Thanks.||24.113.31.233||reg|| Z||000001||WarLobo||02-02-2001||12:20 AM||warlobo@operamail.com||Welcome to the Women's board! Never to late to start... or to eary! 16 huh? Well, many a good program out there. Be sure to read the up and use the search feature.
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Z||000002||bikinimom||02-02-2001||07:17 AM||bikinimom@elitefitness.com||I am so encouraged when I see women as young as yourself in pursuit of LBM...or should I say - ROCK HARD MUSCLE!!!!
You've come to the right place sista, pull up a weight bench and press on! tee-hee
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Z||000003||new@gettinbig||02-02-2001||08:43 AM||j1fit1@hotmail.com||Welcome girl Read the board and learn, I wish I would have started at your age and had the knowledge I do now!!!! You will be amazed how much you learn from the board. Good luck!!!!||64.12.102.158||reg||
Z||000004||Fitnes1||02-02-2001||09:02 AM||angelac@utk.edu||Welcome! Set goals for yourself but start with small ones. That way, you won't get frustrated and give up as easily. Ask questions when you don't know.....heck, ask them when you do know....you might still learn something. Also, do a search on this subject. You'll find a ton of stuff here! Good luck to you!
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Z||000005||FitFossil||02-02-2001||09:08 AM||||Welcome! This board has so much to offer. I wish it had been around when I was 16, but wait...we didn't even HAVE computers back then! ||152.42.20.50||reg||
Z||000006||TheNewChick||02-02-2001||10:42 AM||rydethatthang@hotmail.com||BikiniMom, you're an absolute goddess. If only all moms worked out like you did... but hey the world ain't perfect. ||24.113.31.233||reg||
Z||000007||Trinity13||02-02-2001||11:03 AM||trinity1113@hotmail.com||Welcome Aboard, New Chick.
Its great to see that someone as young as you is interested in being healthy and looking GREAT. You will learn a lot here.
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Z||000008||JayeLynn||02-02-2001||01:54 PM||greyvulf@hotmail.com||Very Much Welcome! 16 *jeeze* ...what the hell was I doing at 16? Oh, now I remember: never mind.
My take is that if you've been athletic, then you pretty much know the score. What you will hear here is that weight resistance training is superior to cardio if you're looking for long-term weight loss and lean body mass preservation. What is typically introduced in a beginning weight routine is a combination of both (ie, more reps at moderate weight ... like 3 sets of 12 - 15 reps on basic exercises to get your body started). You need a routine that captures all of the muscle groups, and you'll have to define how much time you have to spend in the gym. If you have only 3 days per week, then you'll need to combine muscle groups in such a fashion as to fit into 3 days. I think that any beginner routine is sufficient for the first 8 +/- weeks. Talk to the folks at the Y and get started on their introductory program. As you're doing that, it is important for you to start reading, interacting on this board, and begin building your next routine based upon your goals.
Diet is a big deal here, and a big part of your success. Tell us about what you're doing: ask questions: etc.
Probably not a cut-and-dried as you were hoping for....
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Z||000009||MS||02-03-2001||12:38 AM||retropump@hotmail.com||No, It's certainly not a cut-and-dry question to answer. My advice is FIRST AND FOREMOST, go slowly. We don't want you burning out because you get injured, too sore to move or just plain worn out. I also think you should have a trainer at the Y draw up a program and diet for you based on your fitness goals, then bring that program to us here on the board. Give us the same info the Y trainer has (your short, medium and long-term goals, your height, weight, %bodyfat, current diet and fitness level, how much time you want to devote to your program, etc....) and let us see if we can improve on the trainers program (or give it the thumbs-up). ||210.54.162.51||reg||