Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 wow! really makes me want to start doing free weights! You will be truly *amazed* at how weight lifting will transform your body!! Give it a shot!! I love it!! :-) - whose boss just comment about her 'awesome biceps'. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 > Good Morning Group! good morning caroline!! > find one that was interval aerobics that was really fun because > everyother > move was with strength training w/wts. and was it was an hour long. hey did anyone see oprah yesterday? she had her personal trainer on there and she brought on women who had used his book and weight training exercises. wow! really makes me want to start doing free weights! i think that i will continue with taebo each day though for a while and still work on my eating and water drinking and once i reach a few more immediate goals, then id like to start doing the free weights a few times a week. i have no idea how to start though.... are there some good videos or books that i can look into? the book by oprah's trainer might be good but heck if i can remember his name. do i have to have a bench and what sized weights should i use? lol... lots of questions... maybe pat can help? thankyou for any info, *~*~*~*~* Carolyn in ONT Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2002 Report Share Posted July 20, 2002 <<<so can you tell me a bit about your routine? i assume that you are using free weights. how much weight do you use? how often/long do you do it for?>>> Carolyn, I do use some free weights, but mostly use the machines at the gym. I go to the gym to life weights twice a week and workout for 45 minutes to an hour each time. One day I do legs, shoulders and biceps. The next time I do back, triceps and chest. The weight I use depends on the exercise I'm doing. For free weights, I use 10 pound weights and do bicep curls (3 sets of 15). There are other things you can do with free weights besides bicep curls, but I'm not sure what they're called, and I'm not very good at explaining it in written word. I'm sure there are lots of books and videos out there for weight lifting. I've read that " Weight Lifting For Dummies " is a good place to start. Check your local library. You might find lots of good stuff there! As for cardio, when I first started out, I was doing it 5 times a week, but now I strive for 3 to 4 times a week. I either do Tae Bo or go to the gym and ride the bike or the elliptical trainer. Very rarely do I do weights and cardio on the same day, but that's mostly due to time contraints. I hope this helps! If there is anything else I can answer for you, I'll be happy to try! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2002 Report Share Posted July 20, 2002 hi cindy - so can you tell me a bit about your routine? i assume that you are using free weights. how much weight do you use? how often/long do you do it for? i also assume that you alternate weights with cardio as you are on this taebo list one of oprahs guests yesterday said that she does 30 mins weights and 30 mins cardio (every day i think as she had been doing it for like 8 years) but i was thinking of trying 30 mins weights one day and 30 mins taebo the next, and trying to find some instruction on how to do it (like a book or video). thanks! *~*~*~*~* Carolyn in ONT Canada RE: > You will be truly *amazed* at how weight lifting will transform > your body!! > Give it a shot!! I love it!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Carolyn, I am really behind in posts, so I don't know if anyone already suggested this, but I recommend you get the new FIRM tapes. One of the tapes, body sculpt is all weight training using dumbbells (along with the fanny lifter that is part of the set). Cardio sculpt is an interval training tape using cardio segments and weight training segments. Basically you use three different weight dumbbells (you need to buy them seperately) for the workouts. The instructor tells you if you should use your light, medium, or heavy weights for an exercise depending on the muscle you are working and the exercise you are performing. For the most part, I find their suggestions right on target. I started with 3, 5, and 8 pound dumbbells. Now I use 10 and 12 pound as well. I still have one exercise I can only do with 3 pound dumbbells (at first I couldn't do it with any weight) and I think I do one with the 5 pound dumbbells. The third tape, absculpt does not use any weights. It is like abs and glutes, but just the ab part. I feel these tapes would give you a great intro into weight training with dumbbells. I also think the fanny lifter is a good addition if that is one of you trouble areas - like it is for me. The only drawback is the expense. If I remember correctly, they are $89.95 plus shipping. It is worth it in my opinion if you can afford it. Kerri who really doesn't get any commision from the FIRM for recommending them - LOL __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Hi, I just wanted to recommend checking out the workouts at musclefitnesshers.com and oxygenmag.com In fact, if you can get a copy of last month's Muscle & Fitness Hers (green cover) there is a great periodization workout. One interesting thing I've learned is that there is no such thing as " toning " a muscle. You either build muscle or you don't and little 2- lb weights aren't going to do it. It won't take very long before 5-lb weights are too little to do any good. Building muscle doesn't necessarily mean becoming brawny, most women don't have the genetic capability for that. Building muscle is great because muscle is more metabolically active than fat - it takes more calories just to maintain it, so you can actually eat more (in a healthy way, of course). You can make your own home gym for hardly any $ at all, you don't need to go to a health club or anything. You can look through the want ads or at garage sales and get a bench & dumbbells pretty cheaply. Alot of people buy the bench and use it as a clothes rack, then sell it off for almost nothing! Weight training is a great compliment to doing Tae Bo or any other kind of cardio! Glynis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 thankyou glynis for your interesting and informative post! i will check out the websites that you posted and, when i am ready, will check the ads for some weights and a bench. *~*~*~*~* Carolyn in ONT Canada RE: > You can make your own home gym for hardly any $ at all, you don't > need to go to a health club or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 hi kerri! i have briefly looked at the firm tapes but will check them out in more detail. thankyou very much for the recommendation! *~*~*~*~* Carolyn in Gadshill ONT RE: >I recommend you get > the new FIRM tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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