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A Week Without Cardio... Concentrating On Lifting Weights!
I love doing cardio! After all, the treadmill helped me lose most of my weight. I've been trying to cut down on cardio but this week has really been different. I did not use the treadmill for a whole week. I don't want to keep losing weight... I'm so active that it seems like by using the treadmill, I would keep losing weight.
I still get my steps in. According to my pedometer, I do get well over 10,000 steps each day. So what do I need to use the treadmill for when I'm already active enough? I'm focusing on my muscle and I think the results are getting more noticeable each day. Also, I did run for 5 minutes yesterday around a track as a warmup.
Although my skin is still sagging around my abs, I like how the muscle is increasing in my arms, chest and legs. I workout each muscle group to fatigue and it's really made a difference.
I do the weights as a circuit, so I get my cardio with the weight lifting. I'm able to get 5 days a week of strength training in, at least most weeks. The nice thing about these workouts are that they go faster. The treadmill took a lot of extra time. Thinking back, I can't believe I used to use the treadmill for over an hour! I wish I started strength training much earlier; I probably wouldn't have as much loose skin if I did.
So here's a few updated photos. Muscle growth is slowly occurring, and I'm hoping as more muscle grows, the last of the loose skin in my abs will tighten.
About the author
Richard Hubbard was once over 350 pounds. After a doctor's physical and finding out he was pre-hypertensive, he decided to make changes and avoid medication. Over the course of a year, Rich lost the first 120 pounds of his incredible 150 pound weight loss. He ate healthy foods based on Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat To Live". He was mostly plant based, but switched to completely plant based in September of 2016. He also became a vegan in the process as his compassion for animals increased. He credits bodybuilder Robert Cheeke for influencing his decision of going vegan. Rich aspires to be a vegan bodybuilder and is planning his first half marathon this year.
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