be quality nutrients - be nutrient dense, in other words, so that you have energy to live your life and work out and just feel great. You can lose body fat in a calorie deficit eating cheeseburgers or eating veggies, but you'll feel better eating the veggies (and you can eat a lot more of them!) You can't outlift a bad diet.

To maximize calorie burn, lift most days, doing different body parts each day, followed by short sessions of different types of cardio at different levels of intensity.
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I disagree with part of this. Resistance training increases your BMR so slightly that it is, unfortunately, insignificant. Also, you may gain a bit of weight from having more muscle, but the real problem, at least for those like me, is the substantial increase in appetite, which causes an increase in body fat. Many here have run into that problem.

Of course, I completely agree about the nutrient dense calories.
 
nancy324 said:
I disagree with part of this. Resistance training increases your BMR so slightly that it is, unfortunately, insignificant. Also, you may gain a bit of weight from having more muscle, but the real problem, at least for those like me, is the substantial increase in appetite, which causes an increase in body fat. Many here have run into that problem.

Of course, I completely agree about the nutrient dense calories.
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I'm not talking about EPOC- I'm talking about amount your body burns at rest - which is indeed much higher for someone weighing 150 lbs, most of which is muscle and organs, than someone weighing 150 lbs, most of which is fat and organs. Weight lifting increases your lean body mass, which increases your BMR. And yes, it is significant.
 
morningstar said:
I'm not talking about EPOC- I'm talking about amount your body burns at rest - which is indeed much higher for someone weighing 150 lbs, most of which is muscle and organs, than someone weighing 150 lbs, most of which is fat and organs. Weight lifting increases your lean body mass, which increases your BMR. And yes, it is significant.
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Wouldn't it be nice? Too bad it doesn't seem to be true. :(
http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen...urned-by-muscle-vs-fat-another-myth-exploded/

http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?...s_muscle_really_burn_not_as_much_as_you_think
 
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ldy_solana said:
i agree with nancy try more muscle endurance programs like power hour,muscle max, muscle endurance even circuits like low impact circuit,boot camp or workouts of the like. and watch the eating. the clean your eating the quicker you will see results for you event. but that is based only on your question. bodies respond differently where mine needs a touch more cardio to see the same results as the person in following programs you mentioned as is.
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I agree (with this agreement, LOL!).
Power Hour was the first workout that came to mind. Any other full-body, moderate-weight workout would be good as well.

I'd also recommend adding in an interval cardio workout 1-2 non-consecutive times a week.

And I'd say food is probably about 80%+ of the equation when it comes to losing weight. It's all about calories in and calories out, so to move things along, reduce your calorie while increasing your nutrient intake, which is possible by changing the type of food you eat.
 
Winter said:
Hi Everyone,

I have finally been working out consistently for a few months. I have a class reunion in July and I of course want to lose weight before I go - about 50 lbs. My body responds well to weight lifting I just have not done it for a few years. I am wondering which weight lifting series would work the best to lose weight. I have all cathe except for the pyramids and P90X. I was planning on STS but not sure if that is the best route.


Just wanted to let you know that P90X isn't a workout by Cathe. It's a Beachbody product and the instructor is Tony Horton.
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Muscle does not weigh more than fat. 10lbs of muscle weighs the same as 10lbs of fat. Muscle just takes up less space than fat. So a 150lb person with lean muscle looks thinner than a 150lb person with less muscle.

It is like 10lbs of feathers compared to 10lbs of lead. You will have more feathers than lead but they will both weigh 10lbs.
 
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