What is YOUR weight loss work out???

[thomaspinckney]

I've lost 33 pounds since Thanksgiving and a total of 55 pounds overall. I've discovered that by expanding my rowing to 45 minutes or more the weight seems to come off a lot more consistantly and faster. A weight loss of about 2 - 3 pounds per week is a good one without having to diet.

However, one must eat properly and have a five-prong approach to their training:

1. aerobic activity to get your metabolism up. GREAT way to lose fat. I've noticed that I row 30 minutes a day, I lose very little weight. By adding an additional 15+ minutes at a easy pace, the fat seems to come off a LOT better. I think the idea is to get your metabolism up and keep it there for a while. Thus, your body becomes a fat-burning machine.
2. weight training to develp more muscle. The more muscle you have - the more calories you burn all of the time, including while you are at rest. Kind of like putting a race car engine in your body!
3. proper meals. Notice I did not say diet. Diets fail when you go back to your old ways. Eat properly all of the time, exercise and you will get back in shape. It's ok to eat whatever you want sometimes. Just don't do it three meals a day, every day! (I LOVE junk food) I've noticed that after I get away from eating fast foods, pizza, etc. it doesn't seem to be as good as before and I don't crave it. You start to notice the smell of grease in the air when you arrive at these places IF you stop eating their food.
4. core training: if you have been overweight, you (most likely) are week in the abs & back. To protect yourself, rowing is great. However, you must also work your abs to protect your back.
5. proper sleep/rest. Your body needs to recover. Otherwise, you will become overtrained and just won't feel like training.

Keep things simple and you will succeed.