http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.html traineo forum thread - Does building muscle tone flabbiness Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:44:17 +0000 http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlI lifted 5 days a week for 6 months solid. my rest was like Patrick talked about. Did Chest/Tri/Shoulders/Hams Mon/Wed/Fri Did Back/Biceps/Quads/Cavles Tues/Thurs Gained 19lbs of muscle and alot of str. Course I ate the calories i needed and good protein. Never felt 'sore' or overworked. Lifting 3-4 times a week now (very busy @ work/life) and I feel like i'm missing out......http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlFri, 18 Jul 2008 20:44:17 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlQuoting: pboyle00My understanding is that you need to rest muscle groups for at least a day. Power to the People by Pavel Tsatsouline disagrees with that. Pavel recommends weight lifting 5 days a week. But then again he denounces training to failure and says you should spend 20 minutes at the gym lifting at most. It's a completely different concept. I haven't finished the book yet, but it's just really different than what most people preach....http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlFri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:21 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlQuoting: RMontgomeryIs it true that you need a day of rest in between lifting? My understanding is that you need to rest muscle groups for at least a day. Some people will do a full body workout 3 days a week, while others concentrate on specific muscle groups over the course of 5 days. So, yeah you should rest. But your "rest" is conditional...http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlFri, 18 Jul 2008 06:12:06 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlIs it true that you need a day of rest in between lifting? Isn't 5 times a week a bit excessive? I would love to do it that many times but everything I read says not to.http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlFri, 18 Jul 2008 04:29:35 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlWhen you say 5x a week, do you mean upper body one day and lower the next? I go to the gym, usually, 5 times a week, alternating upper and lower. Occasionally, I do whole body every other day, and wonder if it matters which way I choose.http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlFri, 18 Jul 2008 00:42:57 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlWell building muscle will come through a calorie intake with good amounts of protein. I found I lost fat and gained muscle while doing lifting 5x's a week, so you can see gains slowly over time, but it will happen. I'm a big fan of pictures as it allows us to see how you look and read how you feel about yourself. Its amazed me sometimes how people view themselves vs how they really look ...http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlMon, 14 Jul 2008 02:06:16 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlThanks, Clifford (and everyone else) When I said I don't want to lose any weight, I really meant I don't want to get any smaller. I know muscle weighs more than fat, so, as you say, weight isn't the best guide to go by. The only reason I even know my weight is because I had to weight one of my dogs, and did it by weighing myself with and without him. I've just never paid attention to weight, at all. I've always been slim, but now I wear a size 0,1 or 2. I have the...http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlMon, 14 Jul 2008 00:37:00 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlWhile it's true that your weight may or may not go down if you're trying to put on muscle mass, that should be completely irrelevant. There is far too much emphasis on what the scale tells you when people try to be healthy... hell, everyone always says they need to "lose weight" when they really should be saying "I need to get in shape" or "I want to be healthy". The only people who should be concerned with their weight are people who need to hit a certain...http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlSun, 13 Jul 2008 20:05:43 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlWhen you say "light cardio" what do you mean? I've been bicycling a mile on the machines at the gym about twice a week - is that light cardio?http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlSun, 13 Jul 2008 13:25:09 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlI agree with both of the previous posts. While you still have to lose the fat, building muscle would cancel out any weight loss. Good luck. Let us know how you progress.http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlSun, 13 Jul 2008 05:40:03 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlLight cardio, keeping your heart rate at 60% of your max, combined with weights should do the trick. The weights will boost your metabolism so you will burn more calories during the day and the light cardio will burn the fat without burning the muscle. Also, nutrition is the key to making all this work. Try eating 6 small meals throughout the day. And balance the amount of carbs, protein and good fats that you eat....http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlSun, 13 Jul 2008 04:52:51 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlif you want to lose tha fat, you may lose weight, but gaining muscle could cancle it out. muscles wont change the consistency of fat, so you have to try to build one while loseing the other, cardio and a good diet, partnered with the weight training, would be the way to go.http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlSun, 13 Jul 2008 00:55:59 +0000http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlI'm about 5'5" and around 105 lbs. I've never kept up with my weight, but my clothing size has dropped down recently, so I'm trying to build myself up at the gym - just started about 3 months ago and am pleased with my muscles becoming more solid and a little definition. My thighs, upper arms and butt are a little jiggly, in spite of being small. I'm afraid I've slacked off exercise too much in the last few years. I'm learning about higher weights, l...http://www.traineo.com/11_6245_0.htmlSat, 12 Jul 2008 23:20:42 +0000