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am i too obese to be doing weights

  • 15-05-2014 12:54am
    #1
    petals rocks1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭


    Gym imstructor wants me to do day of cardio and them the followin day do weights. Im afraid as i have 4 stone to lose to be anyway normal. Am i bn silly or should i not incorporate weights until ive more weight off. Thanks


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  • #2
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Best way to lose weight/build muscle imo.

    I don't do much weights (have to get back to the gym) but a year of hauling a fairly heavy boat up a slip made me stronger, tonight I was doing it without being out of breath, a year ago was different

    Also good for bone density as you get older

    Is it weightlifting or using machines?


  • #3
    RGDATA!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭RGDATA!


    it's all relative, start light and listen to your instructor.


  • #4
    chriity139
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 939 ✭✭✭chriity139


    You are never too obese to do weights everyone should do them


  • #5
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,900 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    chriity139 wrote: »
    You are never too obese to do weights everyone should do them

    This.
    /thread


  • #6
    rusnakova
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭rusnakova


    For real starters to building some muscle - I would suggest Convict Conditioning - it's a book by Paul Wade and his program really starts from scratch.

    Eg instead of full pushups, you can start doing push-ups standing with your hands against a wall and you do a "push-up" against the wall. Really good for starters - and gradually you move upwards, the goal is doing even one hand pushups! It takes time, though and this time can be used as a "therapy" to either lose weight or heal old injuries..

    Of course, there are pullups, squats, leg raises etc done in a similar fashion.

    Fingers crossed, you can do it!


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  • #7
    meijin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭meijin


    rusnakova wrote: »
    For real starters to building some muscle - I would suggest Convict Conditioning - it's a book by Paul Wade and his program really starts from scratch.

    See a thread with more details about CC at http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=70755853


  • #8
    Bandit 6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 27 ✭Bandit 6


    yes, yes you are


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