Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Q & A - Body Weight Training By the "Optimal Couple"

Q: I'm a female seeking to lose weight but do not went to lifts weights. I am a former College athlete and when we used to train for lacrosse, I used to get a little bulky. In other words my body type gains muscle and when I lift weights I tend to look a bit bulky. Do you have any advice on losing weight without lifting weights? I would prefer to just do body weight dtuff. I have access to a gym to use other equipment like stability balls, medicene balls, etc... Can you hgelp me out?

A: First of all I understand your frustration with becoming too "bulky". However, I do have to state that in order to lose fat - your body needs to have lean body mass (muscle).

I also think it is possible to achieve your goals without lifting weights, although your body weight is a weight right?

To answer your question, what you could do is pick a sequence of body weight exercises and crank them out in rapid succession.

Instead of going on and on and typing out what you have to do check the videos out below (they are actually of my wife and myself - I know she puts me under the table by far).

Enjoy -





JZ

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