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Originally Posted by wlaurie  You might want to check out the book I mentioned. He says a lot of the same things you do. Mentions the fat and the glycdine(sp). I need to go back and re-read that chapter b/c it was pretty technical. One difference is that he says not to exercise everyday, rather every other day. His reason is that the body needs to recover from the workout and that's where you get the most gain. He says it's not the workout but the recovery from the intense workout is what will drive your body to lose the weight and get in shape. He also is not into greatly reducing calorie consumption b/c of the starvation factor, losing too much muscle with the fat, ect. That's what I'm having a hard time with .Yes I want to improve the way my body looks but I want to lose some weight too. What's your take on these thoughts? Thanks, Laurie |
I disagree with not exercising more than every other day. You don't have to exercise the same body parts each day. For myself, I lift weights on my upper body one day, lower body the next day, and do abs only the next day, then take a lifting rest day and maybe do nothing that day or some cardio. Regardless, in this scenario, my body will get plenty of rest.
In addition, you can preserve muscle while losing fat by doing lower reps at higher weight levels while reducing your calories....and make sure to gulp down lots of protein too.