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Advice on Beginners' Training

GuyIncognito Posts: 63 Joined: 2004/01/10	2004/01/12, 04:56 PM Hi all. I've just recently joined FT and have started training using an FT training program split over 5 days a week and was wondering if someone could help me with a couple of queries. My goal, by the way, is to loose weight. Firstly, how long should I be resting between sets? Someone I know said about 2 - 2 1/2 minutes. Is this right? - seems quite a long time. Secondly, I used to lift weights as a teenager and was told at the time that it was best to begin training by exercising your whole body three times a week. Is it okay to follow a program split over 5 days when you are new to exercising? I'd be very grateful if anyone could offer a bit of advice here. Thanks.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/12, 04:59 PM Welcome to FT! To answer your question, since your goal is to lose weight, you may want to keep your rest periods shorter. This provides a little cardio to your resistance training. And yes, it is okay to perform split training as a beginner. Circuit training (training your major muscle groups on the same day) is just another way to work out. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
GuyIncognito Posts: 63 Joined: 2004/01/10	2004/01/13, 02:06 AM Cheers Robert. Appreciate your help.
Shakkai Posts: 142 Joined: 2003/12/05	2004/01/13, 10:20 AM Ok, so I am trying to lose a few inches off of my waist line and get some definition. If I have been leading an extremely sedentary life. SO. I am currently drinking more water (at least 64 oz/day) and just getting started back up on my work out (I fell off of the wagon due to the holidays)... I am doing the home training work out (free weights) and the 12-week ab work out. I am trying to keep my calories down to 1865 (as per what this web site told me) and am also cutting back on saturated fats and sugars (I have a bad sweet tooth). I have one question about all of this... Is this enough to get a jumpstart and being able to see results? Are there any suggestions that I could be doing additionally?... and if you're going to say cardio, I'm going to have to hunt you down! haha
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rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/13, 11:05 AM Shakkai, you will probably have to cut out (not just back) on saturated fats and sugars...these negate what you are trying to accomplish. Yes, you will most likely have to incorporate some cardio in the mix (I would recommend at least 3 days, 20-40 mins. each). Your goal is to increase your activity level (if you haven't done so already) while creating a caloric deficit through dieting. This will help you lose the fat. Good luck! -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
	2004/01/13, 11:09 AM Once you get acclimated to lifting.... Lift as heavy as you can. Lifting heavy builds lean muscle. Muscle burns more calories than fat. People argue about exactly how benificial cardio is for burning fat. The argument here never stops. I have never seen anybody here argue that heavy lifting creates lean muscle and burns fat faster. That said, cardio doesn't hurt but I think it is mainly for your hearts health, not for fat burning primarily. The only other thing to look at is exactly how clean your diet really is. That takes research and a little time. -------------- Living well is the best revenge. Charlie