Posts by sooji

karozel

- Hmmm~ when you say "challenging," you mean that I'd be struggling to get 8-10 reps, right? In this circuit training workout, you had to repeat the entire set 3 times. So.... near the end, I really did struggle. Does that count? Ugh...

minda_spk

oh yes yes =) I can understand what you're saying!!!

I've heard that push ups are one of the best exercises to tone your entire upper body is that true?!

floggingsully

hm, never thought that about the crunches!!

"squeezing my rectus abdominis"?? are you talking about sucking in?? lol when I said "tightening," I meant "flexing"

Yes, yes. I'm trying to lose fat on my stomach while also keeping my abs in shape/solid. Not like skinny flabby, like I've been talking about before.

minda_spk

Right.... dumbbell shoulder presses do make you tighten your abs.

Haha! What a coincidence that you were talking about planks and push ups! This morning, I went to the gym and did pushups first, then planks =D But why wouldn't u do planks without doing push ups?

pilgrimdude

i literally "LOL"ed when u wrote megan fox hahahaha =P

are your abs hard?

I think I'll just focus on lifting weights and do some ab exercises once in awhile.

floggingsully

Darling, I have a lot of questions for you!!!

• Why aren't crunches a good idea for most ppl?
• What's the difference between "bracing your core" and "tightening your core"?
• My goal for my abs is for them to have very little fat and have some lean muscles showing (not like 6 packs bam!). What is your advice for me?? Do some direct ab exercises?

"Tight and toned" means... well, what I wrote just above!! I just want less fat around my stomach, but I don't want to look like those skinny girls who are definitely "small", but their body is not toned (sort of flabby?) Not necessarily 6 packs (&& that's a goal that'll be hard to attain), but you know... fit and somewhat defined!

I completely agree with those who said that your diet really matters. That is SO TRUE.

So you guys are basically saying that separate ab exercises are not necessary at all, right? Those crunches, leg lifts, etc etc... you don't need to do them? So why do so many fitness videos have ab exercises in them?

My goal is not to have visible 6 packs, but I do want a toned and a bit hard abs. I just don't want to be those skinny flabby girls, you know? What is your advice for me? No separate ab exercises at all?

Thanksssss xoxo

trikki

Hahahaha no problem *grrrr*

Wait a minute, I'm a bit confused.. so was Melkor saying that lower/upper body workout was best for beginner/intermediate trainees who are pretty well experienced, and need to focus on specific muscle groups?? And it's better than a whole-body workout, because the latter may take more than an hour, thus making your body too exhausted to properly workout?

melkor

- oh yeah, I was lifting some heavy weights!! killed me ha. and yes, he didn't want me to rest for a long time. the resting periods were very very short (ex: sip of water). Right..... everything you do does something.... I agree....

I sent u 2 messages, please do check and reply!

amethystgirl

- yes, I used to suffer from exercise mia, but I can definitely promise you that I've recovered from it. I've actually pretty much recovered from all of my eating disorders. The trainer only knew about my anorexia (several years ago) and I didn't talk much about my eating disorders. But I can definitely promise you that I've recovered!

amesthystgirl

- i thought i was dying. but here's the background info. my trainer created this extreme fat loss program that took him 10 years. it's was supposed to be like... a 3 month program, but since i had to leave for korea in like 3 weeks, he had no choice but to jump in to the very hardcore phases. he said that my body would ache alot. Voila, haha!

I don't know... I've always thought that he was quite intelligent and he definitely knew what he was talking about. Maybe I've been "interpreting" him wrong here lol eeeeek!!

I weigh 5 kgs lower than I was before (lost it in like 2 months?), but seriously.... I look sooooooo much fitter than before. Like it's more than 5 kgs that I've lost!

melkor

- a woman can gain max of 20 lbs of muscles from the very beginning of her working out years?? That's it? That's like only 9 kgs!

Oooohkayyy, so I looked at that chart thing :) and once again, it seems like I'm in the advanced level.

&& I do have quite a lot of strength for a woman

Melkor, I think I might need to talk to you more specifically like through messaging. I'll tell you what kinds of exercises I've been doing recently with this trainer, and please do tell me what you think about the work outs and what's best for me!!

Melkor

- Thank you for the wonderful reply!

I do understand what you're saying..

But like.... I don't think I'm a beginner or even intermediate..

Recently, I've changed my entire work out. I've never done deadlifts before, but I started using them and I would be lifting heaaaaaaaaaavy weights. Deadlifts usually take you a week to fully recover, and I could definitely see that, because my back was sore for almost a week.

When I was focusing on each body workouts, I'd be sore for not just one or two days, but like 3-4 days.

And when I work out, I work out until I can't even stand up or walk properly.

I do it hardcore haha. That's how my private trainer taught me to work out, because, I mean.... you're seriously pushing your body u know?

What do you think? Do you think I should still just stick to full body workouts??

corduroyfirekills3

- what do you mean by doing it gradually???

sauvignon

- I'm an asian myself :) but im not pale. i mean... some ppl say I am, but I don't think I am THAT pale. I'm definitely darker than the typical koreans lol. Unlike most koreans who try sooo hard to retain their pale skin, I like being tan!!

Hmm... seems like the smell is the issue for the Jergens products... do they all smell the same??

Yeah-I suspected that the entry for "red wine" would be the general number of calories.....

I'll just say roughly 120 ish for a glass :) could be a bit overestimating, but wtv!

jperonto - last time i bought yellow tail's cab. and I was sooooooooooo relieved to find out that the site had their own nutritional value section!!!!!!!!!

jewelsmcblah

- Yeah, they look similar to that pic, but lighter and not as thick.

Do they deform your breasts though??? That's what I'm worried about the most since the "stretch marks" are mostly under my breasts...

Original Post by lindinig:

Yes, keep going up on the weight until you find that your last 1 or 2 reps are a struggle.

Until my last 1 or 2 reps of 12 reps total are a struggle??

danaofdoom

- Maybe it's because I woke up at 4 am today, but let me get this straight.... so you're saying that a gallon of milk or a child is considered heavy weight??? And you're saying that a soup can is the lighter weight?

Really sorry for sounding so dumb, but I read your post like 5 times very slowly........ but I didn't reach the "Ohhh!!!!" part.... *major sigh*

hayleymajayley

- 30 lbs total right? haha. The heaviest I lifted for my chest was around 45 lbs. (two 10 kg dumbells) ................. seems like I'll have to get going on that again. DONT WANT MY MUCLE TO DETERIORATE!! All the damn hard work.... hahahaha!

You know what... I haven't really counted the # of kcals burned since....... well, a long long time. I weigh about 159 lbs... how many calories do you think I burn for an hour of weight lifting?? If I insert my weight into my CC profile (i haven't changed my online weight forever haha) and then search for exercises, would the calories burned written be for my weight?

Really sorry if that sounded confusing!