Lifting While Cutting

[mermaid]

Since I started my new journal, I have had some feedback with regard to my lifting program but it's conflicting and I'm confused. However, it was a post today in Pooh Wife's log that prompted me to ask this as a fellow EFer commented on how most of our (women's) training programs are, and I quote, "sad".

I've reread the stickies, visited the Training forum and what to choose? Needsize 5x5, Doggcrap, Compound vs Isolation, TUT, training each bodypart 2 to 3 times per week, 4 day splits, full body workouts etc etc.

I want to maximise my fat loss; I believe I have the diet in check and morning cardio is the way to go. But where training is concerned (currently a 4 day split, one bodypart per week, including some isolation moves), should I just see what works for my body over time or is there a general consensus of the most efficient way to train for fat loss?

I would be really grateful for some advice, thanks ladies (and gents).

 

[buffalogal]

Mermaid, I'm far from an expert on this subject. But, after doing this for 4 years I've realized that you have to find something that works for you. Most of it is just experimentation until you start to see results.

I've tried A LOT of different ways to lift in the past 4 years, and up until about 6 months ago I saw very little difference. I think it's more about how your body responds, rather than "what works for one person will work for everyone."

I take a lot of flak from trainers at my gym for lifting slow (emphasizing the negative portion) and for training one body part per day, but nothing else works for me. As far as I'm concerned, they can take their advice and stuff it where the sun doesn't shine. I'm the only one that knows my body and how it responds.

My advice would be to try a program for 4-6 weeks and if you don't see a difference, change it up. It may take awhile to find one that works but you can't rush perfection...

 

[scorpiogirl]

Mermaid, I'm far from an expert on this subject. But, after doing this for 4 years I've realized that you have to find something that works for you. Most of it is just experimentation until you start to see results.

I've tried A LOT of different ways to lift in the past 4 years, and up until about 6 months ago I saw very little difference. I think it's more about how your body responds, rather than "what works for one person will work for everyone."

I take a lot of flak from trainers at my gym for lifting slow (emphasizing the negative portion) and for training one body part per day, but nothing else works for me. As far as I'm concerned, they can take their advice and stuff it where the sun doesn't shine. I'm the only one that knows my body and how it responds.

My advice would be to try a program for 4-6 weeks and if you don't see a difference, change it up. It may take awhile to find one that works but you can't rush perfection...

Most of the time, I'm a one muscle group per day person too. I'll throw abs, calves, or step-up's in, but I've found the same to be true for me as far as one body part per day. Something one of the guys mentioned not too long ago was the "active rest". Maybe you could try it and see how it works for you. Do some jumping jacks, jog in place, etc. between sets....that would get the metabolism up and help with fat loss. Just a thought.

 

[musclemom]

My thing, I really think you need at least one big compound move, deadlift or squat ... and you need to push it, hard. There's something about utilizing every muscle of the body ... I've never seen the kind of progress I had when I was able to add deadlifts.

What works for my body, in isolation exercises, 6 reps x 6 sets for strength, 12 reps x 4-6 sets for hypertrophy, 3 exercises per muscle group a week. I've never been interested in endurance so I can't speak for that one.

Bugger, I know what I need to do, would someone just tell me HOW to put it together and KEEP it together ??? ...

 

[Sassy69]

THere are a thousand different ways to train depending on what works for you, what your goals are, what diet you are following to fuel the training and also what you've been doing. I tend to go to a 2 muscle group / day schedule but I will tend to do a heavy muscle group 1 / light muscle group 2 on the first cycle ( usualy a 4 day cycle - 3 on 1 off, repeat) and then light muscle group 1 / heavy muscle group 2 so I don't overtrain on that short cycle.