My diet/exercise motivation thread

[theski]

Weightlifters won't necessarily lose weight (they may gain it) but they lose fat, which is the important thing.

Bodyfat % is the key.. and my point was a body at rest burns more calories the more muscle it has..

[YT300000]

Actually, I should ask; what sort of home exercises would help facilitate a slimming program like the one above?

Lots of aerobics: running, swimming, biking, competetive sports. Don't think that you can lose weight off your stomach by just doing a bunch of sit-ups, spot training is a myth. You have to lose the fat everywhere for it to come off anywhere.

Also, I must stress what others pointed out, that you shouldn't rely on a scale. Muscle is heavier than fat, so you'll just make yourself depressed.

But most of all, you have to get yourself looking forward to this. Get excited about the "new you," try to have fun when you lift weights, imagine your muscles ballooning up and filling the room (), whatever works. Just so long as your mind is working for you, and not against you.

[Miles Teg]

Sorry.. but WTF .. a pound is a pound.. and BTW: Muscle burns more calories at rest. its a win win ganing muscle

Of course. But what I am saying is that

1.) Muscle weighs more than fat
2.) If he's doing serious weight lifting, he going to be gaining lots of muscle
3.) The net effect is that his physique is going to change disporportionatly to the number on the scale. I.E. He'll be putting on a lot of LEAN body mass as well as losing fat. If he's very overweight, it won't be as noticable but if he's like me (moderatly overweight), the number on the scale won't go down much even though fitness increases a lot.


Comprende?

[theski]

Sorry.. but WTF .. a pound is a pound.. and BTW: Muscle burns more calories at rest. its a win win ganing muscle

Of course. But what I am saying is that

1.) Muscle weighs more than fat
2.) If he's doing serious weight lifting, he going to be gaining lots of muscle
3.) The net effect is that his physique is going to change disporportionatly to the number on the scale. I.E. He'll be putting on a lot of LEAN body mass as well as losing fat. If he's very overweight, it won't be as noticable but if he's like me (moderatly overweight), the number on the scale won't go down much even though fitness increases a lot.


Comprende?

Got it. that is why I added the %of Body fat is the real tale.. not the scale.