Recent content by emmab

as you may recall i am recovering from an eating disorder so am under a nutritionist who monitors my diet (all good) and weighs me regularly. she also has a bioimpedence machine for body composition analysis i have been pretty weight steady for a year...i gained 2kg last march after starting...

for the osteo was recommended ie those power plates

largely thigh a little in butt. think waist same measured arms other day and they are about 1/2 " bigger than at my thinnest..all that was gained in first few months of weights so no recent change there. guess it just does my head in with the jeans!!! i am too fearful to hop on scales ...

i am 36yo recovering anorexia/bulimia a year ago i started going to gym etc and very quickly built gains in muscle my dietitian was amazed at increase in couple months (i used to competitive swim to be second in country (NZ) so maybe muscle memory!) anyway, i had stopped the gym in about...

had/have kidney infection. went gym sunday then too unwell mon and tue. felt sufficiently better to go today but not up to usual level is that normal and will i get back there as get fully better?

for me it is two things 1) eating after workout getting over mindset of i've burned cals why replace (i do always beat this thought though!) 2) resisting temptation to follow my weights sessions with 20 or so mins of cardio (again the burn cals mentality) this is my goal this week, to keep...

is there a website giving exercises with the single one piece ie not looped band..i just cant visualise lower body etc exercises

going overseas in a week and was told these are best to take to keep up training. there seem to be two kinds..the single band, and the ones with the stirrup-like ends what is best??

if i am doing cardio about breakfast time should i eat first or after or doesnt it matter?

my trainer (who is really just a gym employee i am sure!) has given me the following programme one exercise each body part, 3 sets of 12 reps, full body each time, four times a week does this sound off to you??? i have been doing weights for two months, am recovering from ED and have...

wow how early in weight training can you hit this issue..i am a relative newbie but already having jeans problems!

tone..um..i think i want definition, esp that nice bump out of the shoulder! not bulky arms no it is part of the gym membership i dont pay extra for him

let me preface by saying most of the trainers here are really just gym workers and not properly qualified! had reassessment on fri and getting new programme on tue. last time it was a suck one...3 sets of 12 reps per exercise, one exercise per body part, full body split, lightish weights never...

thanks again..will leave sunbathing till summer its winter here right now! could go on sunbed i guess??

can you explain boat anchor..does that mean its reliable or just use it for comparison ongoing basis???