Women's Weight Training Myths

[wkt]

wow ganda ng abs mo sis feline!
kaka-inspire!!

sana matuto ako ng free weights. 
puro equipment lang ako ngayon eh.

[Remi]

@ sis remi - 15 kg or 15 lbs? for more definition, you'll need to build more muscle, which means you're going to have to start lifting heavier weights. if you can do lots and lots of reps, that bar isn't heavy enough!

Hi sis caeca!  15kgs, I knew you'll say it's not enough.
I'm trying to increase the weight gradually.  It's usually a 1 hour class kasi so lots and lots of reps.  You think I should do more weight lifting outside class?  I don't have motivation kasi when nobody is shouting at me and no loud music to help me beast myself.

[feline13]

^15kg is around 33lbs.. 11 more pounds and that would be the weight of the olympic bar sis..
i remember starting with my first ever squats na manginig nginig pa ko sa pag buhat ng 20kg bar.. try mo pag halo ang mga exercises a body pump in "real life" weights sa BAKAL AREA hehe.. try mo compounds like clean and press (fave ko yun sa body pump before hehe), squats, deadlifts, lunges kung gusto mo haluan.. for your lower.. for upper naman, banch press, shoulder press, lat raises, rows, triceps, biceps.. body pump teaches it naman just make sure you have the right form.. just traslate it in real life.
HTH

[caeca]

^^ 15kg isn't too bad, considering the high number of reps. but i agree with sis feline, go for compound exercises, with heavier weight. how often do you attend body pump ba? you could opt to substitute a couple of body pump workouts with one that uses heavier weight. i know it's more motivating when you're in a group and there's someone pushing you, but the nice thing about working with heavier weights is that when you try to beat your previous record, you end up motivating yourself.

[feline13]

amen to that!

[Remi]

Hi mga sisses!  Thanks so much for all your help!  I will try heavier weights, quite hesistant but I will, kaya ko ito!

I go Body Pump classes 3 times a week.  I find it easier training in a group.  But progress is not always so obvious.

[chicgurl]

pasali po..

nice abs woooo wish i have that too

[feline13]

^speaking of abs mga sisses, baka gusto nyo sumali dito.. extended up to april 13 ang deadline..
for charity to and for self improvement...
http://www.thelonerider.com/2010/apr/abs/abs.shtml
before and after shot.. 3 months.

sis caeca,
tell you clients to join in na rin if they want.
this way, you get to see your improvement ika nga..

[rys]

gusto ko sana sumali kaso wala akong funds mag gym ahaha

[feline13]

^sis, kaya naman kahit walang gym..
calories in, calories out
body weight as free weight
more reps na lang .. bodyweight squats, lunges, use sumthin heavy for your presses, crunches.. daming bodyweight exercises sa net sis.
post na kaw biliiiiiiiiiiis! tamang tama ang 3 months for progress shot.

[azekristine]

ang on and off diet ba might cause cancer?
just asking

[rys]

^^ bukas na deadline sis noh?  will think about it ahaha


^ alam ko with problems with on and off diet is blood pressure.
depende pa yan kung binge talaga kapag off diet

[feline13]

sis, kung bukas ng 12noon, dapat now, mag send na kaw..
join na siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis!

[spartan]

Lift like a man, look like a goddess!

^^^Great quote!
Every woman who goes to the gym should read and memorize these myths.

Seeing pictures here of women squatting brings tears of joy. Squats are the best exercise to build muscle all over the body - period.

[caeca]

lol @ "tears of joy." that rare, huh? deadlifts are good too!

how are you ladies all doing?

[spartan]

^ oh yah Deadlifts and squats!

ladies don't skip these exercises

[geumjandi]

i dont like deadlifts and squat... sakit sa legs nung squat. hehe but i have... 

[ishko]

ang on and off diet ba might cause cancer?
just asking

sis, masama yun sa health.. yung sis ko naoperahan sa gallstone kasi minsan di kumakain or konti kinakain tapos pag may handaan madami kinakain.. so di na-absorbed ng katawan nya yung excess fats kaya naging buo at naging bato sa bato.. bad sa health ang ganun

[angeleigh]

Nakakadelay ba ng period kapag active sa gym?

[caeca]

^ not at all! assuming, of course, that your diet is good too.