the wedding isn’t until April 10 2010 but both of us lose weight really slowly so we wanted to start now. her is some info about us.
ME.
i want to get a tight flat stomach
http://flat-stomach-fitness.com/images/girlabs-1.jpg
tone my arms and legs
build my gluts up
i love to swim and do yoga
i can lift weights as long as i have a spotter
i can’t run because i have a bad knee ; (
HIM:
wants to just tone his arms
and gain a six pack
he runs and lifts weights(but he can’t do that for the next six weeks cause he had his appendix out)
so until he recovers fully he will have to stick to diets.
we will be moving into a new apartment complex with a gym in it so we will have that advantage.
if you have any workout plans and diets that worked for you let me know. thank you
As has been suggested, be careful about what you eat and drink. No sodas or other sugary beverages. Stick more to water and tea, and lots of it! You should have at least 8 glasses a day. For you at least, you should be eating higher protein meals if you’re going to work on building muscle. Cut down on portions, cut out the sweets, and try to eat natural foods, preferably, low on the Glycemic Index.
For you:
-Try some exercises on a ball to get your core strengthened. This is important to develop, not only to get a tight stomach, but to keep you strong for everything else as well. You can see some of the exercises here:
http://exercise.about.com/cs/abs/l/bl_core.htm
For example, simply doing sit-ups on a ball, rather than the floor, will be better for your abs because you’ll extend farther.
For the arms, start lifting weights. You’ll probably start with a 5-10 pounder, but keep yourself challenged. Do bicep curls and skullcrushers (the one where you put the weight behind your head, with your arms from the shoulder to the elbow straight up, the rest curved back, holding the weight, raising and lowering it). Try holding two weights at the level of your ears, and raising them. After you get going with that, there are numerous good exercises for your deltoids, and military presses.
For the legs and glutes, squats and lunges are great. You can hold weights in either hand for an added workout.
If you get a good weight lifting routine going, you’ll give yourself quite a cardio workout, and start losing those pounds.
For him:
Get better soon! He can eat better for now, and then join you in the gym. It’s considerably easier for men to get those six packs, as they need less body fat. An exercise ball may be good for him too as he gets back in the swing of things.