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Hey Keith,
It looks like everyone has already given you some great advice. 64oz and Bowulf are certainly some great resources for the guys on here (no offense ladies
).
Try joining the Men's forum too because we address weights and stuff a lot in there.
Anyway, I do something very similar to what 64oz does. I used to lift real heavy when I was playing football, but now I don't need that kind of mass anymore and I've found that switching to a lower weight/higher rep routine has worked really well for me. Lifting weights is totally doable on all the stages of the Atkins program. You may find that in the beginning you fatigue faster or just have a little less energy, but after you work through that intial phase you'll find you probably have more energy than ever before. I used to do a very heavy upper and lower body routine that I had to split up into two days for each. Now I've found that working upper and lower body on the same day for 1 hour each day is enough. Cardio really helps you burn the fat too!
Here's what I do...in case you're interested.
Mon, Wed, Fri:
10 minute walk on treadmill (brisk pace uphill)
3 sets of 15 for each exercise
- chest flys
- lat pull-downs
- bent rows
- incline bench
- preacher curls
- upright rows
- tricep push-downs
- leg press
- calf raises
2 sets of 50 crunches
10 minute walk on treadmill (brisk pace uphill)
Tues, Thurs, Sat:
45 minutes of run/walk combination (about 3.25 miles) on treadmill
I don't do bench anymore as I tore a rotator cuff a long time ago and it bothers me when I get heavy on bench.
Follow the different stages of the Atkins program and follow the carb amounts. Eating less carbs doesn't really help you, but you may decide that staying in the induction phase longer may help. I stayed on induction for about 5 months and lost the 55lbs. during that time.
Good luck and welcome!!
It looks like everyone has already given you some great advice. 64oz and Bowulf are certainly some great resources for the guys on here (no offense ladies
).Try joining the Men's forum too because we address weights and stuff a lot in there.
Anyway, I do something very similar to what 64oz does. I used to lift real heavy when I was playing football, but now I don't need that kind of mass anymore and I've found that switching to a lower weight/higher rep routine has worked really well for me. Lifting weights is totally doable on all the stages of the Atkins program. You may find that in the beginning you fatigue faster or just have a little less energy, but after you work through that intial phase you'll find you probably have more energy than ever before. I used to do a very heavy upper and lower body routine that I had to split up into two days for each. Now I've found that working upper and lower body on the same day for 1 hour each day is enough. Cardio really helps you burn the fat too!
Here's what I do...in case you're interested.
Mon, Wed, Fri:
10 minute walk on treadmill (brisk pace uphill)
3 sets of 15 for each exercise
- chest flys
- lat pull-downs
- bent rows
- incline bench
- preacher curls
- upright rows
- tricep push-downs
- leg press
- calf raises
2 sets of 50 crunches
10 minute walk on treadmill (brisk pace uphill)
Tues, Thurs, Sat:
45 minutes of run/walk combination (about 3.25 miles) on treadmill
I don't do bench anymore as I tore a rotator cuff a long time ago and it bothers me when I get heavy on bench.
Follow the different stages of the Atkins program and follow the carb amounts. Eating less carbs doesn't really help you, but you may decide that staying in the induction phase longer may help. I stayed on induction for about 5 months and lost the 55lbs. during that time.
Good luck and welcome!!
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