I presented what I did as an example but there are lots of different ways to train with weights. Body For Life is a good book on weight lifting but that stumptuous website I showed you is really good as well. And when I said 2 exercises, it would be 2 different ones for the same muscle group. An example would be chest flyes and chest press. There are actually many exercises that can work many muscles.
That ABC one is a doozy- complete with animations!!! thanks for the link- I would never have found that!! That thor's hammer one is a classic. I think I can do that one sitting on the sofa watching Iron Chef . I suppose I will concentrate at first on working the bigger muscle groups- I can't wait to get me weights in!!! Should be this weekend, I'll let you know how I go with it!! Thanks again
i had a session with a trainer at my gym, and he told me to do cardio 4-5 x a week, and a 30 min cycle of weight on two of those days...showed me a great way to get them in...i lost weight like 7 yrs ago, with out any exercise and my body was thin, but ackward...it wasnt lean looking...i still had some looseness...
i would do the weights...hes not going to make u pump iron, just light weights to tone, and make things appear lean...plus the next day burn is a true judge of ur progress! unlike cardio, ur sure ur doing something right!
aggie- I agree the looseness thing would def. bug me if I got to my goal... the routing your PT gave you sounds alot more sound than mine!! It makes more sense to me. YEAH feel the BURN baby!!! .....ouch. ...
So I had my training session last night- WOW!!!!!!!!! I'm in alot of pain this morning, cause he busted my *** yesterday!!! It was mostly using the fitball with free weights, doing squats, and sprinting in between reps. I swear, I have NEVER had such a hard / good workout, and I've been playing sports and hiking and such for years... So he totally proved me wrong. He wants me to do this 4 times a week???!?!?!?! OMG!!! Now i know how hard its gonna be good thing I'm up for the challenge!!!
heyyy thanks gals, seriously if you saw how much I was b*tching about that workout you would not be hip hip hooraying me!!!
its now two days since that workout and I STILL can't walk down the stairs properly!! I managed to do 1/2 hr of cardio yesterday while wincing and cursing him out obviously and I have another torture session with him next week wednesday where we are going to work on the "back" muscles. (ie the whole back of the body) But I have to say weights combined with the fitball with interval sprints MUST BE THE BEST solution to weightloss if you keep the intensity up over the whole week- I have yet to prove this but I will!! I just don't know how I'm going to get 4 of those in a week (his recommendation) with all this pain!! I'm going to test this theory out! I may start a new thread on this and keep u posted. Fingers Crossed!!
enjoy the pain! hehe. no seriously there comes a point where you stop feeling the pain...and you begin to wonder, damn it what am i doing wrong, im not getting the same effects! so you work harder and harder..its like a pain addiction...trust me, i loooove the burn...hehehehe just prove to me that im losing weight, and getting fit! give it 2 weeks with your trainer...but the second week you'll feel different...
Love the burn?? OMG i don't think I will ever love it
But its good to feel like you've done something!! I have another session with him this wednesday so we'll see!!!
Started a new thread about Interval Training under excercise- anyone else from this thread are welcome to join in!! Look forward exploring this new technique with all of you! Although it asks a question, feel free to continue discussing as usual
LOL - make sure to use those handrails!! I miss that sensation, but remember it well when I started and whenever I increased the weights. I'm in the "no pain" club now. Can't seem to get a high enough weight hoisted to feel it the next day. Sometimes some tightening in the buns, but that's about it. Good I guess. But I remember the feeling that your knees would give out on you and you'd tumble down the stairs, so seriously, make friends with the hand rails! lol
thanks for the link- I would never have found that!! That thor's hammer one is a classic. 
I think I can do that one sitting on the sofa watching Iron Chef 
. I suppose I will concentrate at first on working the bigger muscle groups- I can't wait to get me weights in!!! Should be this weekend, I'll let you know how I go with it!! Thanks again 
good thing I'm up for the challenge!!! 
seriously if you saw how much I was b*tching about that workout you would not be hip hip hooraying me!!! 
hehehehe....
