[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Id like to know how people are lifting heavy weights without gyms?

My husband has a weight bench thing, that you get in the gym..had a treadmill too, and rowing machine til recently!

[Crimson Dynamo]

everyone should be lifting heavy weights at all times

and note to women - not the pathetic weights i see women lift in gyms

real heavy weights

[user104658]

If you lift weights on a non calorie restricted diet you’ll gain muscle but not lose fat, however the more muscle you have the more calories you burn just existing doing literally nothing.

If you lift weights on a calorie deficit you won’t gain much muscle mass but you will lose fat, because you’re on a calorie deficit. You’ll lose even more if you carb cycle and exercise on low carb days.

There literally is no better way to lose weight than to gain muscle.

You won’t lose much weight at all doing light to medium cardio because cardio uses sugars and other carbs up first, so to lose weight from cardio you need to be doing quite heavy cardio to do it through pure calorie deficit (you need to run for quite a long time to burn a significant number) OR you need to also be on a calorie restricted diet of like under 1500 which frankly is a ****ing miserable way to live

[user104658]

Body weight exercises can actually be really effective alternative to a gym if you do them right. Most people are not going to be lifting heavier than their own body weight.

Also don’t take the advice of lifting super heavy without building up to it, you’ll DEFINITELY tear something or **** up a tendon and then you won’t be doing any exercise at all for a while.

[Cherie]

Some people need the structure of a gym or classes to exercise, pointless walking if you are just ambling along you need your heart rate raised to benefit