jessy112212
03-25-2004, 07:34 PM
hello to all hope some one can help me. i am 25 yeards old 325lb female and 5'6 what excersice should i start with and what routine should i use cardio or weights i have a bowflex and a treadmill at my home. i also have a local pool available. i have a very slow metabilisim that i want to speed up and i've read that lifting weights can help, but that i must first lose wight because i would convert my fat to muscle. and because of my body mass is no good plus i will get more hungry by doing weights and gain more pounds. pls help i have finally decided to comit and i need help.
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Chasedog
03-25-2004, 08:05 PM
Congratulations on your decision!
I'd like to clear up a myth for you. Fat does not turn into muscle, nor does muscle turn into fat. It can look that way if someone gains muscle and loses fat or, more often, loses muscle and gains fat. Most women won't gain enough muscle naturally to look bulky or masculine.
That said, I think you should start both cardio and weightlifting (after consulting a doctor). Cardio will burn calories and weightlifting will increase your metabolism causing you to burn more calories all day, every day.
Rather than reinvent the wheel and lay out a whole program here, I'd recommend that you buy a copy of "Body for Life." It's an excellent book that will lay out a nutrition, cardio, and weightlifting routine for you. One word of warning, start very slow with the weights. You don't want to be so sore the next day that you can't move.
The last thing you need to know is the most important. It's consistency not quality that makes all the difference. One perfect week on a program won't make much of a difference. One good year will make a tremendous difference. So no matter how many workouts you miss or how often you cheat, just get started again, not tomorrow, today.
Keep us posted and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Chase
I'd like to clear up a myth for you. Fat does not turn into muscle, nor does muscle turn into fat. It can look that way if someone gains muscle and loses fat or, more often, loses muscle and gains fat. Most women won't gain enough muscle naturally to look bulky or masculine.
That said, I think you should start both cardio and weightlifting (after consulting a doctor). Cardio will burn calories and weightlifting will increase your metabolism causing you to burn more calories all day, every day.
Rather than reinvent the wheel and lay out a whole program here, I'd recommend that you buy a copy of "Body for Life." It's an excellent book that will lay out a nutrition, cardio, and weightlifting routine for you. One word of warning, start very slow with the weights. You don't want to be so sore the next day that you can't move.
The last thing you need to know is the most important. It's consistency not quality that makes all the difference. One perfect week on a program won't make much of a difference. One good year will make a tremendous difference. So no matter how many workouts you miss or how often you cheat, just get started again, not tomorrow, today.
Keep us posted and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Chase
jessy112212
03-25-2004, 08:32 PM
thank you chase i will do that first thing tommorow get the book and already cosulted my dr. so all i need its to start and i know it won't be easy but its taken me a while to get where i'm at so i know it will take me a while to get where i want to be. thank you so much and will keep the board posted thanx again