Plan to lose weight/body fat%. Healthy or Unhealthy?

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keegan91
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February 10, 2009 at 9:05 am

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I’ve just started doing hot yoga on Thursday (Feb 6th, 09). I loved it so much that I am contemplating purchasing a month unlimited membership I have a few questions though.

My goal is to lose about 20 lbs and about 20% body fat, right now I am going to a personal training studio and lifting weights / doing cardio there (Which won’t be changing).

My main question is, I am considering going to Hot Yoga 5 days a week, while lifting weights / cardio in the afternoons. I am in very good shape cardio wise, and I am young so I think I would be able to withstand it.

^ Think is the keyword there, would I be able to maintain 5 days a week of, 1 hour hotyoga, 30 mins cardio and about 1 hour weight training? Or would I become fatigued to easily and waste $140.

If someone could give me some insight on this, that would be amazing.

fraseram
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February 11, 2009 at 12:57 am

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#4214

I am an athlete 6 -7 miles a day weights and yoga ………
I found I did not have to stop my other activites but did need to scale back to incorperate it all in
what worked for me I found was two things in one day w/ one day of total rest a week
cardio / yoga
weights/ cardio
cardio /yoga
weights yoga
cardio/ yoga
off
just an example

keegan91
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February 11, 2009 at 7:49 am

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#4218

That is what someone who has been doing hot yoga told me to do until I am comfortable with it 100% then pick it up more. What I planned on doing was

9:00am-10:15am – Hot Yoga
2:00pm-4:30pm – Weight Lifting / Cardio

Mon – Friday, Saturday Mornings would just be kickboxing class, and Sundays 100% off.

fraseram
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February 11, 2009 at 5:00 pm

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#4221

that sounds reasonable …….. if have a GOOD athletic base
I used to be a per trainer and can tell you that if and when you do PICK it up ……… you can and will be able to but not sustain it for long
w/o suffering from overtraining and burnout.
even superior athletes periodize their intense seasons w/ light ones because it is just NOT doable LONG term.
the plan you have now is a good one that is realistic …… but also very advanced so still pay attention to your body and watch for signs of fatigue and overtraining
you may need to once and while take a half week or so off to just chill.

good luck and let me know

PS all the benefits we get from working hard actualy come when we’re resting 🙂
one thing though I would change is keeping your afternnon workouts to NO longer than 1.5 hours….. I didn’t see 2 -4 30
that is WAY too much in one session
40 of weights and 40 of cardio is about what our bodies can do any more and you are just breaking tissue down and being counter productive

JayFranco
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February 14, 2009 at 6:11 am

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#4244

This is quiet an informative thread and answers many of my questions. Thanks.

haiku
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February 19, 2009 at 3:51 am

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#4277

For weight loss, rather than doing 30 minutes cardio a day I would do 45-60 minutes every other day, but ramp up the intensity & do intervals. If you’re doing it intensely enough, you shouldn’t feel like doing it every day. (Runners often alternate fast days, long days, and drill/weightlifting days). You can alternate cardio one day/ (yoga/weightlifting) on alternate days.

Without knowing your specific weightlifting goals, bikram yoga enough is plenty of strengthening for the average person wanting to lose weight; you’re just using your body weight instead of a machine or free weights. I’m just starting the yoga, but from the first classes & experience with pilates, I am sure if you do the postures consistently you will muscle very quickly. If your primary goal is for healthy bones and to tone up, I would consider dropping the weights altogether and concentrating your efforts on deepening your poses in yoga.
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