Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 Good luck, n... I do all of my workouts at home, but I have the big home gym thing that my husband and I were able to buy before we had kids, while I was still working outside the home! Thank goodness we did that! I do use dumbbells for shoulder exercises (I do Arnold Presses), triceps, some biceps, and some back. I also use them on occasion for calves. Now, do you mean that you have a bench, bar, and plates for free weights or just dumbbells? There's a lot you can do with freeweights. And Cardio, weather permitting, you can go outside with walking/jogging, or do an interval training-type workout tape. Anyhow - good luck....keep in touch with the board in WI Starting tomorrow > Hello All, I'm starting tomorrow and I'm wondering how many of you > work out at home with free weights and if you still get good > results. I can't afford to go to a gym or buy some big machine so > I'm stuck with plain old free weights. > > I'm starting out at 200 lbs, so I have a good 50lbs to lose. I'm > not kidding myself - it's going to take a couple of 12 wk sessions > before I get to my goal....but it's either start now or give up!! > > So wish me luck...I'm at the end of my rope! > > n > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 n, I'm in week six now and I have gym membership, but usually only go to the gym like once or twice a week. I do my cardio on the treadmill at home and I have " built " myself a home gym piece by piece (two 15 lb dumbells, two 8 lb dumbells, a bench with a bar and weights). I actually like working out at home just as well as at the gym because I'm learning to do lunges and I look goofy! I don't want people looking at me! I started at 204 lbs and went down to 198 and now back up to 200, BUT I'm wearing pants that I couldn't even zip on Day One. And I mean, not just couldn't zip....the material was no where near touching much less zipping! I'm going to have to lock up my scale and just go by my clothes! Sharon > Hello All, I'm starting tomorrow and I'm wondering how many of you > work out at home with free weights and if you still get good > results. I can't afford to go to a gym or buy some big machine so > I'm stuck with plain old free weights. > > I'm starting out at 200 lbs, so I have a good 50lbs to lose. I'm > not kidding myself - it's going to take a couple of 12 wk sessions > before I get to my goal....but it's either start now or give up!! > > So wish me luck...I'm at the end of my rope! > > n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 In many ways free weights are much better than restricting yourself to machines. I almost never use machines except on some leg work. All upper body work is only done with free weights. They are so good to use because they allow for stabilizer muscles to come into play to help you keep good form. A machine allows the stabilizer muscles to opt out of the exercise. Don't feel like you are missing anything major by not using machines. Stasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 I have dumbells & small bars with plates. I really need to get a bench, I was using a footstool....and I broke it! Which part of WI are you in? I'm in the Hudson area. n > Good luck, n... > > I do all of my workouts at home, but I have the big home gym thing that my > husband and I were able to buy before we had kids, while I was still working > outside the home! Thank goodness we did that! I do use dumbbells for > shoulder exercises (I do Arnold Presses), triceps, some biceps, and some > back. I also use them on occasion for calves. > > Now, do you mean that you have a bench, bar, and plates for free weights or > just dumbbells? There's a lot you can do with freeweights. And Cardio, > weather permitting, you can go outside with walking/jogging, or do an > interval training-type workout tape. > > Anyhow - good luck....keep in touch with the board > > in WI > Starting tomorrow > > > > Hello All, I'm starting tomorrow and I'm wondering how many of you > > work out at home with free weights and if you still get good > > results. I can't afford to go to a gym or buy some big machine so > > I'm stuck with plain old free weights. > > > > I'm starting out at 200 lbs, so I have a good 50lbs to lose. I'm > > not kidding myself - it's going to take a couple of 12 wk sessions > > before I get to my goal....but it's either start now or give up!! > > > > So wish me luck...I'm at the end of my rope! > > > > n > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 I'm in Green Bay Starting tomorrow > > > > > > > Hello All, I'm starting tomorrow and I'm wondering how many of > you > > > work out at home with free weights and if you still get good > > > results. I can't afford to go to a gym or buy some big machine so > > > I'm stuck with plain old free weights. > > > > > > I'm starting out at 200 lbs, so I have a good 50lbs to lose. I'm > > > not kidding myself - it's going to take a couple of 12 wk sessions > > > before I get to my goal....but it's either start now or give up!! > > > > > > So wish me luck...I'm at the end of my rope! > > > > > > n > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Congrats on your marriage. I'm also starting tomorrow. We'll keep each other accountable. Good luck, ______________________________________________________________________ Call Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere in the World - FREE! Free Internet calling from NetZero Voice Visit http://www.netzerovoice.com today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 LOT of people LOAD on what they think is " HIGH FAT FOODS " but in truth they are carbs, like FRENCH FRIES. I looked up a list of the highest fat foods and I ate from them: macadamia nuts, walnuts, Italian Sausage, Bacon, Braunschweiger, Sour Cream, Whipping Cream, Black Olives, and Cream Cheese. You can have bread, etc. but realize that what matters is getting that high fat. When you don't have the high fat, you deal with hunger. I've been watching the VLOGS here on YouTube for over a year, and so I've watched LOTS of people who didn't load right and they have problems. You will HATE the Loading, as after having high fat, you aren't hungry, but I had 10,000 calories the first day and could only get down 3,000 the second as I wasn't hungry at all. You can have bacon and eggs and toast with cream cheese, and you can have Ice Cream, instead of having the whipping cream like I did. Etc. I'm just saying that I didn't want the carbs and I wanted to see if loading like I did would work, and it sure did. > > I will be starting tomorrow and was wondering if anyone of you had insights on the loading days. I have read that some people don't think they loaded enough. I have plans to eat lots of fat and yummy stuff. I will be going into the 500 cal over the weekend so that I won't be at work. Any thought or insights are welomed. > > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Just eat ALL day long! Eat all the fat, sugary, things you want! Eat till you don't feel like you can eat anymore. It will REALLY help you in those first couple of days. Good luck!! It is so worth it!!!!! On Aug 3, 2009, at 9:22 AM, tami.coil wrote: > I will be starting tomorrow and was wondering if anyone of you had > insights on the loading days. I have read that some people don't > think they loaded enough. I have plans to eat lots of fat and yummy > stuff. I will be going into the 500 cal over the weekend so that I > won't be at work. Any thought or insights are welomed. > > Thanks! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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