Cardio - Page 2

**Lady C** · 09-Dec-07, 05:23 PM

By dropping the weight training you are losing muscle mass with that fat. I suggest keeping the weight training and increasing the intensity of those workouts. Muscle is what keeps your metabolism high. With muscle loss, it will be harder to maintian your current diet to keep losing.

**cursor** · 09-Dec-07, 08:36 PM

AND along with that lean tissue loss, your metabolism drops. Before you know it, you'll plateau for sure. Your plan should not be to simply lose scale weight, but rather to lose ONLY body fat. By placing your primary focus on weight training and diet, supplemented by reasonable cardio, you'll reshape your body in a way that cardio alone can't possibly do.

**.V.** · 10-Dec-07, 09:41 AM

^^^^^
Yeah, what they said. These two really know what they are talking about and you would be wise to listen to them.

I've told quite a few women to throw the scale away and just concentrate on how they look in the mirror and how the clothes are fitting.

shaunna · 10-Dec-07, 08:17 PM

ok....I will go back to the gym and work out 3 days a week , i guess i was hoping that using the dumbells for my arms and shoulders would have been enough along with the cardio...but i will trust you guys, thanks for the info and being honest.

**LiftGirl** · 11-Dec-07, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by shaunna

i guess i was hoping that using the dumbells for my arms and shoulders would have been enough along with the cardio...

You'll need to work all the muscles in your body, not just arms and shoulders. Back, legs and chest are the three biggest muscle groups in the body. Working them offers a lot of chance to build lean muscle, plus a lot of calorie burn opportunity.