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Posted: 04 September 2008 04:10 AM   [ Ignore ]
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A lot of my friends who work out have advised me to lift weights in order to lose weight. However, I'm a bit scared to do so because I don't really want to "bulk up". Advise?
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Posted: 04 September 2008 09:47 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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According to experts, the sport that was once confined to bulky bodybuilders is now being embraced by the average guy looking to drop a few pounds and beef up his physique, as well as the average gal looking to tone up and strengthen bones and muscles as she heads into middle age. Weight lifting not only helps you to look better, but it can play an enormous role in your quality of life as you age particularly for women, since it definitely helps increase bone density, which diminishes with age. And unlike other forms of exercise that burn calories only while you're working out, weight lifting keeps on incinerating calories for hours after you stop. It increases your metabolic activity for the entire day, not only when you are challenging your muscles, but also during the repair process that occurs when you stop working out.
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Posted: 12 September 2008 02:45 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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If you don't really want to get bulky ask the gym instructor to give a program that will tone ur muscles and also follow balance diet plan.
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Posted: 13 September 2008 12:28 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Johnny_walts - 11 September 2008 03:46 AM
To loose weight I can suggest you to do exercise instead of weight lift. Beside that you should take nutritional food as it is also needed to get good good health without having extra weight.


If you arel looking to look good in the mirror and not really concerned with what the scale says....i say weight lifting with the proper nutrition would be more beneficial than cardio....
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Posted: 13 September 2008 12:29 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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johnmichael - 12 September 2008 02:45 PM
If you don't really want to get bulky ask the gym instructor to give a program that will tone ur muscles and also follow balance diet plan.



What makes you think that lifting weights will make you bulky?
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Posted: 26 September 2008 12:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Sorry i mean to get a well toned body. If you don't want to lift weights better to get involved in sports or go for a cardiovascular exercise plan.
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Posted: 30 November 2008 01:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Actually once you lift weights your are defining ad toning your muscles. But add some diet plan to lose some weights to have a healtier body physique.
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Posted: 30 November 2008 08:29 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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Johnny_walts - 11 September 2008 03:46 AM
To loose weight I can suggest you to do exercise instead of weight lift. Beside that you should take nutritional food as it is also needed to get good good health without having extra weight.


If you arel looking to look good in the mirror and not really concerned with what the scale says....i say weight lifting with the proper nutrition would be more beneficial than cardio....


Sorry do you mean to say that it's ok not to do cardio?
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Posted: 30 November 2008 08:31 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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jennyed - 04 September 2008 04:10 AM
A lot of my friends who work out have advised me to lift weights in order to lose weight. However, I'm a bit scared to do so because I don't really want to "bulk up". Advise?


Girls dont bulk up because we dont have the testosterone like men. You will just get trimmed.
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Posted: 07 December 2008 06:21 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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Instead of lifting weights it's better to do cardio vascular exercises. If your target is to lose weight then cardio exercise is the best way to lose fat rather than lifting weights.
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Posted: 15 December 2008 06:30 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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Good point there, jim2008. You can do aerobics because it is classified as cardio vascular exercises also try to do hip hop abs or taebo.
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Posted: 12 January 2009 08:13 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]
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robertbrown - 15 December 2008 06:30 PM
Good point there, jim2008. You can do aerobics because it is classified as cardio vascular exercises also try to do hip hop abs or taebo.


Does Taebo really work? Have you tried it and is it a strenuous workout?
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Posted: 03 February 2009 05:42 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]
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Yes, taebo is an effective way to loose weight and considered as a cardiovascular exercise. Taebo is not an extraneous exercise because it does not use any form of weight just your body only.
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Posted: 04 February 2009 06:53 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]
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A lot of my friends who work out have advised me to lift weights in order to lose weight. However, I'm a bit scared to do so because I don't really want to "bulk up". Advise?


Girls dont bulk up because we dont have the testosterone like men. You will just get trimmed.


This is right. Also, weight lifting keeps your heart rate in a good fat burning zone. Most people doing cardio get their heart rates up too high and hence never burn fat.
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Posted: 11 February 2009 06:59 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 14 ]
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Yes, girls only need to tone their body and not adding muscles. Effective way to be fit is to cardiovascular exercises like running, swimming and aerobics.
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Posted: 27 April 2009 09:33 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 15 ]
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Some women also get their body bulk up. If you saw the woman wrestler in WWE (Chyna), she has a huge body and she looks like a man. Maybe she is taking testosterone pills.
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Posted: 19 June 2009 06:17 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 16 ]
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I think she is not. She is taking protein and muscle building supplement that’s why she has that body.
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Posted: 21 June 2009 07:35 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 17 ]
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I don’t like women bulking up muscles, they look like men they have those big muscles. I think they also use testosterone hormone to build those big muscles.
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Posted: 22 June 2009 02:40 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 18 ]
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IMO, it is okay for a woman to have muscles as long as it is not extreme, such as Chyna and other female athletes that are bulky.
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Posted: 23 June 2009 10:31 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 19 ]
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I like women who have tone muscle and sculpted body. It looks nice for women to have muscle but not those big ones like Chyna.
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