Bodybuilding Forum - DiscussBodybuilding.com

Routine for Wife

Users viewing this topic: none

Logged in as: Guest

Printable Version

All Forums >> [Specifically For You] >> Female Fitness and Figure >> Routine for Wife

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

Routine for Wife - 11/18/2006 5:50:04 PM

Toh

Posts: 25
Joined: 10/17/2006
Status: offline

Hey Ladies,

My wife also wants to tone her body to add more curves and eliminate more body fat. She's sexy as it is, but wants some target areas toned, like adding more to her calves, reducing the fat around the abs and triceps, etc.

I know we can't spot reduce, so she actually is doing the same 3-day split routine I'm doing, but with lighter weights (Day1= Chest-Triceps, Day2= Back-Biceps, Day3=Legs-Shoulders), using the exact same exercise for men.

My question is, is it okay to proceed with this training?

Or follow a video I bought for her before entitled THE FIRM, WHOLE BODY WORKOUT (W/ EMPHASIS ON THE THIGHS & BUNS)? The video is cardio & weight lifting combined with more exercises on the Legs. Problem is it is a full-body workout, so she can only do it once a week since her muscles need to rest to grow, right?

Halp! Which should she choose! She doesn't want to bulk up, just get the "beach body" figure! Thanks! Smile

Post #: 1

DiscussBodybuilding.com recommends buying your bodybuilding supplements from Supplements101.com

RE: Routine for Wife - 11/20/2006 12:42:26 PM

thehardway

Posts: 2594
Joined: 8/8/2006
From: Philadelphia, PA
Status: offline

Off the cuff, I would do your 3 day split. The video sounds like it is going to be very enduranced based (nothing wrong with that), the weight work with high reps, I'm going to guess. It doesn't sound like she has much fat to get rid of, so it is not like she has to do heavy cardio (like I am assuming the tape consists of). If curvy she wants and flabby she doesn't, than doing the same routine you do should be great. I am going to assume that you do cardio a couple days a week in addition to your lifting, so she should do that to. And obviously her eating needs to be in line, appropriate for fat loss, with enough protien to feed the muscle.

(in reply to Toh)

Post #: 2

RE: Routine for Wife - 11/20/2006 2:43:31 PM

rippedchick

Posts: 5624
Joined: 1/8/2005
Status: offline

There's nothing wrong with a woman lifting the same as a man, so she should be fine, as long as she has proper form. The lifting will make her more shapely, cardio and diet will help trim the fat, and with patience she should get the results she is looking for. Smile

_____________________________

- Bobbi

Bio and HOT pics of fitness model Jaime Eason!

www.alternativefit.blogspot.com

(in reply to thehardway)

Post #: 3

RE: Routine for Wife - 11/22/2006 3:39:33 AM

vdk_au

Posts: 2287
Joined: 2/13/2006
From: Australia
Status: offline

one last thing. There is no such thing as "tone". Tone means something totally different. What most people mean by "tone", the word "more defined, or less fat" should be used.

(in reply to rippedchick)

Post #: 4

RE: Routine for Wife - 12/27/2006 11:00:14 PM

Toh

Posts: 25
Joined: 10/17/2006
Status: offline

Thanks for the great replies, guys! You da best! Smile

(in reply to vdk_au)

Post #: 5