another question on weightlifting

[Guest guest]

I know that weightlifting is usually done in one session. Do you get the

same results if you do say biceps and then later in the day do triceps and

later in the day do shoulders, etc... I know with cardio/walking you get

roughly the same benefits whether you do them all at once or broken up in

the day.

Thanks for your help,

Sherry

[Guest guest]

The best answer to this is to stick with the program. Bill P. directs to

only rest 1 minute between each set. This is so we finish in a reasonable

time without spending 2.5 hours in the gym, but also for the physiological

benefits of the sustained effort. A challenging hard pressed work out with

weights burns fat and stimulates your body to produce hormones, such

as growth hormone, which are key to recovery and muscle building. It burns

fat by clipping off the glucose stored in your liver and then spending

energy above and beyond that available reserve. This won't happen if your

workout is spread out through the day.

With respect to fat burning, the same is true with your cardio so I can't

agree that you get the same benefits from spreading out your effort.

That said, if your in some way forced into this, then doing it is vastly

better than no exercise at all. This too needs to be viewed with the

progress not perfection attitude. However, it will curtail your results and

at some point you will need to move past it.

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> I know that weightlifting is usually done in one session. Do you get the

> same results if you do say biceps and then later in the day do triceps and

> later in the day do shoulders, etc... I know with cardio/walking you get

> roughly the same benefits whether you do them all at once or broken up in

> the day.

>

> Thanks for your help,

> Sherry

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