Just asking.

Hopefully he/she knows what they are doing.

oh but umm I wanted to ask you...you were telling me a long time ago (three days is a long time to me o.k.?) that I should do less reps with more weight....sooo um that doesnt really make sense to me. It's always been more reps, less weight. So how does that work, and are you sure that's a good enough workout? I would kinda feel like a fraud if I went to the gym and did only 4 reps!

No steve, we already established that she doesn't know what she is doing. BTW she has me doing two sets of 10-12 reps.

So why do you pay for her, besides motivation. Or is that the only reason?

I really like her! She has great tips, and motivation is a reason, but also because it is forcing me to go, usually I just make up excuses not to go. She is showing me alot of things to do without weights too, which I like. And she has lots of cool food tips. Oh, and she has shown me some great stretches that have been awesome. I KNOW it's alot of money, but i am investing in me and my future.

Thanks for the rep steve, I tried giving you one back, but i guess i have to give it to more people so until then here:

http://www.blm.gov/utah/vernal/kudos.jpg

Good enough reason for me. As long as it helps you succeed, it's all good.

Hahaha. Thanks.

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Today's weird holiday is National Public Sleeping Day - a day that gives people permission to take naps whenever they want to... it's also Hump Day

Have a dandy day

Ahh, sorry, I missed this Britta.

Let me remind you... resistance training's main function during a diet is to maintain the lean body mass that you already have. Different rep ranges create different effects on your metabolic and and nuerologic pathways.

Ideally, you focus on "strength" training while in a deficit. Strength related to more weight on the bar, so to say.

Taxing your metabolic pathways through higher rep training is not optimal for muscle maintenance.

To avoid muscle catabolism, it does not take much at all.

I think that you think weight lifting has some magical benefits above and beyond muscle maintenance. It doesn't.

It does aid in the amount of calories you will expend each day, but that is of secondary importance compared to muscle maintenance.

Your goal is weight loss currently. Remember, the most important factor driving you toward this goal is energy balance coupled with nutrition.

Thanks Mal! Don't think I will be doing much "napping" today, but I am sure it will be a great one.

Hey if I believed in magic, I would not be at the gym! lol

ok, so how many times a week should I be working out? And 4 reps at a weight that is heavy but wont exaust me completely right?

2-3 days per week is sufficient, doing full body work.

I like to use the rep bracket of 4-6.

Choose a weight that is heavy enough to hold you to the 4-6 rep range, but not so heavy that you are failing at the lift in any of the sets.

Compound exercises rule all while training in a deficit.

Ok, and work my way up to having 1800 cals, right?