Trying to Lose Weight And Tone Up Posted: 05-09-05 09:31am
I currently work out in the gym 5 days a
week. Monday is chest, tuesday is back,
wednesday is legs, thursday is shoulders
and friday is arms. On each one of these
days, I do 45 minutes of cardio on the
stationary bike, eliptical trainer, or
stair stepper. I also do abs on monday,
wednesday and friday. I ususally do 30
minutes of cardio then lift and finish my
workout with 15 minutes of cardio. I was
told that doing cardio before lifting can
actuall break down my muscles and cardio
should be done after lifting? Is this
true? My goal is to lose fat and flab
and to really tone up. I want to go from
from flabby to firm. What is the best
way to do this? Also, I have had 3
c-sections and a hysterectomy so my
stomach muscles are shot, so to say. How
can I flatten and tighten back up my
stomach? I eat healthy. Lots of
protein, veggies, fruit and carbs. I
pretty much balance it out with an
increase of protein since i'm working out.
Can you point me in the right direction
to achieve my goal? Also, can you tell
me what my target heart rate is? I am 37
and I weigh 170.
Thank you
