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[macallan25]

Originally Posted by valkyrie

I think low repetition, heavy weight lifting is more effective.

Low rep heavy weight is for building large muscle mass and bulking up.

[valkyrie]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Low rep heavy weight is for building large muscle mass and bulking up.

True, but most women aren't going to bulk up all that much, although personally I'd be thrilled to have a body like Serena Williams, LOL.

And DA, I'm hoping RC will be my knight in shining armor who does all the home improvement work while I sip wine like a delicate flower and read Cosmo.

[ZTAngel]

ZTAngel advice:

I hear women say all the time, "I don't work out my chest because I don't want to lose my boobies!!!!!!"

Guess what breast tissue is made out of? Fat. Guess what you lose when you do cardio? Fat. If you're working out regularly, you will lose fat and, yes, you may lose your breasts as well. The good thing about working out your chest is that it builds up your pectoral muscles which is what your breasts sit on. Working out your chest muscles will make your breasts perkier and will make them appear bigger.

I had to make this post because I just overheard two of my female co-workers discussing how they don't work out their chest muscles because they don't want to lose a cup size.

[James]

If you want a free resource to help you track your calorie intake for the day:


www.fitday.com


If you enter what you eat it will track your calories for you.

[jubilance1922]

Originally Posted by James

If you want a free resource to help you track your calorie intake for the day:


www.fitday.com


If you enter what you eat it will track your calories for you.

I'm a big fan of fitday. Tracking what you eat and your exercise is key.

[CutiePie2000]

www.calorieking.com is a good one too, to figure out your macros and portion sizes, etc.

[dzfan]

cool thanks for calorieking -- I am headed to the carribean in a few weeks and NEED to lose weight

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Low rep heavy weight is for building large muscle mass and bulking up.

This is generally true, but both contribute to overall increase in metabolism and advancement in lean muscle tissue over fat - so really, unless you're in great shape already, both will help.

I guess the way to look at it is, "if you're trying to lose weight, just f-ing go, don't worry about the semantics or specifics so much as being in the gym 5 days a week"

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

This is generally true, but both contribute to overall increase in metabolism and advancement in lean muscle tissue over fat - so really, unless you're in great shape already, both will help.

I guess the way to look at it is, "if you're trying to lose weight, just f-ing go, don't worry about the semantics or specifics so much as being in the gym 5 days a week"

Yeah, I agree, I'm just saying that if you are overweight, I wouldn't start out with heavy lifting....unless you want to look like Nate Newton.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Yeah, I agree, I'm just saying that if you are overweight, I wouldn't start out with heavy lifting....unless you want to look like Nate Newton.

This is the best comparison ever - nicely done