[quote=skerzz] . . . I picked up the 4 Hour Body in mid-February and began my goal of dropping the 30lbs I gained after graduating college while working my desk job. In 2.5 months I’ve dropped over 20 lbs (fat loss offset by muscle weight gain) and my strength is nearly as high as it has ever been with very little effort/time commitment (I used to religiously lift weights 4x per week in college). The best part, the diet and workout routine has been extremely easy to follow and stick with due to limited time commitment and the fact that I’m not hungry while eating in a caloric deficit. . .[/quote]
WOW, skerzz, that isn’t a very long workout to get the kind of results you are describing!
I spent probably 15-20 hours week for 5 years doing my 35-40 minute “circuit” on weight machines (increasing my weight incrementally) and then 1-1.5 hrs in a yoga or pilates class, then 20 minutes of swimming laps or just relaxing in the pool. I lost some weight but didn’t see any definition or real muscle building until I spent 2 years (’14-15) attending 2 Body Pump classes/wk (1 hr) and doing my 35-40 minute circuit plus 1-2 pilates/yoga classes wk.
In 2016, I’ve only been doing the 1-hr Body Pump classes 4+ times per week, swimming 2x week and an occasional yoga class and I am getting really strong to get all my (heavy) yardwork done!
I initially started body pump because I was borderline osteoporotic. I religiously began taking supplements and later started on Fosamax. Those measures plus Body Pump have corrected nearly all my T scores to normal! I’m really pleased with the results of my last (3rd) biennial scan!
My life as a “senior citizen” going forward could have really turned out poorly had I not had a great doctor who caught my condition in time! These types of bone-building drugs can only be taken for five years and I am over halfway thru the regimen.
Everything you posted about weightlifting is true and I have been also adding to my weights incrementally in Body Pump, as well. I highly recommend it and it is really fun!
