Questionhello robbie,
my wife is needing some advise she was very athletic in school and more of a bigger girl. she has broad shoulders and bigger arms than most he wants to become smaller and not just keep lifting weights in fear of becomeing more muscular. can you help me help her. please she is getting to be very self concious about her figure of being, as she would say it "buff" thank you in advance
anthony
AnswerHi Anthony,
Some women who are of a bigger build naturally, need to concentrate more on their diets and cardio than lifting weights. Don't get me wrong, a resistance training routine is very important. But in my experience if the diet and cardio is not up to scratch then the weights will actually make her feel bulky and bigger. A lot of articles say that women should lift weights and they should, but not at the expense of correct eating or doing at least 3-5 30 min cardio sessions a week.
It always comes back to eating. Depending on her weight, if she is not drinking at least 2-3 litres of water per day then she is doing herself a huge injustice. There's not a more powerful fat loss supplement in the world than pure water.
In terms of exercise, she should be doing more interval work on the cardio machines and boxing and kickboxing. Some functional exercises that use muscles in integration not isolation. And cutting back on the weights.
I've got some really good articles on my website and my past issues of my free newsletter is overflowing with tips for problems like your wives. I urge you to sign up for my newsletter and read past issues. I write from the heart and there is no sales stuff just pure tips that I've learnt from my clients. Visit: www.xfitness.com.au
Hope this helps
Kindest Regards
Robbie
