Guest guest Posted May 24, 2002 Report Share Posted May 24, 2002 Hey girls! I'm so happy to find this site. I started the challenge about two weeks ago; I haven't seen really any results yet, but I am going to try to be patient and have faith they will come. I started the program because i was sick of being a chub despite the loads of running and cardio I have done for years. I also have been workout out w/weights for years, but my ody has never changed; I'm stuck at the same weight and body fat for years. So, I decided to change what I was doing. I have tweeked the cardio portion of the program according to the Hussman's site, so I am doing cardio 4x a week but only the 20 min. solution 3x a week. My diet has always been clean, so I am hoping this approach to cardio will help me blast through my plateau. I'm hoping less is going to be more! I have a question regarding weight training in the AM. If you are really looking for fat loss, should you also do the weights first thing in the morning and not eat for 1 hour after? I am doing my cardio in the AM, but weights are just so hard to do when you feel so sluggish. Any thoughts? Thanks! ===== __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2002 Report Share Posted May 24, 2002 Hi and welcome! It sounds like you are already a fit person - what a great position to start from! Regarding your question on weight training and eating, the official position of BFL is to do all workouts first thing in the morning on an empty stomach for maximum fat loss. I have always done this (I'm on a week off between C2 and C3) and have had great success. However, due to people's schedules or unwillingness to get up at unreasonably early hours there are lots of women who do eat before a weight training session. Some people find that having a protein shake right before adds energy and helps them reach their 10s. Those ladies have also had good success. I think it is best to consistently do your workouts and not be too obsessed with timing of eating. If you do decide to not eat prior to workouts, make sure you eat right before you go to bed (even though this may go against everything you have heard and been taught before!) Park (who IS obsessed and always has done her workouts at 5:30am on an empty stomach.) New here/AM workout ?'s Hey girls! I'm so happy to find this site. I started the challenge about two weeks ago; I haven't seen really any results yet, but I am going to try to be patient and have faith they will come. I started the program because i was sick of being a chub despite the loads of running and cardio I have done for years. I also have been workout out w/weights for years, but my ody has never changed; I'm stuck at the same weight and body fat for years. So, I decided to change what I was doing. I have tweeked the cardio portion of the program according to the Hussman's site, so I am doing cardio 4x a week but only the 20 min. solution 3x a week. My diet has always been clean, so I am hoping this approach to cardio will help me blast through my plateau. I'm hoping less is going to be more! I have a question regarding weight training in the AM. If you are really looking for fat loss, should you also do the weights first thing in the morning and not eat for 1 hour after? I am doing my cardio in the AM, but weights are just so hard to do when you feel so sluggish. Any thoughts? Thanks! ===== __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2002 Report Share Posted May 24, 2002 Hi - The only reason I can think of for not wanting to do weight in the evening is that you will have to get up early for a cardio the next morning, and possibly (If you did LBWO) you may not have fully recovered. THAT SAID - during C1 and C2, I generally stuck to the following pattern, and had GREAT results: Tues NIGHT - Weights Wed am cardio Thurs am weights Fri am cardio sat am weights sun Whenever cardio Monday - free day. Of course, I was flexible, adn if my schedule needed me to switch things up, I did. Do what works best for your schedule. If you are sluggish first thing in the morning, have a small meal before working out. I like to have a MP ready to drink (it's smaller thant a powder MP, so you won't barf it up when you are lifting.). A glass of whey proetin in skim (or water) with 1/2 banana is also good pre-workout. re; wiating 1 hour - it is nto really a big deal. Slam a glutamine (cytovol) and/or creatine (betagen) immediatley afetr your workout. By the time you shower, get dressed, get to work, and read your email, the 1 hour will be gone - and you are ready to eat! Hope this helps! Jill > > I have a question regarding weight training in the > AM. If you are really looking for fat loss, should you > also do the weights first thing in the morning and not > eat for 1 hour after? I am doing my cardio in the AM, > but weights are just so hard to do when you feel so > sluggish. Any thoughts? > > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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