Everything you’d want to know about strength training for weight loss
This was originally a Q&A Wednesday question, but I’ve had no less than six people come to me with this exact same problem all in the same ten day period …
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Strength Training
Q: I’m too heavy on top to do squats without tipping over! Help?
Q: My problem is that I am overwhelmed when I go to the gym. There is so much equipment and I don’t know where to start. Any suggestions?
Q: Erika, I finally figured this weight loss thing out. I’m eating clean, I’m working out, but my booty is going away!!! Nooooo!
Q: I was told to do cardio first, then lift weights since I don’t need to tone the fat. Can I weight train, too? Can weight lifting help burn fat?
The five questions women ask me the most regarding strength training and weight lifting, and some insight to help make you a strength training dynamo.
The Case Against Working Out in Waist Trainers — Or Wearing Them At All
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
The wearing of a garment that presses directly on your nerves in the midst of strenuous activity leads to not only nerve damage, but muscle damage…
Q: I’m heavy and its appears because I’m heavy I can’t do squats. Please tell me how to get started…
“Now That You’re Pregnant, Do You Feel Like You Lost That Weight For Nothing?”
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
Lots of people have snarked – lovingly, I presume – that I “lost all that weight for nothing.” Today, I address that concern.
Q: can you suggest any leg strengthening exercises that won’t hurt my knees? Any suggestions (other than lose weight) on how to save/strengthen my knees?
No, you’re not going to go into the gym, lift a few fifteens, go home, and then wake up looking like Macho Man Randy Savage. And here are five reasons …
So, ever since I started talking about #babysprout, lots of people have hit me on the side asking if I have any idea what my post-delivery fitness plan is going …
5 Reasons Your Body Fat Percentage is More Important Than Your Weight
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
Why you need to be all about your body fat percentage. Like, right now. Toss the scale out the window, then come read this.
Q: I should be able to get to and maintain a healthy weight without all the exercising shenanigans. Right? My answer, inside.
What are your experiences like in the weight room? Do you experience fear? Are you the Alpha Dog?
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Q: Can you give me the brief step-by-step of how you got started?
Q: What is high intensity interval training (HIIT)? A: It is… gloriousness in the form of 60 seconds (or more… or less) of struggle.
Five things I’ve learned about dieting, why it sucks, and why you should hang up your dieting habit.
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