[celeste*]

^^;; It's so nice that you're doing something like this. ^^ Just wanted to say thanks.

Now...here's my current situation.

I'm 17 years old but I am 4'8. (pretty short don't you think? ) Anyways, I've been jumping from 95 pounds to 100 in the past few months. Currently I'm 95 pounds but as usual, all the fat in my body go straight to my thighs and chest area. No, I don't want to lose any weight. Frankly, I like being a little on the chub side but I would very much like to tone my thighs. Can you suggest any kind of exercise that would help in toning out my thighs and well...an overall exercise that would be good for my body type. I'm pretty small but I do eat. I've been eating 6-8 small meals a day and because there are stairs at school, I skip the elevator and walk them everyday. So...um...thank you once again and I'll be back to inform you of anything else. ^^

--Celeste.

[iluvgummies]

[quote name='Nojeel' date='May 24 2007, 05:36 PM' post='5909555']

You mean it trembles because the workouts your doing is straining your muscles? I mean, does it 'hurt' when your performing these exercises? Please be a little more elaborate

Thanks for getting back to me...sorry about my late reply. anyway, it just trembles theres no pain or anything when I work out, but mostly my left leg trembles. I guess it does that the most when I do leg exercises, especially on the floor when it requires me to keep my leg perpendicular to the floor. I'm 5'2 and weigh 100 lbs if that helps. I'm preety sure I lack quite a bit of muscle and I use to try to loose weight by just reducing my intake of food. I want to become more healthy and fit so I try to do some yoga and pilates about 30 mins a day. Thank you for your help

[Nojeel]

hey, i was wondering whether jumproping is a good exercise to do and if so, how long should should i be doing it and at what intensity level for it to be most effective? and what are the benefits of jumproping? hahaha, b/c i have no idea but i heard that it was a good exercise. i'm a 17 year old girl, 5' 5", 125 lbs, and aiming for a more leaner and toned body.
oh yeah, will jumproping bulk up my calves, like build up the muscles because that's like the one thing that i reallyyy dread and definitely don't want. if it does do that, is there any exercise that youwould recommend that will slim them down? or is it impossible b/c i read in a previous post wher eyou said that big calves are genetic... so does that mean that there's no hope?
thank you for any help that you can give me! and sorry that i asked so many questions... hahaha

Jump roping is an excellent exercise, it is personally my favorite as well. And no, your not asking alot of questions.

Generally you can get a good cardiovascular from doing about 6-8 intervals of 5-6min each. Intensity level depends on your fitness level, you always want to be challenged though cause if the exercise is too easy for you, you need to crank it up a notch.

Doing calves exercises does not make them bigger but makes them stronger. The only way for you to get tremendously huge calves is if you go extremely heavy in the weights, normally this is a very difficult task for men, and it is nearly impossible for women to increase in size in their calves by exercising unless they gain excess fat from bad nutrition, so don't worrya bout it.

[Nojeel]

I'm around 165 CM and I weigh around 130-140 pounds.

I want to lose at least 30 pounds in 3 months. Which is the fastest way?

I was thinking of eating less and biking/swimming everyday because I'm going to be staying in my cottage.

And also, what's the consequence of taking diet pills at the age of 16? Do they work?

30 pounds in 3 months is not really realistic, your only 5'4-5'5 and 130-140 pds. You do not have that much fat to lose that much amount of weight according to your height and weight, it is physically/nearly impossible for you to lose that much weight in a healthy manner. Biking and swimming are excellent acitivites, you must do weight training as well, you can't just do cardio and cut back on your food.

Diet pills are not recommended for everybody, and especially anyone under the age of 18, it's due to some of the side effects and health issue that are possibly associated with diet pills, (i.e jitters, thyroid manipulation, excess caffeine consumption, elevated blood pressure, racing heartbeat, etc.) Alot of OTC are fake as well, generally, only weight loss pills are really effective are the ones that are regulated by the FDA. you MUST, and I mean MUST consult with a medical doctor before taking any weight loss pills. Diet pills are basically food supplements (excepted prescriped ones) and you can/might be allergic to some of the ingredients and can suffer from side effects. I do not recommend you take diet pills unless your under supervision from a fitness trainer+doctor if you dont' know what your doing.

But my personal experience about weight loss pills, 'do they work'? yes and no

Generally in the beginning, they can be effective with a training program, but the effectives are really only short term. Our bodies adjust to weight loss pills rather quickly so long term effects are not really recongized down the line, anyone using diet pills should use it as a temporarily basis (i.e training for a compeititon, people with a body fat % of 35+<<<obeseity)

[glee682ful]

Hello Nojeel.

Thanks so much for dispersing your knowledge about well... health.
I have a question that isn't really about working out - but just in case you know the answer...

Can I ask you why my weight fluctuates + or - approx 5-8 pounds with each meal I consume? I guess it's just not logical to me.

I eat dinner and gain about 5 pounds and then I go home and sleep and in the morning, I weigh what I did before I ate dinner.

[Nojeel]

am i healthy? i am 5ft 1 and weigh 92.6 pounds. girl 16 y.o.

and and i drink low fat milk..... do i still get taller drinking that or is it only full cream milk >.<"

and and do vegetables contribute and affect your height because i dont eat any vegetables at all. is that why i'm short?

You are moderately underweight, almost too underweight actually.

Your young, your only 16, trust me.. you have 9-10 more years to grow

Low fat milk or whole milk doesn't make you taller, it's the essential complex mixture of calcium nutrients that milk has in general that makes you taller. They say that whole milk is actually better for younger individuals because of the amount of fat it contains.

You want to consume roughly around 2-3 servings of vegetables daily, it's basically so your getting the proper nutrition and vitamins vegetables provides to you on a daily basis.

Hello Nojeel.

Thanks so much for dispersing your knowledge about well... health.
I have a question that isn't really about working out - but just in case you know the answer...

Can I ask you why my weight fluctuates + or - approx 5-8 pounds with each meal I consume? I guess it's just not logical to me.

I eat dinner and gain about 5 pounds and then I go home and sleep and in the morning, I weigh what I did before I ate dinner.

It's very logical actually, weight fluctuation occurs in everybody. It's very natural, you can gain weight instanteanously and lose it back...it's just 'weight' not fat. You can eat a 10pounds salad for example and you'll increase in weight obviously, but when you digest you'll go back to your normal weight since lettuce floats off in your body basically. Unless you enjoyed that salad with a whole batch of ranch dressing and 2 pounds of chicken and bread, then that's a different story,

May I have some advice on how to make my arms smaller???>...is there any daily routine to achieve smaller arms??

You can't make your arms 'smaller' You need to build muscle in that area and burn the fat off to get a lean and defined look. Routine is your basic diet with a aerobic+weight training program. Please check some of the first few pages of this topic and you'll see some examples.

HEy, thanks for offering your help

im 16, 175cm , 65kg

are my height and weight good ? or should i put on more weight ?

and im also doing various other exercises like pushups, concentration curls...etcetc. to increase bicep size and shoulder broadness....and thats going fine but my wrist and forearms imo are too ''thin''..so lyk , wat exercises can i do to improve their size?
my diet is :

morning: pretty much leftovers from last night

recess : full cream milk, fruit salad sometimes, but Often..just milk

lunch: sandwich, noodles..depends really, but a substantial amount here

after school: more leftovers, or fastfood

between dinner and afterschool, i do my weights, and exercises, and after my workout, ill drink 2 cups of Sustagen ..so abt 550mL in total

dinner: rice + stuff (veges, beef, chicken etc.)
so ye =)

tytytytyty

Your weight for your height is fine.

Wrist curls, rollups( get a bar with a rope, wrap a weight with the rope and 'rollup' with your wrist to bring the weight up and back down) are great for your wrist, preacher curls+reverse curls are great for your forearms

You really need to change your diet Please try to eat more frequently while avoiding process food as much as possible, your diet should consists of alot of lean meats, vegetables, natural organic foods with a good blend of carbs/fats/proteins.

[Nojeel]

^^;; It's so nice that you're doing something like this. ^^ Just wanted to say thanks.

Now...here's my current situation.

I'm 17 years old but I am 4'8. (pretty short don't you think? ) Anyways, I've been jumping from 95 pounds to 100 in the past few months. Currently I'm 95 pounds but as usual, all the fat in my body go straight to my thighs and chest area. No, I don't want to lose any weight. Frankly, I like being a little on the chub side but I would very much like to tone my thighs. Can you suggest any kind of exercise that would help in toning out my thighs and well...an overall exercise that would be good for my body type. I'm pretty small but I do eat. I've been eating 6-8 small meals a day and because there are stairs at school, I skip the elevator and walk them everyday. So...um...thank you once again and I'll be back to inform you of anything else. ^^

--Celeste.

Naww, your not short at all, my sister is a similar height to you (4'10) so don't worry, plus I think girls your height are adorable anyways

Some great exercises for your lower legs are squats, lunges, hamstring curls, leg presses, box jumps, stiff-legged deadlifts, hip abdcutors, inner thigh flies are all great for targeting your quads, inner thighs, hamstrings, buns and hips

Thanks for getting back to me...sorry about my late reply. anyway, it just trembles theres no pain or anything when I work out, but mostly my left leg trembles. I guess it does that the most when I do leg exercises, especially on the floor when it requires me to keep my leg perpendicular to the floor. I'm 5'2 and weigh 100 lbs if that helps. I'm preety sure I lack quite a bit of muscle and I use to try to loose weight by just reducing my intake of food. I want to become more healthy and fit so I try to do some yoga and pilates about 30 mins a day. Thank you for your help

Now that is very normal, we start to shake or tremble when we're performing exercises in the beginning of a program. Our bodies are trying to adjut and get use to exercising. Basically it's your body telling you 'omg, WTH are you doing to me, why is body working out?!?! ahh!' Your muscles are very weak currently so it's tryin to develoop new muscles, so performing and executing the motion requires strength that your body currently do not have amassed of and therefore it is straining to get it done.

[christinexkim]

Hi

I'm 5'4.5" and about 118 pounds. I eat healthily and am pretty sedentary, walking about 10-30 minutes a day unplanned, and running 30 minutes once a week for exercise. I'm pretty happy with myself except I can never seem to lose the fat on my stomach.

What can I do? I've tried doing lots of crunches and things, but to no avail, because I need to lose the fat first! I've tried eating food that reduce bloating, but that doesn't help much long-term either. Any advice? Thanks!

[zombie_milk]

im 5'1 and in pretty decent weight, as far as i'm concerned. but i need to lose a bit of weight off my tummy by the end of July, which gives me only a few months. I've started to go on a diet about a week ago. I do not have any gym equipment or anything of that sort at home, and I have no idea where the gyms are where I live, so I was wondering, how would I go about to losing around 5-10ish lbs in a few months? & do you have any good tips on how to work out at home or something?


(= thankyou

[SN0Wx]

i think i'm pretty out of shape i want to drop about 15 pounds during the three months of summer (5 lbs a month, reasonable right?)
i'm thinking of signing up at Bally and i'm wondering what my routine at the gym should be and how many times should i do each activity.
(this feels like such a broad question... )

i wanna mainly work on my abs and legs & thighs. help please?
thank you (:

[Auralie]

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[iluvgummies]

Naww, your not short at all, my sister is a similar height to you (4'10) so don't worry, plus I think girls your height are adorable anyways

Some great exercises for your lower legs are squats, lunges, hamstring curls, leg presses, box jumps, stiff-legged deadlifts, hip abdcutors, inner thigh flies are all great for targeting your quads, inner thighs, hamstrings, buns and hips
Now that is very normal, we start to shake or tremble when we're performing exercises in the beginning of a program. Our bodies are trying to adjut and get use to exercising. Basically it's your body telling you 'omg, WTH are you doing to me, why is body working out?!?! ahh!' Your muscles are very weak currently so it's tryin to develoop new muscles, so performing and executing the motion requires strength that your body currently do not have amassed of and therefore it is straining to get it done.

Thanks alot Your advice is very helpful, and I really appreciate it... I always have questions when I'm working out and dieting but don't know who to ask. This thread is so helpful. Thanks again!

[iluvgummies]

Naww, your not short at all, my sister is a similar height to you (4'10) so don't worry, plus I think girls your height are adorable anyways

Some great exercises for your lower legs are squats, lunges, hamstring curls, leg presses, box jumps, stiff-legged deadlifts, hip abdcutors, inner thigh flies are all great for targeting your quads, inner thighs, hamstrings, buns and hips
Now that is very normal, we start to shake or tremble when we're performing exercises in the beginning of a program. Our bodies are trying to adjut and get use to exercising. Basically it's your body telling you 'omg, WTH are you doing to me, why is body working out?!?! ahh!' Your muscles are very weak currently so it's tryin to develoop new muscles, so performing and executing the motion requires strength that your body currently do not have amassed of and therefore it is straining to get it done.

Thanks alot Your advice is very helpful, and I really appreciate it... I always have questions when I'm working out and dieting but don't know who to ask. This thread is so helpful. Thanks again!

[moblastin]

The whole square shaped pectoral muscles solely depends on the shape of that region.

Obviously they are misleading your with misinformation. Weight lifting does not stunt your growth. They are not an orthopaedic or an M.D. They probably have a master degree in applied science or physical education. I'm just a fitness therapist and I'm not an M.D. either, but there is scientific evidence that weight lifting helps support and stimulate bone growth. This myth stems from the beleif that weight lifting can damage the epiphyseal growth plates on the long bones of the body, the region where growth ocurrs.

People tend to be mislead because growth stunts from weight lifting occurs or is the result when taken with andro, or any anabolic steroids. Since weight lifting and steroids are mixed very frequently and seen commonly in the bodybuliding world, this myth has been stuck with it because of the users who's incorporated steroids with their weight training.
Swimming is an excellent cardiovascular activity. It actually works all your muscles since the motion performed targets generally everywhere your body from your shoulders all the way down to your calves. How long you swim is up to you basically, but people generally targeting for cardio do about 30-45min of recreational swimming.

u never told me how to get firm pecks.........

[aaandy]

u never told me how to get firm pecks.........

two words.

bench press

then cable crossovers, butterfly's.. but basically bench.

[hked]

ty for advice...ill c wat i can do wif my diet, since school can only offer so much =\

[mr. lovely]

No that is not true. You want to eat small portioned meals 6-8 times a day. Generally eating about every 2 hours with adequate amount of carbs/fats/protein in each meal.

Ahh thank you :)
I really appreciate this thread ^^

[SEaCrET_WisH]

i don't work out that much. But i'l also a very small person. I try to run everyday. But i only jog for 1 mile. That's basically my excercise so far. Patheic i know...i'm also extremely lazy and hate excercising, but i hate gettin fat even more soo....haha But i just kinda wanted to get rid of a lil tummy pouch...and get it flat. I don't really feel sore the next day. Is it not working?? Does jogging 1 mile even help a little?

I'm about 103lbs...and i want to get down to 98-ish??

And wat the best and qiuckest way to work out your butt?? As u noe beach time is coming up :-) hehe

THANKS for making the thread!!!!

[tungywungy]

two words.

bench press

then cable crossovers, butterfly's.. but basically bench.

And eat a lot more. Muscle growth requires food to grow. 5-6 healthy meals a day should get you on the right track. Don't overtrain and concentrate on compound exercises like squats and deadlifts too including bench press with correct form. These exercises utilizes the most amount of muscles with the end result of more growth hormones released which will eventually get you those pecs you want. Genetics determine the shapesize of your pecs so don't be discourage if they aren't shaped the way you want them to. Dont' just concentrate on pecs either... or you'll just increase your chances of injury later on.

[LYRA]

Hi Nojeel,
I'm so glad you made this thread. I've read through the majority of the posts, but I have just two questions.

http://healing.about.com/b/a/061592.htm?te...ease+metabolism
However, the whole idea of increasing your metabolism is to go beyond your normal activity level for approximately 30 minutes each day. Breathing heavier and sweating affirms we are increasing our metabolism.

I haven't incoporated weight training into my exercise yet. Do I have to incorporate weight training simutaneously with cardio to increase my metabolism? My plan is to do cardio and lose the excess fat then work my way into weight training.

Lately I've been doing 30-1 hour cardio on exercise bicycles. I sweat a lot more now than I began cardio, but up to this point, I'm not breathless even 25 minutes into the workout. Does this mean I'm using the exercise bicycle wrong because I'm not out of breath after the work out?