MEL! (werock) I need your help!

You're in fierce shape andI need to buff up my game a little. I SUCK at cardio and I am tired of dealing with trainers who seem to think because I am a girl i shouldn't have any muscle. I don't want to look like He-MAN lol but I like the strong, athletic look, not the skinny minnie look. Jesica Biel is buff and HOT! Sarah Jessica Parker is NOT.

Any ideas on excercise routines? HELP!

Hey ok I'm not Mel but I'm up so I figured i'd offer my suggestion I swear by kickboxing. Hour long classes at the gym - with or without boxing gloves or weight gloves. I hate cardio on machines with a PASSION and when forced to do it I get bored and seriously cranky within about 20 mins. I started doing kickbox, cardio kickbox, whatever they call it three times a week and I love it. And I'm definitely hotter than I used to be even if I'm not anywhere near approaching Mel hotness

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Posted by cookiemonster

Hey ok I'm not Mel but I'm up so I figured i'd offer my suggestion I swear by kickboxing. Hour long classes at the gym - with or without boxing gloves or weight gloves. I hate cardio on machines with a PASSION and when forced to do it I get bored and seriously cranky within about 20 mins. I started doing kickbox, cardio kickbox, whatever they call it three times a week and I love it. And I'm definitely hotter than I used to be even if I'm not anywhere near approaching Mel hotness

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LOL thanks Cookie. I used to take kickboxing but at the gym, the majority of the instructores SUCK. I REALLy hurt msyelf by throwing a bad kick in one of those because he didn't correct our stances. The instuctor I did like was a black belt-but one of the advanced ones and former military so he would put us through drills; boring but effectove. But he started teaching in Queens

I might start taking boxing classes in the morning. I like spinning classes but makes my butt and TWOTY () HURT!!!!! Damn seat is soo uncomfortable!

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Posted by HamptonsBride

go take Tae Kwon Do!!!!! Great mix of cardio...and you'd be surprised at the muscle you build! I have muscle in my a$$! (granted i have some fat on top of that...haha) And you will learn how to kick and punch the right way....I've never gotten injured...and i've been doing it for like 7 years...i hurt myself more at home!

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I think I am going to. My membership at the gym is sooo damne xpensive . i mean i pay for the convenience cause I have 3 right by where i work and the way i walk home. So its THERE...just not motivated to go and I NEED to...have to start thinking..camera+bulges=

LOL Thanks for the suggestion Kath!

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Posted by PeteysBride

I think I am going to. My membership at the gym is sooo damne xpensive . i mean i pay for the convenience cause I have 3 right by where i work and the way i walk home. So its THERE...just not motivated to go and I NEED to...have to start thinking..camera+bulges=

LOL Thanks for the suggestion Kath!

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most places will let you try a class or two for free...to see if you will like it...it's kind of intimidating at first cause everyone is yelling & doing everything so well...and you feel like a spaz...but i tell all the new people that we all started out like that...and the only difference between me & you is that i've been training for years.....and in our school we are very nice to each other...no attitudes or egos...hope that helps!! haha

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Posted by PeteysBride
I like spinning classes but makes my butt and TWOTY () HURT!!!!! Damn seat is soo uncomfortable!

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LMAO You can buy a gel-filled seat cover to help with that. I've seen people at my gym who bring them along. Also doing it more than once a week for a few weeks will toughen that area up lol

Good call on the martial arts - I've been lucky enough to have good instructors at the gym but I can totally see how you could injure yourself pretty badly with one of those aerobic thong-up-the-butt aren't-I-pretty 'is this, like, an um, upper cut, like?' airhead bimbo instructors.

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Posted by HamptonsBride

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Posted by PeteysBride

I think I am going to. My membership at the gym is sooo damne xpensive . i mean i pay for the convenience cause I have 3 right by where i work and the way i walk home. So its THERE...just not motivated to go and I NEED to...have to start thinking..camera+bulges=

LOL Thanks for the suggestion Kath!

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most places will let you try a class or two for free...to see if you will like it...it's kind of intimidating at first cause everyone is yelling & doing everything so well...and you feel like a spaz...but i tell all the new people that we all started out like that...and the only difference between me & you is that i've been training for years.....and in our school we are very nice to each other...no attitudes or egos...hope that helps!! haha

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LOL thats honestly one of ym fears-I am SO uncoordinated it's not funny...Like seriously uncoordinated. I was always chosen last for any group sports in gym class, and whoeevr got me always went 'AWW MAN!'

I get self concious easily so I tend to be a watcher; meaning I watch the sinstructor and other people in the class to see what they're doing and how. That seems to irk people in regular gym classes-like they think I am comppetign when all I am trying to do is follow so I don't make an @ss out of myself

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Posted by cookiemonster

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Posted by PeteysBride
I like spinning classes but makes my butt and TWOTY () HURT!!!!! Damn seat is soo uncomfortable!

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LMAO You can buy a gel-filled seat cover to help with that. I've seen people at my gym who bring them along. Also doing it more than once a week for a few weeks will toughen that area up lol

Good call on the martial arts - I've been lucky enough to have good instructors at the gym but I can totally see how you could injure yourself pretty badly with one of those aerobic thong-up-the-butt aren't-I-pretty 'is this, like, an um, upper cut, like?' airhead bimbo instructors.

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Hmm theys ell those? I might look into hat..I REALLY like spinning...cant keep up with the other folks but I putter along and its easier on my knees; realy bad knees and ankles so I can't run and do high impact stuff. Thats another fear abotu Tae Kwon Do.

whats ironic is my uncle (dad's side) is a martial arts instructor-dont ask me of what but I know He's a second? third degree black belt? Is that possible? He used to have his own place and wnated to train me when I was little but my mom chose tutus instead lmao.

I tease her all the time like MAMI! I could have been the Puerto Rican Bruce Lee!

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Posted by sugarkube4

I do upper body, abs and cardio one day.. the next I do lower body abs and cardio the next.. I am already down like 6-8lbs!!! and my tummy is flatter already!!! and PS.. I HATE CARDIO!!!!

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I give you credit..I just get BORED during cardio

OK.... I see that ALOT of you girls HATE cardio.BUT........It's important to get your heart rate up, ( Treadmill, stair climbing, eliptical etc ). Jenn, seriously, if you want to have muscle in a feminine way,and NOT look like a skinny minny, you have to lift. Light weights, and ALOT of reps. This will isolate your muscles so they don't hurt, and because you follow a decent diet, you will have results in NO time. Circuit training is what I like to do. No gutts, NO glory dawling!!

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Posted by werock0709

OK.... I see that ALOT of you girls HATE cardio.BUT........It's important to get your heart rate up, ( Treadmill, stair climbing, eliptical etc ). Jenn, seriously, if you want to have muscle in a feminine way,and NOT look like a skinny minny, you have to lift. Light weights, and ALOT of reps. This will isolate your muscles so they don't hurt, and because you follow a decent diet, you will have results in NO time. Circuit training is what I like to do. No gutts, NO glory dawling!!

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I agree with multiple reps on lighter weights.. I do 3 sets of 12-15 reps per exercise... it helps.. and I'm not as dreadfully sore the next day.. and while I dislike cardio, I do it bc it helps shed the unwanted lbs that we are all looking to get rid of.. and a proper diet!!! For me, I cut back the carbs drastically withour completely eliminating them..

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I found it! mel you do luv me

I do lighter weight and multiple reps for lower body but I have no luck with that with my upper body. For the wedding I followed my husband with weight as heavy as I could stand for 8-10 where it was really hard to lift the last few.

That seemed to work better-I have nooo upper body muscle so I neeed to build the 'bulk' but my problem area is the Puerto Rican Glory back there Need to get that baby worthy of Sir Mix Alot

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Posted by PeteysBride

I found it! mel you do luv me

I do lighter weight and multiple reps for lower body but I have no luck with that with my upper body. For the wedding I followed my husband with weight as heavy as I could stand for 8-10 where it was really hard to lift the last few.

That seemed to work better-I have nooo upper body muscle so I neeed to build the 'bulk' but my problem area is the Puerto Rican Glory back there Need to get that baby worthy of Sir Mix Alot

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So in other words....Baby got back . Thats sooooo funny, cause I have NO but. And thats what I want. I'll trade ya

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Posted by werock0709
So in other words....Baby got back . Thats sooooo funny, cause I have NO but. And thats what I want. I'll trade ya

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Baby got back and her back has some back

I cant wear one piece anythings like dresses unless they are of a forgiving fabric. LOVE me some stretchy jersey knits! But those strapless sheath dresses...UM NO!

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Posted by PeteysBride

I found it! mel you do luv me

I do lighter weight and multiple reps for lower body but I have no luck with that with my upper body. For the wedding I followed my husband with weight as heavy as I could stand for 8-10 where it was really hard to lift the last few.

That seemed to work better-I have nooo upper body muscle so I neeed to build the 'bulk' but my problem area is the Puerto Rican Glory back there Need to get that baby worthy of Sir Mix Alot

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ugh.... I have back and I'm NOT puerto rican.

(I love my tush though... when I keep it *under control)