have to lose weight b4toning/strength training?

Hi i know they have been several posts around this subject but couldn't see the answer i was looking for. So wandering do you have to lose weight before you start toning /strength training or is it to be done simultaneously?

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Doing weights is a good way to loose weight.

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Crimson Black

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Desirata

Hi i know they have been several posts around this subject but couldn't see the answer i was looking for. So wandering do you have to lose weight before you start toning /strength training or is it to be done simultaneously?

When you start building muscle / toning muscle, the increased amount of muscle over time (only after a few months noticably, mind) start to have to use up more energy simply to function. It's like a car engine - the larger the engine, the more energy it needs. Thus, if you keep on eating as you are, do weight training, include some aerobic exercise (running, swimming, skipping etc) in your regime, then after a few months at least you should look more toned and should have lost weight; and this should continue as a 'snowball' effect.

Toning muscle underneath fat means the muscle still gets toned, but not visible. Don't worry about that though, as you should be losing weight at the same time.

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Ryan

Doing weights is a good way to loose weight.

I disagree. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you're losing fat, yet also putting on muscle, then you're naturally going to put ON weight.

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Ryan

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GengisKahn

I disagree. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you're losing fat, yet also putting on muscle, then you're naturally going to put ON weight.

Ok then, doing weights is a good way to loose fat, happy now? :confused:

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Crimson Black

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Ryan

Ok then, doing weights is a good way to loose fat, happy now? :confused:

Wowa, stead on... :p:

... all I said was that I disagree, I didn't set out to disprove you... :wink:

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Bis

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toning pretty much is losing fat, so no.

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GengisKahn

I disagree. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you're losing fat, yet also putting on muscle, then you're naturally going to put ON weight.

you wont, especially not on a girl. weight lifting uses up a lot of calories, and any muscle gained from it increases your resting metabolic rate. not to mention a million other things.

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thegame26

set a plan and stick to it, most gyms you can talk to a trainer who will help you set up a plan to realise your aims :cool:

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Jack0

If you go to a gym a routine that worked for me was to start off on the bike for 5 - 10 minutes to get warmed up and then run as far as you can in 20 minutes on a treadmill (please stretch before you do this!). The next 30 - 40 minutes is spent doing weights which increase upper body strength. This is good because in the hour you spend at the gym you're increasing fitness as well as gaining strength and toning your body. Also, if you run before you lift weights then you'll have so much more blood running through your muscles which is a very good thing.

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Crimson Black

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bis432

toning pretty much is losing fat, so no.

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you wont, especially not on a girl. weight lifting uses up a lot of calories, and any muscle gained from it increases your resting metabolic rate. not to mention a million other things.

Good point, I didn't realise it the OP was a girl, in which case my advice was useless, as there's no testosterone to build the muscle in the first place... cheers.

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_EMMA_

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only boys have answered this thread ^o)

i say increase your workout gradually, so you won't get bored or find it too exhausting to continue. when you start training/excercise in some way you will automatically strenghten and toning your muscles even though what you do is low intense.

my suggestion is that you start with walks ( i just have to add that i have no idea if you are working out at the moment, if so, ignore this) and maybe combine it with yoga, pilates, or swimming those things aren't as exahausting as aerobic step-up or whatever. this is just so your body will get use to the excercise if you go out to hard cause you want to see results after a week you might shock your body and also stop it all togheter. when you feel ready the walks can lead to running. and also you can combine it with lifting weights if you want to, just remember that you have to be warm before you start lifting, run or maybe cycle as a warm up before.

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Christo

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Jack0

If you go to a gym a routine that worked for me was to start off on the bike for 5 - 10 minutes to get warmed up and then run as far as you can in 20 minutes on a treadmill (please stretch before you do this!). The next 30 - 40 minutes is spent doing weights which increase upper body strength. This is good because in the hour you spend at the gym you're increasing fitness as well as gaining strength and toning your body. Also, if you run before you lift weights then you'll have so much more blood running through your muscles which is a very good thing.

If you want to get the most out of the weight training, you should do them before cardio.

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jameso88

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My opinion on when getting in shape is you should be doing the same sort of workout whatever your aiming to do. Weights 3/4 times a week. The only thing in my opinion that should change is your diet. Toning is losing body fat and muscle definition and remember to lose weight you don't have to do cardio.

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