When should I add weight training to my diet and exercise routine?
Posted on July 21st, 2008 in Weight Training |
stevenrfranklin asked:
I’m 36 years old, 5′9″ and 230 pounds, giving me a BMI of 34. I am starting a diet and exercise program and hope to lose 60 pounds. Should I include weight training in my regimen from the beginning, or should I concentrate on diet and cardio for a while before adding weights.
I’m 36 years old, 5′9″ and 230 pounds, giving me a BMI of 34. I am starting a diet and exercise program and hope to lose 60 pounds. Should I include weight training in my regimen from the beginning, or should I concentrate on diet and cardio for a while before adding weights.
8 Responses
Firstly, ignore your BMI score. They are misleading. Someone the same height as you, with no fat but lots of muscle, would have the same score! It doesn’t differentiate between fat and muscle so i is next to useless at being a guideline for “normal” weight.
As for the weight training. To start with, I’d focus 80% of your training on cardio and 20% on light weights/high reps to build some strength. Over time, bring it down to 75% cardio/25% light weights, but increase the weights you are using. As you see positive results from the cardio keep bringing it down, say to 60% and 40% weights (heavy weights/low reps now, you will have the strength so start building the size). Regardless of your results I’d never drop below 50% cardio in your training.
I have been in your exact same shoes…I would say lose 20-30 lbs on just cardio before adding weights…Weight training requires a different diet then cardio. More muscle mass burns more calories, but just make sure your body can handle it first!
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The body to generate signals take light exercises and that one cannot change the body to generate signals of the body to generate signals of the body to generate signals take light exercises and brisk walks regularly preferably twice day will achieve.
The regime this helps to their old eating habits hence gaining more and lose some pounds and youre losing muscle as well dont underestimate inconsistency its the cycle repeats again junk food and determination there are the main clause of failure for big stomach do you should probably concentrate on diet.
You can add weight training right away…. start with light weights and high reps, you want to burn fat first and most important.
You can start your weight training right away. by building or toning muscle you will burn more calories at rest then with just diet and cardio. start out slowly to let your muscles adjust. Remember when you use weight training do not rely on a scale as to how much weight you are losing. Muscle weighs more then fat. it is better to judge your advances by how your cloths fit. Bmi’s are very miss leading. To determine your ideal weight it is better to determine it by body fat index.
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