[quote]ACatigbe wrote:
You really are good at telling people they can’t do things. I say I’m capable of sprinting, you suggest walking. I ask for weight training advice, you say I won’t be able to handle it. You’re advice sounds geared towards 600+ pound disabled people. I am not one of those people. I am capable of lifting weights. I am capable of doing hiit. Your point is valid, maybe I shouldn’t do 7 days. I’ll do 5 days for 45 minutes just as Teddy suggested, but I’d like to start lifting just like any other normal person would and no, I’m not looking to hear you tell me I should start lifting the god damn milk gallons in my fridge. [/quote]
Here, you want to jump all in head first then be my guest.
Read that and every article linked in it and you shouldn’t need to seek any advice from any of us. I’m not telling you you can’t do anything. I’m telling you not to jump into a weight training program designed for skinny high school kids that has you lifting 2 hours a day 5 days a week while you’re already sprinting 5 days a week. Do that if you want to, but I would be willing to bet my life savings that if you do, 6 months from now you will have quit. It has nothing to do with willpower and determination, it’s called overtraining and you will wreak havoc on your body if you do an extreme amount of training without working yourself up to that work capacity.
I’m trying to help you out because I see this all too often. People let themselves get completely out of shape, then they want to be all gung-ho about working out and start training 7 days a week. This lasts anywhere from a few days to a few months before they just quit altogether. You need a lifestyle change and while some people have success going from doing nothing to doing everything, the vast majority become burnt out after a while. Sometimes it’s motivation that waivers, sometimes it’s their body becoming overworked, but most of the time it’s a combination of both.
If you know nothing about weight training, then you won’t know the difference between different programs. Some are designed for skinny people trying to gain weight. These will most likely include a high volume of lifting and require someone to eat 4000+ calories a day just so their body can properly recover. Obviously if you are doing HIIT and this type of weight training while eating a calorie restricted diet, you will be doing too much. All I’m trying to do is steer you clear of this.
If you weight trained 3-4 days a week with basic exercises at a moderate intensity, walked on your days off, and increased both the volume and intensity of both activities every week, you will see the progress you desire.