Comments on: Non-negotiable: Resistance Training!

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Question from a reader: « Body By Buck — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:20:47 +0000

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By: Buck

Buck — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:03:06 +0000

Thanks Meghan. Glad you like the site. That’s a great question. I have never used Curves but from my understanding this is the way it works. You can correct me if I’m wrong but you do a circuit of 8-12 machines and it uses a hydraulic system for resistance and you do the same workout each time. If that’s true, it can be a good place for women to start exercising but usually won’t get you where you want to go in the long run.

Your body adapts to whatever you do over a period of time – specifically exercise. Usually you make progress for a while then your body will plateau and your progress will stop. Your body becomes more efficient at what your doing – which not a good thing when you want to lose weight and tone. I’ll post more on that in the future.

For you: 5 times per week is more than enough time to workout but if you aren’t doing the right things – it’s a recipe for frustration. As far as Curves, if you’re seeing results, then keep doing what you’re doing but my guess is that progress has slowed down or stopped (had many conversations about this in the past with women). Curves doesn’t allow you to adjust resistance or add variety to your workout program which are both MAJOR problems. It can also be very mundane and boring. If so, it’s time to change things up and break the plateau.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:05:27 +0000

Hi Buck-
I have a quick question for you. My goal is to loose weight and tone up. I work out at Curves (all resistance machines) 5 times per week. Do you think this is enough resistance training or should I include more weight training into my routine?
Thank you for your help. I love your site!
Meghan

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“My metabolism is slowing down…” « Body By Buck — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:40:04 +0000

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By: Ladies pick up those weights! « Body By Buck

Ladies pick up those weights! « Body By Buck — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:34:27 +0000

[...] this is far from true. As I mentioned before resistance training is a non-negotiable. Read it again here to refresh or to catch up some of the benefits. Though women are afraid of this, it’s often [...]