Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 I am just going on my fourth week as is my wife, so we are not experts, but I have been doing alot of reading in body building magazines and such. There are alot of exercises that you'll find in magazines that will emulate the ones in the book, but varying the intensity levels the program recommends may be difficult without the right equipement. Look at it this way, doing anything is better than nothing!!!! My advice is to save up for that bench and weights, but do what you can for the time being. As far as the supplements are concerned, yes, you can do without them, but I'll bet you won't get the results you've seen in books or on the website. I would encourage you to do your best to follow the system as closely as possible for 12 weeks. Only by doing that will you be giving the system a real chance at helping you change. I'm excited for you, that you are wanting to do this. Give it your best effort!!! My wife and I are very pleased with our results so far. The biggest difference is what we feel inside. Best wishes!! Sincerely, kymmas2001 > I am also new to the group. As a matter of fact, I just purchased > the book yesterday and am trying to get through it so I can start on > this program. > > I walked this morning with my daughter (in her stoller). > > I think the eating portion won't be as difficult for me as the weight > training. Any suggestions how how to do some of the exercises > without a gym membership or access to a bench???? And can this > program be accomplished without purchasing the Myoplex drinks & > supplements??? > > Looking forward to hearing from the seasoned members as well as the > newbies with any suggestions. > > Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 I am just going on my fourth week as is my wife, so we are not experts, but I have been doing alot of reading in body building magazines and such. There are alot of exercises that you'll find in magazines that will emulate the ones in the book, but varying the intensity levels the program recommends may be difficult without the right equipement. Look at it this way, doing anything is better than nothing!!!! My advice is to save up for that bench and weights, but do what you can for the time being. As far as the supplements are concerned, yes, you can do without them, but I'll bet you won't get the results you've seen in books or on the website. I would encourage you to do your best to follow the system as closely as possible for 12 weeks. Only by doing that will you be giving the system a real chance at helping you change. I'm excited for you, that you are wanting to do this. Give it your best effort!!! My wife and I are very pleased with our results so far. The biggest difference is what we feel inside. Best wishes!! Sincerely, kymmas2001 > I am also new to the group. As a matter of fact, I just purchased > the book yesterday and am trying to get through it so I can start on > this program. > > I walked this morning with my daughter (in her stoller). > > I think the eating portion won't be as difficult for me as the weight > training. Any suggestions how how to do some of the exercises > without a gym membership or access to a bench???? And can this > program be accomplished without purchasing the Myoplex drinks & > supplements??? > > Looking forward to hearing from the seasoned members as well as the > newbies with any suggestions. > > Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 Hi Marie, Welcome to the group! Marie wrote:I think the eating portion won't be as difficult for me as the weight training. Any suggestions how how to do some of the exercises without a gym membership or access to a bench???? And can this program be accomplished without purchasing the Myoplex drinks & supplements??? I do the exercises at home too! Do you happen to have a rebook step with the adjustable blocks? It works good as a bench. How about a fairly strong coffee table? I've used them as well. You will need some dumbells though and you can usually pick them up cheap in a garage sale or in the paper. For the 6 meals, I find them pretty easy to do (now that I got the hang of them). I basically use whole foods for all my meals, but I do use protein powder and add it to a shake with Soy Milk, and fruit (I balance out the protein/carb portions) for first thing in the morning and just before I go to bed. Otherwise I use lots of cottage cheese, tuna, chicken and so on. I'm not entering the challenge officially because I'm not using EAS products, but I am in the challenge personally C1W7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 I believe Hussman (www.hussman.com/eas) says its okay to do an extra 20 of moderate cardio after doing your HIIT cardio and you can do extra 40 minutes or so of moderate cardio (no HIIT) on your weight training days. But make sure you do your HIIT first. Tina *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/13/01 at 9:37 PM Heidi Calcaterra wrote: >My question to one of you pieces of advice---- I see where you told Marie to >walk 45-60 mins. for her arobic exercise. I thought we were only suppose to >do the 20 mins. If we are authorized to do more, please let me know. >Sometimes I walk away from the gym feeling like I should/could do a lot more >than the book says. Help, please. >heidiho2go72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 My guess is that if you can walk away from the gym feeling like you could do a lot more, then you really aren't hitting your peaks. I do 20-25 minutes of medium intensity aerobics (brisk walking) after my HIIT portion of 20 minutes. And when I start on the medium intensity, I definitely could see myself opting to say, " Wow, that HIIT was enough " . So, if you're not saying that, crank it up a notch, BAM! On 14 Feb 2001, at 9:38, bodyforlife wrote: > My question to one of you pieces of advice---- I see where you told Marie to > walk 45-60 mins. for her arobic exercise. I thought we were only suppose to > do the 20 mins. If we are authorized to do more, please let me know. > Sometimes I walk away from the gym feeling like I should/could do a lot more > than the book says. Help, please. > heidiho2go72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 Well, I'm not sure what the total training magazine says, but there's a difference between HIT and HIIT. One is just high intensity, while the BFL way is high intensity INTERVAL training. The intervals are the difference, and that's what burns more fat. Tina *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/14/01 at 11:55 AM Sylvia King wrote: >Hey guys - about this HIIT stuff. If I'm just doing the 20 minute interval thing like bill says as opposed to the HIIT thing that sean says in the total training magazine, is that just as good? Which is better? how are they different? I saw the HIIT in the total training as an option for cardio, but I doing think I understood the difference between bill's interval and HIIT. I'm asking cuz I want to do what's going to burn the most fat. But you're right, when I am pushing to hit thos peeks and work my but off during cardio, I feel great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 Heidi, Sorry for the confusion. All you need to do is the 20 minutes aerobic solution. If you are not doing the high intensity aerobics, because of whatever reason then you can substitute a longer period of lower intensity aerobics. it is just not as efficient. It will however work. See the Hussman site if you feel compelled to do more aerobics. Some tweaks are suggested. In my opinion it is more efficient to do the 3-20 minute high intensity aerobics followed by a 5 minute cool down at a moderate intensity. Kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 RE: New also..... Hey guys - about this HIIT stuff. If I'm just doing the 20 minute interval thing like bill says as opposed to the HIIT thing that sean says in the total training magazine, is that just as good? Which is better? how are they different? I saw the HIIT in the total training as an option for cardio, but I doing think I understood the difference between bill's interval and HIIT. I'm asking cuz I want to do what's going to burn the most fat. But you're right, when I am pushing to hit thos peeks and work my but off during cardio, I feel great. Who knows what is best? Both are great so enjoy either one. I use the solution and have done so since November of 1999. I just change the settings as it gets easier and push myself and then change which machine I use from time to time. Kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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