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[racingirl321]

Hey cathe!
I just recently started following your video Basic step+cardio and weights. I'm 19 yrs old, and my fiance just left for airforce basic training. I'm 5'7" and weigh 140.. I use to be in dance classes, for 13 years I participated in all of that.I use to be teeny and fit, but things slowed down, and i've put on a lower tummy pooch Not something i'm use to ya know?

BUT, My question is,

*why does my right arm hurt soooo much more than my left after doing lifting???? I mean it REALLY hurts. and also,

*after you work out, is it ok to eat?? like I mean right after wards, not on junk stuff, but on a healthy lunch or dinner???

I am new to this kind of working out, and in the next month I have a goal I would like to reach so that at his basic training graduation, we will both have something to impress eachother with, because i know he is going to come out pretty fit. I just don't know how to go about reaching my goal, and noone but your video really knows how to help, unless they are a pro and want 500 dollars. haha Running, eating right, and the lifting and abs excersises in your video is my plan. I don't have a step thingy for the step aerobics but my arms and tummy are what i want to focus on more right now anyway. So , if you or anyone can answer those few questions, or help me out.. id just love it! please oh please!
Thank you!
ROSE

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Rose! Sure I can give you pointers. First let me address your direct questions.

1) When you say your right arm hurts, do you mean post workout muscle soreness or hurt like you REALLY hurt yourself as in an injury? If it's muscle soreness, you may be putting more effort into one arm when doing your exercises. If this could be the case, try doing your exercises with dumbbells for a while in place of a barbell so that you can't favor pulling with your right arm more than your left.

2) If you are hungry right after you workout, by all means, enjoy a healthy balanced meal. Drink two glasses of water too.

Ok, now lets get you in tip top shape to surprise your fiance with....

1) Three to four days a week do cardio training for 30 to 45 minutes. Make sure you are breathing heavy but still able to maintain the pace 10 minutes into your workout. Also, make at least one or two of these cardio workouts running (since you mentioned that you run).

2) A) Two non-consecutive days a week work upper body (chest, back, biceps, triceps, shoulders). If you are not sure what exercises to do or feel the workouts that you have are not challenging you enough to make the upper body changes you are looking for, then here are two DVD's I recommend. Gym Style Back, Shoulders, and Biceps and Gym Style Chest and Triceps

B) Two non-consecutive days per week work legs and abs. Work legs hard with high reps (12 to 15) and use moderate weight. Again, if you want a DVD recomendation to do the job, I think you'll enjoy either Legs and Glutes or Butts and Guts. For abs you may enjoy Core Max.

3) You have to eat clean, and I do mean clean (everything down to its most earthy state). A plain carrot, a plain apple, fresh berries, fresh steamed veggies, brown rice, sweet potatoes, lean meats, chicken, fish, etc. Nothing packaged, killed with sauce, sodium, or sugar. Nothing too starchy.

4) Drink 10 glasses of water a day.

5) Sleep well every night.

Good Luck Rose!