Re: Off to a good start, sort of.....

January 23, 2006

Hi ,

If you're proposing a total body workout with only one set per body

part, that would be a good way to ease into the weight training

considering the fibromyalgia. Just make sure that you never lift

weights on two consecutive days. Your body still needs a full 48 hours

to recover between strength training sessions. Also, since you would

be eliminating the lighter warm-up sets. You might want to do a 5-10

minute cardio warm-up prior to weights, just to get your muscles warm

before hitting the weights.

If you're doing a total body weight routine, you still wouldn't want

to do it more than 2-3 days a week. Like do weights on M/W/F or do

weights on T/TH. Make the rest cardio days. Also play it by how you're

feeling. You may find that you need more rest days or longer recovery

times between workouts than what you originally plan out on paper. You

want to get stronger, not run yourself into the ground.

I like your quote. The one I saw this morning that really stuck with me was:

" I AM - the two most powerful words in the world, for whatever we put

after them becomes our reality. "

On 1/23/06, <jrla818@...> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> Trying so hard to get up & running with BFL. This

> is C1W3D1 for me at 5'3 " . Started at 190 and have

> lost 7 lbs the first two weeks. Haven't yet been

> able to get into the routine of exercise, but have

> the eating down better & better. I plan to get

> all of my lifting & aerobics each time this week.

>

> I really had to get my lifting equipment up &

> running. Still fighting lots of aches & pains

> from fibro and have tried to take it slow easing

> into it all. If I overdo, I find that it is very,

> very hard to exercise the next day. Find that hot

> baths with Epsom salt (magnesium) relieves sore

> muscles and also take Betagen as recommended by

> BFL reps at the toll-free # in the BFL book.

>

> I work very hard on getting 10 cups of water every

> single day & take all my vitamins/supplements.

> I am having trouble getting enough veggies in

> throughout the day and sometimes can only eat 5

> meals before bedtime.

>

> Question: Since I have fibromyalgia and get sore

> easily, what would the overall effect be if I did

> 45 minutes of lifting, but do one set of reps for

> each muscle group in the Upper & Lower &

> Abs...each day. Does this make sense? Hoping to

> strengthen my body all over more evenly so as not

> to over-tax the Upper body only, or the Lower body

> only. I have started out with no or little

> weights as it is, but am sore the next day. Feel

> like I will eventually build up to more & more

> weight as I continue.

>

> Here is a quote I found the other day:

>

> " There is no challenge more challenging than the

> challenge to improve yourself. "

>

> Plan to post this on the wall near my workout

> area.

>

> Thanks again for all your help & support!!

>

> Love & Peace,

>

January 24, 2006

This is what my hubs does. Not because of pain but because it's saves

him time. I split my workouts into 4 days/week, lower body,

shoulders/abs, back/biceps, chest/triceps. I find I'm not as sore

that way and I have 3 days left to make up for a missed workout.

I'm sure you'll find a routine that works just right for you.

Deb

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