Thanks very much for your kind words.
So this week is an off week from training. Good too, I have a lot of work to get caught up on. There will be no weights or cardio, only good nutrition.
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Thanks very much for your kind words.
So this week is an off week from training. Good too, I have a lot of work to get caught up on. There will be no weights or cardio, only good nutrition.
Narcollins2
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That must be awesome taking time off after working so hard! How often do you decide to take an "off week"?
M2M
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I don't think so. Beefcake.
Bahahaha!
Beefcake calling beefcake!
Me thinks you boys have invaded from that parent site over there
Steve - having read what you wrote about definition, gyms, building muscle; I don't worry about 'building' muscle or bulking up but I definitely want a higher muscle mass to fat ratio and I want the muscle I do have to be toned and defined once I find it again! However, I hate gyms. I don't particularly like "working out" I do like feeling like I'm playing (it's why I love martial arts and why I like my cardio OUTside).
Currently, I do my cardio 6 days a week, and 4 days a week, I have been doing some simple weight resistence exercises (tricep bench dips, push ups, squats, lunges, abductions, kick backs, etc) very basic stuff.
Do you think I'll have to kick that up a notch if I want better body definition?
It really depends on my goals at the time. Right now I am "bulking" and my resistance training sessions are very intense, so I take a week off on average every 8-10 weeks, or whenever my body tells me to take a break.
Sometimes, and this again depends on the circumstances, I will do a deload week, where either intensity, or volume, or both, are reduced.
Derwyddon1
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well hello there!
Bahahaha!
Beefcake calling beefcake!
Me thinks you boys have invaded from that parent site over there
Steve - having read what you wrote about definition, gyms, building muscle; I don't worry about 'building' muscle or bulking up but I definitely want a higher muscle mass to fat ratio and I want the muscle I do have to be toned and defined once I find it again! However, I hate gyms. I don't particularly like "working out" I do like feeling like I'm playing (it's why I love martial arts and why I like my cardio OUTside).
Currently, I do my cardio 6 days a week, and 4 days a week, I have been doing some simple weight resistence exercises (tricep bench dips, push ups, squats, lunges, abductions, kick backs, etc) very basic stuff.
Do you think I'll have to kick that up a notch if I want better body definition?
It is tough to say. If you were my paying client, I would definitely tell you to kick it up a notch. Well, maybe not kick it up, but re-structure the program a bit.
That said, if your diet is fine-tuned and you are getting the necessary protein in, you should be able to maintain what muscle you have. I mean, you will surely lose some of it, but nothing that will cause any real damage or that you could not regain once you reached your weight loss goals.
Remember, toning is a function of fat loss. It really has nothing to do with what happens to the muscles. They are just there, waiting to be exposed.
areagh
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You are amazing! What a hottie. I admit to being one of the low cal people. 1200 is my limit. I do plan to up the cals once I get to my goal weight and also seriously weight train to get lots of definition for summer.
I wish you well -- I'll be around to keep up on your progress. Have a great day!
Adriana
-----I can't update my ticker, but I'm actually at 135 today!!-----
I admit to being one of the low cal people. 1200 is my limit. I do plan to up the cals once I get to my goal weight and also seriously weight train to get lots of definition for summer. I wish you well -- I'll be around to keep up on your progress.
Have a great day!Adriana
-----I can't update my ticker, but I'm actually at 135 today!!-----
You are amazing! What a hottie.
I wish you well -- I'll be around to keep up on your progress.
Adriana
-----I can't update my ticker, but I'm actually at 135 today!!-----
Hello Adriana, thank you very much.
You look very beautiful yourself. I could go on and on about low cal dieting and what it does to your body, but I think I have done it already numerous times on this forum. When you are ready to repair your metabolism and hit the weights seriously, drop me a PM or come and see me here. 
be_gone_soon
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Ok. I see you are offering advice, so I am going to ask for some. I have been working out for a good long while, but I am trying to lose 13 lbs. Can't seam to get them to budge. I eat 1200-1500 cals a day depending on how hungry I am. Currently I have upped the exercise to 2 hrs 5 days a week. Mostly cardio and some lite weight training. I DO NOT want to bulk up. So what should I do to lose some lbs? Any ideas? I may be getting too much sodium also, I am starting to work on that. Oh and I drink at least 64 oz of water everyday. Any ideas?
Ok. I see you are offering advice, so I am going to ask for some. I have been working out for a good long while, but I am trying to lose 13 lbs. Can't seam to get them to budge. I eat 1200-1500 cals a day depending on how hungry I am. Currently I have upped the exercise to 2 hrs 5 days a week. Mostly cardio and some lite weight training. I DO NOT want to bulk up. So what should I do to lose some lbs? Any ideas? I may be getting too much sodium also, I am starting to work on that. Oh and I drink at least 64 oz of water everyday. Any ideas?
Maybe you should PM me so we can talk more specifics, unless you don't mind doing it here?
Never mind, I see your weight now from your ticker. The slimmer you become, the more your body is going to hold onto its fat, unfortunately. Cardio is not always the answer. You have stalled because of your uber low calories you have been using. How long have you been chronically undereating like this?
When you keep calories well below maintenance for long periods of time, you tend to drag the efficiency of your metabolism down with it. So when weight may have been coming off easy in the beginning (relatively speaking) due to your low calories, the longer you ride the low cal wagon, the slower your metabolism is going to become. Eventually you reach a point where weight loss stalls. Make sense?
I will go on once you read this.
And stop saying you don't want to BULK UP. You can't bulk up when you are in a caloric deficit, it is a physiological impossibility. And even if you were in a caloric surplus and had adequate energy and training design, it would still be extremely hard for you to BULK UP being a female. Where do you get the idea that females can get huge by pushing around some weights?
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areagh
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Yeah I think this is should be a public discussion - maybe start a new thread?
I'm in the same boat as you, be_gone, I'm trying to lose the last few lbs and while they're coming off quickly right now, I always plateau at about 126 no matter how much I work out. Actually I've not been working out right now because I'm trying to get rid of the fat first to I don't mess up my losses with muscule gain numbers.
Thanks Steve. You seem to be the resident fitness guru -- sorry to pick your brain so much.
I'm in the same boat as you, be_gone, I'm trying to lose the last few lbs and while they're coming off quickly right now, I always plateau at about 126 no matter how much I work out. Actually I've not been working out right now because I'm trying to get rid of the fat first to I don't mess up my losses with muscule gain numbers.
Thanks Steve. You seem to be the resident fitness guru -- sorry to pick your brain so much.
Yeah I think this is should be a public discussion - maybe start a new thread?
I'm in the same boat as you, be_gone, I'm trying to lose the last few lbs and while they're coming off quickly right now, I always plateau at about 126 no matter how much I work out. Actually I've not been working out right now because I'm trying to get rid of the fat first to I don't mess up my losses with muscule gain numbers.
Thanks Steve. You seem to be the resident fitness guru -- sorry to pick your brain so much.
You are welcome, and really, no need for thanks. If I did not like helping, you wouldn't find me here. Trust me.
be_gone_soon
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I have been basically staying on a low cal or Weight watchers point system for about 3 yrs now I have lost 30-35 lbs and kept it off, but I have to constantly watch the food intake. So if you think my cals are too low, what do you sugest for weight loss? I will try what ever. I am staying the same for over 2 moths now and feel like I have been working really hard!!
M2M
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Oh, that name is still ok by me. Just kidding.
LOL! Then the name sticks!