More Carbs, Less Protein, More Reps, Less Weight

[*Bunny*]

This is really starting to bother me....

At my gym, three of the trainers have told me as a female, I need more carbs in my diet than protein. Also, I need to lay off the heavier weights and focus on more reps with lighter weights in order to "tone" and not bulk. !! When I said, "There is no such term as 'tone', " they looked at me like I was just another uninformed female overdoing cardio.

Side bar - My goals: (1) Lose fat (2) Healthy diet (3) Build muscle
I am trying a new approach to working out by doing HIIT on the Precor 3-4x a week for 40 minutes (5 min warm up, 1 minute high intensity, 2-3 minutes moderate intensity for 30 min., then 5 min cool down). Instead of lifting lighter weights for 15 reps like I used to (i.e. Upper Body), I increased the weight, focus on form and go 8-10 reps for 4 sets. Still need some tweaking with weight training and diet (signed up for FitDay to get started), but you get the idea of how I changed things up.

MY QUESTION: Am I approaching this all wrong? I am open to advice, but I cannot get over the feeling these trainers are leading me in the wrong direction.

 

[javaguru]

In my experience, women actually need to adjust protein up and carbs down because their bodies tend to hold onto fat more readily than a male. The only difference in training would be to lower the total number of sets for a woman due to a lesser ability to recover, but what do I know. I don't have a piece of paper declaring me an expert. lol

 

[*Bunny*]

In my experience, women actually need to adjust protein up and carbs down because their bodies tend to hold onto fat more readily than a male. The only difference in training would be to lower the total number of sets for a woman due to a lesser ability to recover, but what do I know. I don't have a piece of paper declaring me an expert. lol

Thanks for responding . I understand what you're saying about holding on to more fat and in my case I also hold muscle very well too. I also know every person has his/her own opinion on Diet, Training, etc., but if I am heading in the wrong direction I'd rather find out now, then 6 months down the road of wasted effort.

 

[javaguru]

You may want to post up on the women's fitness board. There are a lot of experienced women on the board and they are very helpful.

 

[*Bunny*]

You may want to post up on the women's fitness board. There are a lot of experienced women on the board and they are very helpful.

Done. Yes, indeed they are. I suppose I should have went with my gut and did this in the first place. Maybe I thought since the three who offered the advice were men, I'd like to hear what men had to say about it

Thanks again