tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886834023809652263.post360150195633169078..comments2023-09-13T04:09:10.968-05:00Comments on Ex Hot Girl: Workout NumbersJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16891953417589291501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886834023809652263.post-24048726373840385502009-02-06T09:58:00.000-06:002009-02-06T09:58:00.000-06:00Hi there, just found your blog via the bajillion o...Hi there, just found your blog via the bajillion other weight loss blogs I read! <BR/><BR/>I know that annoying advice is a natural byproduct of being public about weight loss, and everyone thinks that their method of success should be your method of success. That said, I do have some potentially annoying advice to offer :).<BR/><BR/>First of all, your trainer is having you do very high reps. 5-8 is considered low, 8-12 average, and 15-20 high. It was a popular idea a while ago that lighter weight with more reps was better, but that theory has largely been debunked. Unfortunately in my experience, most trainers are underqualified and not up on the latest research. For that reason I am self taught with weight training using www.stumptuous.com, a well respected resource for women.<BR/><BR/>The other reason I wonder about your trainer is the inner and outer thigh machines. Those machines are useful IF you have a specific need to strengthen those muscles, such as if you rode horseback. But for a normal person, those machines are working a small muscle that you have no need to focus on. I used to use them because I still believed that "firming up" those muscles would in turn firm up my thighs. That is a myth, called "spot reduction." Your body will lose fat however your genes dictate. Crunches won't shrink your belly, thigh machines won't shrink your thighs. When you lose overall body fat you have no control over when or where you lose. Weight training can preserve muscle, increase strength, and boost metabolism, but it won't change the shape of your body. Losing fat will.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Again, I hope this was more useful than annoying. I did a lot of the same things early on myself so this is in the hopes that others can learn from my mistakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886834023809652263.post-31490872930785898362009-01-28T09:40:00.000-06:002009-01-28T09:40:00.000-06:00Wow, I need a cool compress just reviewing all tho...Wow, I need a cool compress just reviewing all those! Looking forward to visiting you in WI and going through them with you. :-z<BR/><BR/>Momnancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916090559281252137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886834023809652263.post-9919463519388431742009-01-28T00:39:00.000-06:002009-01-28T00:39:00.000-06:00Wow, I can definitely do some of these! Others, n...Wow, I can definitely do some of these! Others, not so much... Thanks! It looks like a really good workout!Hanliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476650601531649816noreply@blogger.com