Im Trying to lose weight..should i do more cardio than lifting weights or should i?

Question

lift more then cardio..also how much cardio should i do if im goin four times a week to the gym and how much weights should i do?..thanks

Answer 1

to lose weight you have to do cardio 4-6 times a week for 30-50min and do light weight lifting (light weights, many reps).

Answer 2

First off, I want to say it's great that you realize that a combination of cardio and strength training is optimal for fat loss.

What I suggest is perhaps alternating days between lifting weights and cardio. On strength training days, it's ok to do a warmup of maybe 5-10 minutes of cardio then do the weights. Starting out you could do perhaps 3 days of weights and 3 days of cardio each week. Also, alternate each strength day between upper and lower body. This way, you're getting enough recovery time between lifting certain bodyparts as well as from the cardio, and you're optimizing each type of workout as well as giving yourself at least one day off a week to rest and recover (you shouldn't work out every day). Don't worry about getting big muscles because women lack the testosterone levels for that; what you should see is some good toning.

For cardio, I recommend working out no more than half an hour at that. If you feel like you can do more, then increase the intensity instead of adding more distance or time. This is best for calorie and fat burning, better than constant slow and low.

For weights, go 3-4 times a week and that's all you need to do. I say 3-4 because if you do want to emphasize the strength training, perhaps go four days a week instead of three. As you advance some and get used to lifting, go to what's called a split routine, meaning splitting your workouts between different muscle groups, such as chest and triceps one day, legs another day, back and biceps another day, etc. Start out only lifting for 30-40 minutes at a time, but not more than an hour. If you do happen to do cardio and weights on the same day, keep the training time down. Too much exercise can lead to overtraining, which is bad.

Although it goes against conventional wisdom, you actually burn more calories throughout the day with strength training than with cardio. This is because your body is healing itself all day after the strength training, even at rest or during sleep, as with cardio you're only burning during the exercise. Not to say you shouldn't do cardio, but don't dismiss the importance of strength training in an overall weight loss program.

Speaking of weight loss, remember that muscle is much more dense than fat so weighing yourself on a scale is not a good thing to do. Go more by how your clothes fit, bodyfat measurements (most gyms will do this for you), and your fitness level. As you work out, you will gain some muscle but will lose the bodyfat, which is a really good thing but can be deceptive for those who are concerned about losing weight.

Good luck!

Answer 3

From my experience, it helps to do cardio first just to get the blood pumping for weight-lifting. About 20-30 minutes of cardio should do it at the start (depending on your fitness and comfort level to handle that amount of exercise).

If you're doing weights for the purpose of losing weight, you should also start lighter than you would if you were trying to build muscle. Lighter weights plus more reps will lead to toner muscle definition and helps burn fat for longer periods of time than short sets of heavy weights.

Of course, all of this should depend on your own current fitness and comfort level. If you've never been in the gym before, feel your way through the weights to see what you feel you could comfortably do say, 20 reps, in one set.

Answer 4

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