I would like to share with you an email that I received from someone who has gotten positive results from my blog and videos. I answer her questions at the bottom.
“Hi Brianna.
My name is Jennifer, I have done mostly all of your workout videos,
and I have seen some good results throughout my upper, lower body. I
have noticed an increase in strength, energy during my workouts, and
throughout the day. I purchased some white under armour compression
shorts and I have noticed during some intense workouts when I wear
them, I get a small excess of fat in my lower legs and hamstrings that
I have to wear longer running shorts to hide away the problem in my
lower legs. I have done all of your lower body exercises with 5 to 10
lb dumbell weights, and I just seem to do a lot of repetitions, but
when I grab the 20 to 25 lb weights, I just get a painful soreness the
next day from the heavier weights, and not the lighter weights. I have
heard that the heavier the weights, the faster it is to melt away the
fat and build muscle mass. I only do lower body workouts once a week
since it’s very difficult to workout with a lot of soreness, so
instead I just stick with running and step aerobics. I have noticed
that you are in better shape since I watched your very first workout
videos months ago, and I was adding you this message on what’s the
best way to build defined muscles throughout the legs without the
painful soreness or is it just better to try to workout with sore
legs?
How many days a week should I work on my lowerbody?
Other than that your workout videos are great and are very motivating,
keep up the great work!”
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Hi Jennifer!
Thanks so much for your response to my videos. It is great hearing
from you. I am glad to hear that my workouts have been successful for
you.
I agree with you about lighter weights. When you are mixing cardio and
leg exercises, such as squats and lunges, you should not be using
weights much heavier than 10 or 12 pounds. Heavy weights do melt away
fat quickly. However, heavy weights are better when focusing on only
one or two basic muscle groups during the day (just biceps or just
legs). During a circuit training workout, which integrates cardio,
upper body, and lower body, it is better to use the lighter weights.
It is normal for your legs to be sore if you are not used to doing a
lot of squats and lunges. If they are sore, wait a couple of days to
do more leg exercises. Make sure you do some good static stretches
after working out your legs. This will alleviate soreness. I have
discovered that light bike riding also alleviates the soreness in my
legs, after doing squats and lunges. Try to work on your legs two
times per week, and spread those times out. For example, if you work
on them on Monday, don’t do them again until Wednesday or Thursday. I
also have a lot of exercises on the blog, using the stability ball for
legs. Check them out when you get a chance.
http://www.witnessforfitness.com/legs-and-glutes-with-stabilization
http://www.witnessforfitness.com/exercises-for-legs-and-glutes-2
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