I have been doing HIT (High Intensity Training), its basically 1 set per exercise that will lead to muscle failure by 8-12 reps. It's a circuit in the sense that I work the whole body in one workout as well. I do it every other day as throw in 20-30 mins of cardio 5 days a week. I have been eating relatively well, no big portions, not much crap and have dropped 16 lbs in the last 4 weeks and I am seeing some toning as well. It's great because you do minimal rest in between sets so I get all my lifting done in under 25 minutes.
You can find some HIT workouts online, check it out, probably not for everyone but is working for me. -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:49 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Hey weightlifters nice. i had never thought of it like that. On 10/5/06, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You should do both. Some type of cardio and some type of muscle training. > > A pound of muscle can burn 10 to 50 calories a day. Add 10 pounds of muscle > and you can burn an additional 100 to 500 calories a day. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:24 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Hey weightlifters > > just out of curiousity... > > wouldn't running/walking/biking (something aerobic) be better for losing > weight? > > On 10/5/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm lifting to lose weight :) > > > > Stretching: before - sometimes, between - never. > > > > On 10/5/06, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Are you lifting to build muscle mass or toning? > > > > > > The same thing happens to me in my shoulders sometimes. I do about 6 to > 7 > > > reps, then number 8 burns like a MF! > > > > > > Do you stretch before and between each set? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:40 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Hey weightlifters > > > > > > I'm 2 weeks into a weightlifting routine (woohoo me!) and I have a > > > question about technique. Currently I'm choosing a weight that I can > > > do about 15~20 reps before muscle fatigue. This works great on all > > > muscles except for when I do the leg extension. For the first ~13 > > > reps or so, it doesn't feel very heavy, but on 14 or 15, suddenly it's > > > like someone plunges a knife into my leg and I have to lower the > > > weight IMMEDIATELY. It's odd, because all other muscles seem to have > > > a slow ramp to fatigue, but the front side of my thighs do not act > > > this way. > > > > > > "Tell me 'doc, is it serious" > > > > > > zB > > > > > > -- > > > Yes I'm turning to stone > > > 'Cause you ain't comin' home > > > Why ain't you comin' home > > > If i'm turning to stone > > > You've been gone for so long > > > And I can't carry on Yes I'm turning > > > I'm turning I'm turning to stone > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:216914 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
