i have been wit my personal trainer now for 10 1 hr sessions of cardio and wt training. I have been doing 35 min of cardio either random fast pace walk on treadmill or running on treadmill/ 1/2 walking. plus upper and lower weight training we do it approx 3 times a week. The problem----i have gained weight i weighed my self on aug 31st and i was 142 and now i am over 150 i dont think that i could have gained that much muscle in that amount of time. My diet has not changed so what gives???? do i need to ramp up the cardio more per week to aid in fat burning??? i am frustrated but have seen more muscles than i have seen in years!!! HELP :::
I understand how you feel. I went to a gym in Wildewood a few years back and the trainer told me that I could consumer 2300 calories. I am 5'1" tall and at that time started out at 140. I gained weight also. Yes, muscle is heavier than fat, but a lot of people forget that if you want to lose weight it takes 3500 calories lost to lose (1) pound. My sports doctor told me that I was working out too long and losing energy. I would be starving after every workout. I cut out most white carbs, starting eating more protein and changed gyms. I presently go to an all ladies gym in Leonardtown that monitors my body fat and measures me when every I want. The trainer there told me that fat burning is between 55-75% of your heart rate. At 75% you are fat burning and doing cardiovascular. If your heart rate gets up fast like mine did, I was in the 90-100% heart rate. I was burning muscle - not fat. Fat burning is at a slower pace at a longer duration.
Start keeping track of your heart rate for your age at 55-75%. Do the 10 second count on your wrist or neck. Multiply that by 6. That will give you your exercising heart rate. The ladies fitness center in Leonardtown has charts on the cardio equipment for your age, even on the walls.
I bet, you are working out at a too high of an intensity and your heart rate is getting up too high. Lower the weight that you are lifting and do more reps. More weight is not always the best way to go if you need to lose weight in the beginning. Once you lose the weight then you can increase the weight you are lifting to define.
I have been personally training for two and a half years and it works!! All the women I have trained and have followed my regimen have all lost weight and the inches followed right behind it. It's incredible.
I do not believe paying high dollars for a personal trainer is the best way to go. It is true the more muscle you have the faster your metabolism will work. If you want to wait for many months to get those muscles where they want to be before you can start losing the pounds, then that is the route you have chosen.
I think an equal balance of cardio and strength training keeps you motivated longer and you get the results you want quicker.
I hope this has been some help to you. Watch that heart rate of yours. A lot of the co-ed gyms do not monitor you. They show you around and you do whatever you feel like doing. You need to watch that heart rate, carb intake (try to cut it in half), increase your protein and do not workout more than 45 minutes a day. Working out too long can burn muscle up.
Good luck!!!
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