Posts by pete1336

No.  I have a plan and know what I am trying to accomplish.  Part of that plan is that my body needs some rest in between work outs so that it can recover so I can do another work out.  So if I have done what I set out to do in my work outs I feel totally at peace kicking back and watching a movie or a ball game or reading a book.

For me every time I have gotten nauseated during a workout has been due to not eating enough prior to the workout.  I generally like to consume a 200 calorie snack shortly before a workout with a high concentration of carbs in it.  Tends to keep me from feeling that way.

Original Post by wiley50:

Wow, thanks guys for all the replies.

As vesag pointed out, other forums and sites always push to say "NO MUSCLE GAIN WHILE LOSING WEIGHT", even when I searched "gain strength while losing weight" on google it just brought me to a bunch of articles about how you can't gain 'muscle' when the key word was 'strength'.

Knowing this now makes my outlook on things a lot better.. Right now I've been going to the gym 5 days a week. Mon Wed and Fri doing upper body weights and running a mile when done.. and Tues and Thurs just doing some sit ups and supermans (back extensions) then running 2 miles.

I guess to add to my question.. what is everyone's thoughts on lower body weights? I've always had naturally strong legs.. Even though I'm 255 (was 255 I mean, I'm 252.5 according to my scale today) I'm a fast runner and I can jump vertical and grab a basketball rim with two hands. I've never really cared to push my legs hard in the gym since my knees are slightly double jointed and I can feel them getting irritated when I squat or leg press..

Do you guys think I should toss in some leg weights even if they're low weight? Or should the jogging be enough?

 Legs and gluts are some of your biggest muscles in the body.  It is a really good idea to work them.  Squats, deadlifts, lunges.

Original Post by future214:

Original Post by fitnessgirll:

 Make sure your deficit is based on your desirable weight, not the weight you are at now. And, be patient, the last 5 lbs are the hardest to melt away.

 Thanks fg-do you mean that if I my goal is to be 135 and my burn at 135 would be between 1700-1900 cals that I should subtract my deficit from those #s rather than what I am burning at 143lbs?

 What fitnessgirll is saying is eat the maintenance level of your goal weight and that is where you should end up.  So eat that 1700-1900 cal per day.  Do not subtract from that.  It will get you too low.

You may have to add to it slightly if you exercise at a high level.

Original Post by mokeskalo:

I usually go into the Fitness Center, do my thing and try not to pay too much attention to people around me. That being said, I can't stand when someone intentionally gets on the elliptical right next to me when there are many other identical machines open only to constantly look over at my stats. Gosh that irks me - worry about yourself! I also find it semi-annoying to see the same people come it the same time every day get on the same machine do an extremely low resistance workout, never break a sweat and then look disgusted at me who is all sweaty. And please tell me how you can possibly workout in jeans and sandals... for real! One more pet peeve - there are 2 of every weight machine at my facility. Why must you stand beside me doing the leg press with arms crossed and a look of impatience when there is another one open 20 feet behind you. Arrrr.

I understand the personal space thing, but at my gym they have two rows of elliptical and treadmill machines.  The front row is right on top of the TV's that they have.  I really hate being right on top of the TV so even if there is someone in the back row, I prefer to go back there if there is a machine open.  Also the ellipticalls in the front row are a little bit more worn out and I prefer the ones in the back.  So there may be reason's why people prefer certain machines. 

Tried what?  Is there supposed to be a link to something in this post?

Just to expand on this.  My personal experience was that I noticed a difference very quickly within the first 3-4 weeks.  To do this I was on a program that was focused.  Lifting 4 days a week.  Two upper body and two lower body. 

It involved lots of squats, deadlifts, lunges, shoulder presses, cable rows, cable pushdowns, arm curls, chest presses, etc...  All at weights where it was a stretch to do more than 10 reps in a set on my first set.  I've since pushed up to going more at weights where it is a stretch to get 8 reps in my first set.

I upped my protien intake to .8 grams per pound of body weight.  I have alternated between eating in a surplus to gain weight (muscle mass) and eating in a deficit to cut body fat.  Roughly estimate that in my first year of lifting that I put on about 10 lbs of muscle.  I would say though that as a man, my body is geared to do that.  Most women will not see results where they will put on a lot of muscle.  However, they still can benefit from this training as they can get stronger and leaner (less body fat) by doing this kind of training.

Depends.  There are multiple factors that could contribute.

Your genetic make up will largely determine this.  If your body is prone to add muscle quickly you should see results quickly.  If it is not then it may take awhile. 

You will need to eat more to gain weight (even if your goal is muscle).  Protien, protien, protien.  You also want to time your eating with your workouts properly to get the most bang for your effort.  Do some searches within this forum on that and I think you will find some good discusions.

It also depends on the type of weight lifting you are doing.  You have to be lifting heavy less reps, more weight.  A bunch of reps with low weight is about as useless as it can get.  Especially for gaining muscle.  It may help build endurance, but that is about it.

Ads pay for the "Free" service.  Get over it or use the features of your browser to tone them down.

BTW I get equally sick when I see ads for the other camp in this race, but if they pay for them, which I am sure they do, I have no issue for it.

I can't completely imagine the position you are in so can only sympathsize for you.  I am a former manager and I can tell you that I would want to know about something like this from one of my staff if it was going on.  Most large companies these days have their management go through some sort of sexual harrassment awareness training.  If you are not able to go in or get ahold of this manager, I would not wait.  I would contact someone higher up or in HR ASAP (today).  You should not be alone in this and the plain fact that you feel the way you feel shows exactly how damaging this has been already.  Get it out in the open.  It is best for you and best for all the other women who work there too.

Best of luck to you on this.  Do not let it linger.  If you do not get a quick response from your immediate supervisor go higher in the organization or go to a HR representative.  The more quickly you report this the better it will go.

He will keep doing this to other women until someone stops him.

If you studied how a body hydrates itself you might understand a bit more why this water works the way it does.

First of all most typical bottled waters at most go through zero to 7 step filtration processes.  This water goes through a 15 step process.  There are very few (if any waters that can claim that).

They add in the right minerals to ionize the water.  This allows the water to promote getting our bodies to a slightly alkaline balance vs acidic.  Many people who because of diet or improper hydration who have an acidic ph balance could drink water all day and it would do them no good.  If we are not in the right balance even if we get water into our system the cellular processes will not function right to allow the water to enter the cells to do what it is supposed to do.

Now the oxygen and microstructuring come into play.  If you get to a point where the cells are opened up and are able to deliver more water to them internally then they also will deliver more oxygen to them.  The microstructuring is a proprietery techonolgy that they have so I can't completly explain it.  What they claim is that it holds additional oxygen molucules in the water.  When you drink it a signal is sent to your brain that you have a large influx of oxygen and thus the excess oxygen is flushed into your system.  This is the effect that is causing the higher performance/flexibility in some people.

You are wrong in that water is water.  I would suggest folks do some research before they make the claims.  I am going to repost on this in the next day or so with some links to some deep and hard facts about the state of water in the US and hydration in general.  It can be as important as proper diet to drink the right water.

Constant soreness might be a sign of over training.  Recently I had been feeling that way and I skipped a workout to rest.  Just went for a light bike ride instead.  Next day felt immensly better and ready to tackle my next workout.

Become a long distance runner.  They all have skinny legs.