Thanks for all the help. Gym tomorrow. I worked out with more weight and more reps yesterday and I'm still not feeling anything...note even sore. So does this mean I'm not working out long enough for not doing enough? I'm def going to try some of these suggestions tomorrow. I'm going to try and step out of the box and try the dumbells. We'll see how that goes!
Hmm. I think we need more info. I would expect you to be sore the next day after beginning lifting for the first time (or after a long break), but that isn't strictly necessary. But how do you feel at the end of each set? Are you struggling to finish, or are you completing your reps with ease? If it feels easy, you need to increase the weight. You want to be working really hard on the last couple of reps to and be on the verge of thinking you're not going to be able to make it. As a general rule, whenever you can finish a set without struggling, it's time to increase the weight. You need to be able to feel it while you're doing it.
Welp I added more weight today and I was feeling it...finally! Guess I'm stronger than I thought! I also started out on the cross trainer instead of the tread mill. The cross trainer kicked my rear, felt good! Thanks for everyone's help!
Good! I'm glad you're sticking to it and increasing the weights if you need to. That's great!! Everyone's got something that works better for them or that they like more than something else. If you like something, then stick with it and push yourself to do more or to use intervals of working hard vs not working as hard (cardio). It will help you get stronger, get rid of the fat and then the weight lifting will help you retain the lean body mass that you have. Great job!!
When I started last fall I had a lot of muscle aches on lifting days and the next day. Now I don't get those and I'm lifting a lot heavier...enough to "failure" and I don't get achy. Sometimes I miss that feeling!
Thanks! So something I don't get is some days I can have heavier weights and some days I feel like I can hardly lift any at all. It weird. Like I can ususally put 30 to 40lbs on the bicep curl but today I could only do 15 and I was shaking just doing that and could hardly do all the reps. I did notice that I'm starting to get muscles in arms (it's not just fat!)! And my "bat wings" are getting smaller. I want to remeasure myself but then again I don't want to because I don't want to be disappointed if I haven't lose any inches and just anything at all. I'll wait a little longer lol.
Thanks! So something I don't get is some days I can have heavier weights and some days I feel like I can hardly lift any at all. It weird. Like I can ususally put 30 to 40lbs on the bicep curl but today I could only do 15 and I was shaking just doing that and could hardly do all the reps. I did notice that I'm starting to get muscles in arms (it's not just fat!)! And my "bat wings" are getting smaller. I want to remeasure myself but then again I don't want to because I don't want to be disappointed if I haven't lose any inches and just anything at all. I'll wait a little longer lol.
The changes are fun to watch. I tried really hard to focus on getting stronger rather than inches, and I think it helped me stick with it. Everyone's different though, so measure/weigh when you want to but focus on other nsv too..like how much stronger you are getting. It takes a while to see some results but othes like feeling better come almost overnight. They are great!
Are you doing the same machines/free weights each time you lift? If you are, that might be why the next time it's much harder to lift those weights the next time? On the other hand, when I first started lifting, I was so sore for a couple days that I'm sure it impacted how heavy/long I could lift the next time.
