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As part of the amusing struggle to get myself race fit again I've joined a local gym.
I went for my initial assessment tonight (really pretty instructor which definitely helped and raised my heart rate a little) and was asked what I wanted to achieve from my workouts. I said that I wanted to tone myself up properly and build endurance rather than muscle bulk. So we went round the resistance equipment and she certainly pushed me hard and has written me a programme to the first six weeks to follow.
I'm a little confused though; I had always thought that light weights coupled with plenty of reps was the way to tone. Instead she's given me medium/heavy weights with medium reps for the first 6 weeks to burn fat off and says that then we'll concentrate on toning.
I have absolutely no reason not to trust what she's suggesting but it's at odds with what I've always thought. What do y'all think?
I went for my initial assessment tonight (really pretty instructor which definitely helped and raised my heart rate a little) and was asked what I wanted to achieve from my workouts. I said that I wanted to tone myself up properly and build endurance rather than muscle bulk. So we went round the resistance equipment and she certainly pushed me hard and has written me a programme to the first six weeks to follow.
I'm a little confused though; I had always thought that light weights coupled with plenty of reps was the way to tone. Instead she's given me medium/heavy weights with medium reps for the first 6 weeks to burn fat off and says that then we'll concentrate on toning.
I have absolutely no reason not to trust what she's suggesting but it's at odds with what I've always thought. What do y'all think?