I have been weight training for 6 months,  what happens if i stopped weight training for a month?
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if you cut out weight training completly out of your lifestyle for an entire month, your body will not have reason to maintain all that hard earned muscle. want to lose what took you six months of sweat?? however, for maintence you could workout twice a week and try maintain your diet. This will save you from losing all that hard earned muscle and because of changing up your routine, from three times to two times a week, you may even add more muscle for two reasons:\n1: your body will be in shock for this change of routine\n2: your muscles and nervous system will have more time to recuperate between workouts.\n\nnote: since you are a beginner try hit your entire body in each session, with no more than three sets per body part for maximium gains\n\ngoodluck!!
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Yes you can! You can get all the basics off the net from several health sites. If you weight-lift without cutting down or increasing calories and making sure you are getting enough protein, you will be loosing fat while gaining some muscle, but the trick is not to overdo each session because your body will start breaking up muscle for energy after 20-30 minutes.
590031
Perhaps you would be better off doing the weight training first then your cardio. When doing cardio the first three minutes your body is operating in an anaerobic state, after that it goes aerobic but does not enter the KREBS cycle until the 16th minute where you really begin to utilize fat as you primary energy source.\n\nSo my point is that if you weight train you will put your body into a fat burning state therefore when you begin your cardio you will have already bypassed that first 16 minutes.\n\nPersonally from what I have studied the most effective way to burn fat is on an empty stomach (Preferably shortly after waking up) with a little L-Glutamine in you to avoid muscular breakdown, finally you must eat within 10 minutes after your session is over. Do your weight training maybe 6 hours or more later.
930384
Compare some pictures of you at various weight.  I think that you have developed more muscle and body mass and not really fat. \n\nI'll bet that you will see in the pics that you are more define.  Don't worry about it too much, add a few years and you will wish that you can get  this time back.  Just enjoy your hotness, while you can. :-)
59058
You will lose weight on the LA weight loss program.  However, when you stop the program, if you go back to eating the way you did before going on the program, you'll gain the weight back and possibly more weight.  However, if you learn about what foods to eat and portion sizes while you are on LA weight loss and continue to follow these methods once you stop the program, then you won't regain weight.  How well it works long-term is up to you.
106269
Atrophy is what happens to your muscles. Any muscle that doesn't get used now & then will begin to weaken and the longer you wait between using it, the longer it will take you to restore it to its previous state of health.
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I think you start losing it pretty much right away if you don't continue with at least a maintenance program of working out.  I know that within a month or two there will be a significant difference - from personal experience.
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You would be expected to gain muscle mass.  And assuming you keep your cardio sessions high, I would expect that you will lose some fat as well.
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See i started weight training at the age of 15 and it did not affected my growth at all. when i started it i was around 5.4 tall but now i am 19 years old with 5.9 height so don't worry go ahead. but remember on thing if you are doing weight training then you will now have to do it whole of your life. If you leave it in between you will gain very heavy weight as you skin and mussels will become lose.
1016006
Have you recently been on a diet or not eating at all, because after sometime of living off of your body fat, your body will them go to your muscles for energy to exist.
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yea, that sounds reasonable. \nthe body can compensate up to 1-2 lbs per week max...anymore and your body would be struggling\nbut 6 lbs in 1.5 months is great progress--think about it--its 1 lb a week average...\ngood job
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Start doing   weight training.
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Good question, but kind of vague. It all depends on what you're doing.\n\nAssuming you start eating a good weightlifter's diet - low fat, moderate carbs, high protein, and you eat 5-6 small meals a day, combined with good strength training 3 or 4 days a week, you could hope to gain 1-3 pounds of muscle a month AT MOST - and this is for your entire body.\n\nObviously, if you've never lifted weights, or didn't lift very often, you'll gain more in the first few months, then your gains will slow down and stabilize to a consistent 0.5-1.5 pounds a month. This also depends on your body type. If you're real tall and skinny, you're not going to see anywhere near these numbers. If you're built like a fireplug,  you might see more. \n\nIf you are like me, the first time you pick up a weight, you start counting down the time until you look like Arnold, then give up when it doesn't happen in the first six months. The sad reality is 4-10 pounds of natural muscle a year is actually *REALLY GOOD* gains. Don't compare yourself to steroid users, or people who've been training for 8-10 years, or people who do both (not uncommon for the pros).\n\nMix up your routine enough to be interesting. Do cardio in the morning or after your heavy work for maximum results (when your body is hungry, it has no choice but to burn fat). That 4 pounds a year really adds up quick, and once you drop the fat so you can see where the extra muscle is, it doesn't take long.\n\nSome supplements can help your muscles retain water (creatine comes to mind), which will give them more weight, and appear bigger. The jury is still out on what, if any, benefits these supplements provide, and some are just plain dangerous. You're better off eating a healthy diet and having a consistent routine that challenges lots of muscle groups.\n\nhttp://www.intense-workout.com has some sample workout routines and general fitness advise. You might give that a look-see.\n\nCheers,\nOdd
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If you haven't worked out in months then it should take about a week to a week and half for the soreness to fade. As a beginner you should not be working out everyday. You body will not be able to recover quickly enough especially if you have a bad diet. You might end up overtraining and burning out. Make sure you are getting about a gram of protein for every pound of body weight. Drink plenty of water. Move to a three day full body routine. Mon,Wed,Fri or Tues,Thurs,Sat. Do 2-3 sets per exercise.
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join a gym eat the foods you need  do what your trainer says \nit wont happen ove night so take your time and ejoy the slow change and the change in the way you feel
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You'll be sore for a while.  A few weeks.  Assuming there are no complications and you dont lift heavy things, you should be able to go back to work within a week.
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Even if they did away with the program, they should have to reimburse you for the period that you had a gym membership while the program was going on.  I would question human resources on this issue.