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.
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.