If you want to lose FAT you must lift weights in your plan. Don't know how? Let me show you!

Don't be anxious to lift weights

Before I begin, this is not a Male v Female article. I just want more women and men to lift weights when training as part of your plans. You should be comfortable about doing so... no one is an expert when they start, that takes time and instruction, let me help you!

When I go to gym, it always amazes me that the exercise classes and cardio equipment like elliptical trainers and treadmills are full, mainly ladies, with very few men.

Now don't get me wrong here. I host classes like "Shred" and "Glutes and Gains" (please keep coming!) and use the cardio machines myself with my clients as part of a designed plan.... I look at the free weights/platforms and resistance machines... just about the exact opposite! Mainly men, a few women, why is that? Is it because we migrate to our "type", gender or comfort zone?

After all, anyone can walk, jog, run on a treadmill, plug their earphones in and ride on the exercise bike. Anyone can perform a sit up.... Those weights and those machines look scary.... ? Well, they are not! You just need to be shown how to use them and exercise correctly. Always with help (initially?) from by a certified professional.

At the gym I use they offer (as part of the membership) two, 30 minute sessions with a personal trainer FREE. I take these and combine them into a 1 hour session where I show people exactly how to lift safely. How to lift correctly, what exercises to perform for what body part. I make them confident and safe to lift.

Women and Men need to use Resistance Exercises in your plan, you should not feel intimidated to use them in their workout.

The Key is to get shown how to use the equipment, correctly and safely by a Professional

There is nothing better than taking new and existing clients into the weight room area and performing correct form exercises. By removing the anxiety felt by my clients I see the ratio of women/men alter...yes more women lifting weights!!.

Women do have the same bravado about lifting weights. I don't hear, "what can you bench"? "what can you curl"? We perform the exercises we need at the correct level of intensity and resistance for the desired goal. (remember setting goals blog? link below)

Lifting weights not only is really empowering, it gives me a sense of achievement and may even turn a few heads when I lift heavy. But is absolutely essential to building lean muscle, read my other blogs for more information (link below).

Cardio exercises alone will not do this, especially if your goal is to reduce body fat. Using cardio and nutrition only, you WILL also lose muscle mass, so make sure you keep it!

Resistance training should be performed correctly and safely, to do that you need guidance from a qualified Personal Trainer, who can show you and correct your form....NOT YouTube! and definitely not from another gym goer!

My Daughter performing over body weight "Snatch"

So let's claim our space in the weight room. So here is what you should do...

• Go to your gym and ask for assistance, get correct advice from a proffessional on exercises, most importantly how to perform the exercises correctly with excellent form.

• Train with a friend or Personal Trainer (like me!), training in pairs is good for support both mentally and physically.

• Get an exercise plan and stick to it. Know what you are going to do, how and what you are going to lift and how many times, then go and claim your space.

• Write down your achievements alongside the exercise plan you have. This demonstrates (if you think you need to) that you are working to a plan. It is both good practise and a reminder. I like to look back and review (as you improve your strength it will get easier, so increase the weight/volume to meet your goals).

Remember this one thing, most people lifting weights in most gyms are self taught or picked up bad habits watching other self taught people! They are not professionals, they often lift with poor form, with too much weight and often don't train their whole body. You will see people concentrating on "showy" upper body muscles. You have seen them.... reasonable upper body, so like to bench press and popping biceps, so love to Bicep curl. Look at their less muscular legs, so they may never perform squats or deadlifts is a frequent example).

I know you will be looking out for those people now!!!!

Lift with excellent form, its not what you lift, it's how you lift and the speed and form!

Let's get more Ladies and Men lifting weights, remove any fear, there shouldn't be any.... claim your place in the weight room alongside me!! I am here to help you.

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