not seeing any toning going on!

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Permalink Reply by Renee Hughes on January 17, 2010 at 1:26pm

Hi Laura

Hopefully Jari will answer. From what I have read you may need to increase your weight and make sure your form is correct. For example when you are squatting and lunging how low are you going? is your back straight? Also are you eating enough protein? According to Jari you should be eating 15min to 2hours after your workout. Also are you following Jari's suggested rotation? You can find it on the store part of this site, I found it helpful. Lastly, have you lost all the weight you are looking to lose? Jari says the reason for her muscular look is 80% diet. I have been working out off and on for a few years. I have been on again for about a month and already see great definition in my arms and legs (long way to go) but considering that i have not been working out I am happy to see the definition. But, I only see the definition where I have very little fat. My back and midsection have a lot of fat and so I don't see any definition there yet. Hope this helps and that you get some more answers. I know how frustrating it is when you feel like you are doing everything but are not seeing the results you expected. Hang in there.

Permalink Reply by laura garland on January 17, 2010 at 1:56pm

THANK YOU for answering with some great pointers for me! My diet is great (i think). No junk food or fast food or sweets. Just naturally like veggies, fruit, grains, and lean meat. I can't afford to lose any more weight, i"m a stick-figure as it is! eek! I go as low as humanly possible when doing squats and lunges at this point in my workout so there is no room for improvement there. Back is straight (have mirrored wall to thank for form check). Maybe my protein intake is crappy. I eat lean turkey 3 times a day and take a multi-vitamin but maybe not enough. I will definitely check her rotation suggestion out. You are so very lucky to see results so quick! Greatest motivator out there I'm sure. Keep up the good work!

Permalink Reply by Renee Hughes on January 17, 2010 at 2:31pm

Your diet sounds great, I am so jealous. I have so much work to do in that area and about 15lbs left to lose. The only thing I can think of then is an increase in weight. I will keep checking this post, I'm sure someone will send the answer. A lot of people on this forum that really know what they are talking about!

Permalink Reply by laura garland on January 17, 2010 at 2:38pm

Thanx alot. I know diet is key to looking good but think i've got THAT part down pat! haha 15lbs.!! You're comin down the home stretch! cardio cardio cardio! You can do it!!

Permalink Reply by Renee Hughes on January 17, 2010 at 2:58pm

Thanks! I will keep you posted :)

Permalink Reply by Sierra Schwartz on January 18, 2010 at 7:02am

Some of it is genetics. Some people are more genetically pre-disposed to be muscular than others.
It sounds like you are doing everything right. How heavy are your weights? If you want muscle growth you could try fewer reps with heavier weights.

Permalink Reply by laura garland on January 20, 2010 at 8:16pm

Funny thing, i decided on sunday to up my puny 5 lb weights for some heavier ones and revamp my workout and I'M ALREADY NOTICING SOMETHING!! yippee! What a dufus i've been - haha. Done with leaning and ready for building :)

Permalink Reply by Renee Hughes on January 21, 2010 at 5:57am

Good for you! Yes, I think heavier weights really makes a difference. If I can ever get done with the leaning part I think I will see a lot more definition as well. Right now I'm using 5lbs, 8lbs and 12lbs just depending on the exercise and if i can keep proper form with the heavier weight.

Permalink Reply by Sierra Schwartz on January 21, 2010 at 7:49am

I started seeing much more definition when I went from 5's to 8's too! There is definitely a big difference.

Permalink Reply by laura garland on February 6, 2010 at 11:44am

ok, i went from 5's to 30lb barbell {squats, deadlifts} and 5's to 40lb barbell for my biceps. MUCH BETTER!!

Permalink Reply by Renee Hughes on February 6, 2010 at 2:04pm

Did you have any weight to lose when you started lifting heavy? I recently decided to go back to lower weights because i have 15lbs to lose and bulking up made me feel fatter. But I think once I lose the weight i will increase weight again.

Permalink Reply by Zerlina Chan on February 6, 2010 at 2:18pm

I think that cycling through lighter and then heavier weights is good. And by that I mean 5-10 pounds with higher reps of 12-15 for example, 2 days out of the week and then 1 day out of the week where you use 12-15 or even 20 lbs but with 6-8 reps. The other option is alternating weeks of lifting with lighter weights a week with heavier weights the next week. Usually, if you pick one of Jari's DVDs that has compound exercises such as ER twice a week and do R&C, where you have more isolation exercises, once a week, then that could work. Just a suggestion. Seems to work for me so far especially, when you add various intensity levels of cardio twice a week. Take into consideration of how much activity you have during the day. I'm a nurse and on any given day, I think that I walk about 20 blocks in total and physically, having to lift and turn patients who are bed bound, already challenge my muscles.

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