empalminteri
New member
Hello! I'm in need of a little advice re: my strength training routine. (i'm female)
In the past year I've lost about 70 pounds, but almost 50 of its since October 2006. I eat between 1450-1750 calories/ day which puts me at about a 2lb loss per week. Thankfully I have yet to plateau, and all seems well diet wise.
My question deals with my workout routine. I do cardio each time I go to the gym (anywhere from 30-45 mins of running/walking, intervals, treadmill incline, etc 4-5x/week). I sweat like a pig. I vary lifting my arms and legs-one or hte other each time I go.
When it comes to strength training I use almost exclusively free weights, lunges, squats, pushups, medicine ball toss ,etc. But its gotten to the point that I'm getting strong-weirdly strong. I feel a bit like the amazon woman at the gym. Yesterday I was doing my lunges with free weight bicep curls and the trainer asked me how long I'd been training to get to this point. That isn't flattering-it concerns me.
Should I actually continue to UP the weight I'm using as I improve? I know that I cannot really BULK up-i'm in a calorie deficit and lacking the testosterone for it- but lifting really heavy weights makes me nervous. And i REALLY don't want to gain a frickin pound. Should I spend less time on the weights?
Thank you for your help!!
In the past year I've lost about 70 pounds, but almost 50 of its since October 2006. I eat between 1450-1750 calories/ day which puts me at about a 2lb loss per week. Thankfully I have yet to plateau, and all seems well diet wise.
My question deals with my workout routine. I do cardio each time I go to the gym (anywhere from 30-45 mins of running/walking, intervals, treadmill incline, etc 4-5x/week). I sweat like a pig. I vary lifting my arms and legs-one or hte other each time I go.
When it comes to strength training I use almost exclusively free weights, lunges, squats, pushups, medicine ball toss ,etc. But its gotten to the point that I'm getting strong-weirdly strong. I feel a bit like the amazon woman at the gym. Yesterday I was doing my lunges with free weight bicep curls and the trainer asked me how long I'd been training to get to this point. That isn't flattering-it concerns me.
Should I actually continue to UP the weight I'm using as I improve? I know that I cannot really BULK up-i'm in a calorie deficit and lacking the testosterone for it- but lifting really heavy weights makes me nervous. And i REALLY don't want to gain a frickin pound. Should I spend less time on the weights?
Thank you for your help!!
