Fiddleman 4,376 Posted April 30, 2013 What type of workout did u guys do to get ur bodies like that???? I only workout on the elliptical and stair step and treadmill machines and i do light weight lift like 2 times a week......should i do more i workout on the machines about a hour 6 days a week i feel like i only work my legs tho...should i do different things? i really hate workout dvd and not a big fan of classes like zumba and stuff Consider hiring a personal trainer who will help you develop strength training programs that will transform your body. Cardio is good to cut down the size of the body, but does not really help with developing a ripped or beach body. In fact, too much cardio may be detrimental as your body may use your muscles as fuel as it enters a catabolic state. Running up to 20 miles a week did a lot for my legs, but the muscles in my upper body severely atrophied. You need to lift weights and perform other strength training that targets compound muscles in the upper body in additional to the cardio you do for your lower body. I learned this the hard way about 2 months ago. Now I do a lot of compound muscle lifts and a body weight exercises with a PT at cross fit to achieve an athletic build. Not where I want to be yet, but getting closer with results that are very visible. I am still running, but have scaled it back a little (now about 20 k a week instead of 20 miles a week). With strength training, you can actually spend less time working out per week then cardio alone. I spend max 1 hour a day because I have other things to do. However, I try and maximize that hour. It is important to feed the muscles properly and eat the right type of food at the right time. Proper nutrition to support fat burning and muscle building is probably 80% to achieving that dream body you are after. I also use supplementation to help with nutrition. Two resources that are currently helping me to learn how to balance eating with cardio and strength training are "Body for life" and "Feed the muscle, burn the fat." There is a lot of information to learn in order to optimize results that are real. Eating well will actually do most of the work for you in achieving your dream body. Eating crap will only sabotage your efforts no matter how many hours you may be spending with cardio. There are some VSG folks here that are full of wisdom and knowledge in these areas. I am not one of them, but am learning everyday about how to improve my own strategies. 1 newlife27 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newlife27 323 Posted April 30, 2013 I am definitely going to hire a personal trainer after surgery!!! That is definite!!!!! I need to know the right exercises and i need the right push....i was wondering if there are trainers out there who specialize in weight loss patients?? But i will def have a trainer...i don't really care about having a beach body although it would be nice lol but if my stomach is just flat i can live with that right now i could live with just not having a butt in the front and the back lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piplula 709 Posted April 30, 2013 Before After 1 year 1 month out..150 pounds down...want 50 more to go... 13 Kalimomof3, MissersK, Cheer Mama and 10 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MandaPanda 173 Posted April 30, 2013 Before After 1 year 1 month out..150 pounds down...want 50 more to go... Wow!!! You look great.... And so much younger! 1 Piplula reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rybecca20 160 Posted April 30, 2013 Before After 1 year 1 month out..150 pounds down...want 50 more to go... Look at your girl!!!! What an awesome result!!! You are do beautiful!! 1 Piplula reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tam180 69 Posted April 30, 2013 8 newlife27, Ms.AntiBand, Cbluewinds and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IweightNoMore 92 Posted April 30, 2013 Fabulous!!! Great job!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newlife27 323 Posted April 30, 2013 Before After 1 year 1 month out..150 pounds down...want 50 more to go... U look awesome!!!! Go girl 1 Piplula reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evolving 973 Posted May 1, 2013 Before After 1 year 1 month out..150 pounds down...want 50 more to go... Damn great job!!! Your perfect! Where u gonn get 50 to lose from!! U look great Sent from my iPhone using VST 3 Piplula, MzRobin and coloradogrl reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evolving 973 Posted May 1, 2013 Omg that's amazing I look soooooo good Sent from my iPhone using VST Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plussizebeauty 34 Posted May 1, 2013 Tam you look fab girl congratulations n keep up the good work:-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kalimomof3 613 Posted May 1, 2013 What type of workout did u guys do to get ur bodies like that???? I only workout on the elliptical and stair step and treadmill machines and i do light weight lift like 2 times a week......should i do more i workout on the machines about a hour 6 days a week i feel like i only work my legs tho...should i do different things? i really hate workout dvd and not a big fan of classes like zumba and stuff I work out on an Eliptical and use light hand weights and a stability ball right now.I look up different exercises to do or ask my husband . I can't afford a personal trainer but my husband loves to workout and has for yrs so he helps me out.I haven't got heavy into resistance training yet but we also own a Bowflex I am thinking about starting on that:) 1 coloradogrl reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newlife27 323 Posted May 1, 2013 I work out on an Eliptical and use light hand weights and a stability ball right now.I look up different exercises to do or ask my husband . I can't afford a personal trainer but my husband loves to workout and has for yrs so he helps me out.I haven't got heavy into resistance training yet but we also own a Bowflex I am thinking about starting on that:) Wow and for what u have been doing u look freaking awesome!!!! I can def get some light weights to strap to my are and legs while doing the elliptical and treadmill thanks a lot at least Im gonna attempt to take that step still not thrilled about crunches n stuff lol 1 Kalimomof3 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sexy_sleevegirl 101 Posted May 1, 2013 so someone asked for a closer before and after so here you go 5 kpettaway, Cheer Mama, Chubarella and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mysleevemylife 158 Posted May 2, 2013 so someone asked for a closer before and after so here you go Wow 1 sexy_sleevegirl reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
