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Originally Posted by buxiaohui
I’ve posted some of my info on the newbie intro board, but will review my stats here: 5’7.5”; 115 lbs; late 20’s. My workout? Every other day, I do Pilates, Ballet exercises, and Yoga for 45 min.(total). I just added 4 additional exercises (30 min. total) after that: 2 exercises working arms/chest/back, 2 exercises working legs/butt/abs. Occasionally I’ll add 15-20 min. of cardio- - but all on the same days as I do other work. My off days are my off days.
As you can see, I'm wanting to add muscle (which will replace/burn the fat in the process, right?).
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Muscles "cost" your metabolism more energy--even at rest---than fat tissue. So this means, in a sense, if you have more muscles, you need to eat more to maintain that. Eating more is always fun LOL. A revved up metabolism is better for fat burning.
You weight very little for your height...you probably have a model's physique?? Just some general questions, do you maintain your weight easily? Or do you lose weight easily and/or gain weight easily? Some of these factors will come into play as well. If you have ectomorphic traits, you woudln't taylor your diet the same as you would for someone who was endomorphic. Having a general idea of your body type can be helpful. Some people (like ectos) can get away with higher carbs and calories and eating carbs in their evening meals with no repercussions....whereas the same would not be true for an endo. A mesomorph will generally have the best of both worlds (lucky bastards!), they can gain muscle easily, and stay lean easily.
Now for training, if your goal is to gain muscles (assuming by your weight you are pretty lean already).... lift like a power/strength athlete. Lift really heavy, with a longer rest period. Make sure you have a good PWO shake figured out. Bump up your calories a little (but not too much)...assuming you want to stay relatively lean.
Girls are always afraid of lifting heavy in fear of "looking like a man" or "getting too bulky". Take two women who are both size 6 and the one with more muscles will look better....A lean and muscular physique on a woman is hot as hell, and will look lean & tight compared to someone who was the exact same size but less muscle and higher bodyfat. Given our natural hormonal makeup, it is not condusive to adding a lot of size/strength (compared to a man or a woman on steroids). So you don't have to worry. AND... any gains you make, you really have to work hard to keep. So. If 'by accident' you happen to get to a point where you feel that you are getting "too big".... it is easy to take down the size of your muscles (too easy, unfortunately LOL!).
Rest, sleep, lots of water, food choice & timing, low mental/emotional stress... are all factors that are just as important as the training.
Okay. I've written up a storm LMAO. Hope it helps!!
