New to this whole exercise thing I need some advice. I know I need to do some type of toning/muscle building because they say muscle burns more resting than does fat right? Not to mention doesn't jiggle nearly as much and I could really use some help with jiggle control.
Question(s) is(are) can I build muscle using resistance bands? Do I have to invest in a bunch of weights? What is the difference between the two unless I'm trying to bulk up like Schwarzenegger? Is weights something I should work up to? When do I introduce this when I'm so obese? Will I end up gaining instead of losing right away? Should I wait to this until I am more settled in a work out routine?
What is it you guys do for weight/resistance training? What did you do when you started?
I don't use either at this point (I am focusing more on cardio), but I have seen people have success with both. I think it's just a matter of whatever you are comfortable doing.
ReplyDeleteI haven't really used anything :( I dont know which one would be best for me ... I wanna get it right the first time, before I invest.
ReplyDeleteAs a woman do you like the weights or band feel wise?
I got a resistance band with my wii exercised. I broke that real quick :) I use the weights that strap around my arms or legs so I can do exercises and have the resistance!
ReplyDeleteI am on a cardio kick as well right now. When I drop a large amount I will start lifting with free weights. If you don't want to invest and want to give things a try...you can make weights out of household items like empty milk containers and so on. I do free weights because I used to work with them for football and I got 300 pounds of them in my basement.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many exercises that we can with just our own body weight.
ReplyDeleteSome examples for legs:
Squats-- if they are too hard you can start by squatting into a chair... sit down, stand up, sit down stand up, sit down, stand up. Eventually you can stop sitting and just let your but touch the chair before standing. Maybe one day lose the chair all together. Your thighs and but will be on fire just doing this.
Stairs-- Walk up a flight of stairs 2 at a time, walk down normal, then turn around and walk right back up two at a time again. keep track of number of flights/time.
Lunges-- These are hard and come in many different styles. Walking lunge, Standing front, standing back, split.
Step ups-- another hard one-- Step up onto something like the second step of a staircase. Stand in front of stairs, Right foot steps up to second step, instead of going up the stairs your left foot joins the right and then the right foot steps back down to the floor and the left follows back down. Do that a few times with the right leg and then switch so that the left leg goes first.
I've done a lot of reading on body weight related moves. Some personal trainers whole routines, that they set for clients in the gyms, don't use all that fancy equipment thats in there.
The real problem Honey B is doing the exercises right, in a way that is effective and safe so that you don't get hurt.
I got nothing against the bands or weights, just showing you another option. Sorry for the long post.
MM
Ty so much MM! I never thought about just using my own weight (which is huge! :))) for weights and building muscle! My hubby will love this as well, since its free :)
ReplyDeleteI like that squat one. I am def going to do that. I bet if I made some weights like Al said, with milk jugs they would be easy to hang onto while doing it too.... or liquid laundry detergent bottles! They are really thick plastic ....
Thanks guys, youve given me some great ideas... as always :)