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Originally Posted by Sexy♥Princess
I don't want to lose weight, I just want to ''tone'' up. Mostly in the thigh/butt area lol I have a coke bottle shape and def want to keep it.I don't want to get bulky either.
I have a treadmill,elliptical,stationary bike,''ab lounge'', and the ''leg magic'' at home to use.I also have light hand weights, I think they weigh about 2-4lbs each.
Help me please!! lol. I'm overwhelmed and need a schedule or I can't stick to any plan lol.
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As a woman you have naturally low levels of testosterone. For that reason, you are not going to "bulk up" without some chemical enhancements so do not worry about that aspect of it.
Elliptical machines are the best for trimming bodyfat and they are virtually all I use. (Nothing else being needed except a bottle of water, headphones, and a TV remote or radio
.) There is obviously weight lifting for adding strength and then muscle but those two approaches cannot be trained in the same way though many do. (Do not get me started on that subject.)
To trim fat requires the burning of calories beyond bodily maintenance requirements. That involves endurance type exercise with (of course) food management (I do not say "diet"). Building strength and additional muscle requires a different stimulus completely. And also, if you want to see the most consistent and rapid progress with either one of those (cardio for fat loss or weight lifting for toning up and muscle building) to not mix the two. The reason most trainers have people reconfigure their workouts every couple of months is because of stagnancy but that is not inevitable by any stretch -it comes from mixing the two stresses which counter one another.
You simply have to know what to look for and what to avoid. And other than doing way too many sets and reps in weight routines (as well as lifting too often) mixing cardio and weight lifting together makes for
at best mixed results and generally speaking no results, stagnation, or injury. This is why so many people work out and do not see consistent and predictable results from workout to workout month after month. But as I know what I have said flies in the face of what most personal trainers will tell you, here is the logic behind it in a nutshell.
Cardio endurance exercise stresses make it difficult to train with optimal intensity weight-wise as well as fully recover from weight training; conversely, weight training stresses the muscles in a way that makes endurance type exercise difficult as well as counterproductive over the long run. The two do not mix well
Over training is prevalent with mixing those approaches and over training is counterproductive -you lose muscle mass and strength and can do damage to your joints and tendons. Unless you are trying to trim a lot of fat off, this will not require much time either per session or until you see result but the time spent needs to be productively utilized. Feel free to IM me and I will go into more of this matter in private with you.
