fivepercent
New member
Hi everybody...I humbly request your expertise! Bodybuilders especially!
Since December, I've been working with a personal trainer 4x/week. The original goal was to gain weight & I'm happy to say I have. I've put on 15 lbs since I've started. Also, since I know it matters in this case, I am female.
My body fat percentage, however, has gone up. I'm not happy about that. Also, my muscles don't look any different nearly at all - so I'd have to say my goal has shifted. I want to look more muscly and lose body fat, especially in my legs.
Currently, I go to the gym 4x/week. One day is for legs, another for back, another for chest/tricep, and another for shoulder/bicep. I do abs each time - and let me insert here that I have awesome abs anyway thanks to all the coughing I do <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . I typically do 3x15, although sometimes my trainer increases the weight for each set and I do fewer reps. After weight training, I try to do up to 20 minutes of cardio, but honestly sometimes I'm exhausted and just go home, or only do 10.
As for diet - I've developed gastroparesis, so eating isn't always easy, but reglan has helped me from throwing up all the time. After I work out I drink a vitamin water, and then 30 minutes after working out I drink a protein shake (cytogainer, 40g of protein). I've also dumped my Mt. Dew habit and tried to cut out high-fructose corn syrup as much as possible (this is over the past month).
So, O Fitness Gurus, what can I be doing differently? I would appreciate any help any of you can offer me!
5%/Jenn
Since December, I've been working with a personal trainer 4x/week. The original goal was to gain weight & I'm happy to say I have. I've put on 15 lbs since I've started. Also, since I know it matters in this case, I am female.
My body fat percentage, however, has gone up. I'm not happy about that. Also, my muscles don't look any different nearly at all - so I'd have to say my goal has shifted. I want to look more muscly and lose body fat, especially in my legs.
Currently, I go to the gym 4x/week. One day is for legs, another for back, another for chest/tricep, and another for shoulder/bicep. I do abs each time - and let me insert here that I have awesome abs anyway thanks to all the coughing I do <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . I typically do 3x15, although sometimes my trainer increases the weight for each set and I do fewer reps. After weight training, I try to do up to 20 minutes of cardio, but honestly sometimes I'm exhausted and just go home, or only do 10.
As for diet - I've developed gastroparesis, so eating isn't always easy, but reglan has helped me from throwing up all the time. After I work out I drink a vitamin water, and then 30 minutes after working out I drink a protein shake (cytogainer, 40g of protein). I've also dumped my Mt. Dew habit and tried to cut out high-fructose corn syrup as much as possible (this is over the past month).
So, O Fitness Gurus, what can I be doing differently? I would appreciate any help any of you can offer me!
5%/Jenn