I gained 6 lbs??? How did this happen?? physically not possible! (exercise, calories)
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Regarding the Tabata workout - what if I am physically unable to do those? I tried and it is soo awkward unable to get anything done =(
ANYONE can do tabata. It IS high intensity, but if you follow the way its setup, people at any fitness level can do it and track/see how their fitness increases.
I teach a "tai chi fitness" class and every other week I add in tabata squats and keep score so that all of my students can actually see in cold hard facts and numbers how their health/fitness improves. I separate the students into pairs, put on a tribal tabata song on the speakers, have one student score each round then switch when tabata is done. They give me the "scorecards" that I tally at the end of the month. Its fun and motivating.
Many forms of exercise can be done as tabatas. Like the following:
Air squats
Situps
Pushups
Mountain Climbers
Sprints
Punch out on the punching bag
Pullups
Even if you are only able to do ONE rep on like the 5-8 rounds at the beginning its fine, you just really want to try to "score" better than your previous times.
I can't do mountain climbers at all, or burpees. I get red in the face and my temples start to throb. I think it has to do with my head being lower than my butt, while I'm trying to be parallel to the ground. Oddly, I -can- do hand-stand pushups against the wall, though I can only do between 6-8 of them at a time.
I end up doing the mountainclimbers with my hands propping me up against a bench at the gym, so I'm doing it on an upward angle.
There is no punching bag in our gym.
I am unable to do pullups but I do work on it with the assisted pullup machine.
I do a lot of squats though. Regular squats, squats while holding a 15-pound dumbbell at my chest, and sumo-squats with a 10-pound dumbbell in each hand.
And wall-sits.
And planks.
And bird-dogs.
Mostly, a lot of core stuff involving using my own body-weight.
Thanks! However, I still wished I never gained those lbs in the first place. Makes me feel like I could've lost an extra 3 lbs from where I was at, rather than working to lose those stupid pounds.
Thanks! However, I still wished I never gained those lbs in the first place. Makes me feel like I could've lost an extra 3 lbs from where I was at, rather than working to lose those stupid pounds.
Welcome to my world! I have lost SIX lbs. this YEAR. I rather hoped that number would be at least 16 by now.
Thanks! However, I still wished I never gained those lbs in the first place. Makes me feel like I could've lost an extra 3 lbs from where I was at, rather than working to lose those stupid pounds.
If the 6lbs was water/glycogen stores (and the only other possible explanation is a scale malfunction) then you really haven't lost any progress.
If the 6lbs was water/glycogen stores (and the only other possible explanation is a scale malfunction) then you really haven't lost any progress.
Yea I know. I wouldnt be on track again until I lose the 6 lbs PLUS some more....Why does water weight take so long to lose though? I was expecting it to just "expel" overnight or something...yet its taking me the same time as it took me in the first place to lose those initial pounds...I remember when I started, I was losing 3-4 lb/week. I'm also losing the "water weight" at the same rate, since I lost 3 of those 6 lbs in a week.
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