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xafo Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/01/20	2004/01/26, 12:01 PM I have been without workout for about 10 years and started at the gym 8 days ago and haven`t missed 1 day. i have been playing raquetball for an hour a day and a low calorie diet. After 8 days my waight has not changed at all. Is that normal? i want to keep motivated bau after 1 week of raquetbal i expected some change and the only change i got is the huge muscle pain. Help !!! Male 240 pounds 178 height got to loose 60 pounds
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/26, 12:06 PM And how's your diet? That is the most likely culprit. Remember, it's 80% diet and 20% workout that will gain you results! -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
	2004/01/26, 12:06 PM How many calories are you eating? What kind of weight training do you do? If you fill out your profile, it helps us to help you. Welcome to FT and congratulations on your lifestyle change. -------------- Living well is the best revenge. Charlie
xafo Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/01/20	2004/01/26, 12:09 PM My diet is about 2000 calories per day and my workout at this time is about 6 raquetball games about 1 hour
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/26, 02:23 PM Is raquetball the only activity you do? Do you lift weights? Racquetball isn't exactly aerobic so playing this 6 times a week may not help. You need something else to help burn the calories. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
	2004/01/26, 02:29 PM You aren't eating nearly enough. Why don't you try some weight training and fill out the exercise and nutritional info here and get an idea of what you need. -------------- Living well is the best revenge. Charlie
xafo Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/01/20	2004/01/26, 04:12 PM 6 raquetball games a day for 6 days a week, about 1 hour a day, what more do you recomend i do? I wanto to loose about 60 pounds and a litle tonning my body type is endomorph ============ Quoting from rpacheco: Is raquetball the only activity you do? Do you lift weights? Racquetball isn't exactly aerobic so playing this 6 times a week may not help. You need something else to help burn the calories. =============
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/26, 04:29 PM It's not the frequency, but the type. First, you didn't answer my question. Do you do any resistance training (weight lifting)? If not, you should add this to your workout. Second, instead of racquetball, do about 20 mins. of HIIT cardio, 3-4x per week. If you don't know what this is, then do a search. Good luck! -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/01/26, 04:55 PM I think raquetball is a great cardio workout. Rpacheco have you ever played? -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.
xafo Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/01/20	2004/01/26, 04:57 PM Ok Thanks i will look it up and no weight lifting until now i was just playing raquetball and since i sweat a lot more douring the game than on the eliptical cardio machine i supposed it was better. I will do both now. ============ Quoting from rpacheco: It's not the frequency, but the type. First, you didn't answer my question. Do you do any resistance training (weight lifting)? If not, you should add this to your workout. Second, instead of racquetball, do about 20 mins. of HIIT cardio, 3-4x per week. If you don't know what this is, then do a search. Good luck! =============
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/26, 06:34 PM ============ Quoting from hecdarec: I think raquetball is a great cardio workout. Rpacheco have you ever played? ============= Yes, I have played before...although I prefer tennis myself. I don't disagree that it is a good workout, but HIIT applied correctly achieves better results and requires less time to complete. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
xafo Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/01/20	2004/01/28, 10:38 AM to be on the safe side ill try both
Reddy Posts: 597 Joined: 2003/09/11	2004/01/28, 08:17 PM But your diet??? what are you eating & drinking?? -------------- Reddy All people smile in the same language