I’ve been reading a lot about Body by Science as my goal in 2020 is to start working out again (with a goal of being strong in the second half of my life; not for weightloss) after a year of not working out (I had stopped because I didn’t know what I was doing and hurt myself lifting weights). I’m already at my goal weight (I wouldn’t cry if I lost more butt/thigh fat though). And if it matters, I’m about to turn 40.
The reason I am intrigued by this is because I actually don’t like working out. So I like the idea of working my booty off for 15-20 minutes but then resting 7 days. I read the whole book “Body by Science” and have been reading a lot of your stories on here, men and women, but mostly men!
So I want to hear from the women…
If your goals are similar to mine, where you just want to be lean and strong as you age:
What does your BBS routine look like?
Which machines (I like the idea of machines for safety)
Timing to failure? how heavy are the weights for each machine (Idk where to start)
How do you feel during and after?
What does your eating look like if you track?
Are you hungrier?
Do you need more carbs? I am currently below 10 TOTAL carbs per day and do not want to increase!!
If you need more food, is it only on the training day?
Do you need more protein? Only on the training day?
Give me the deets
I tried it for the first time yesterday after reading the whole book and reading about other people for a week. So I will answer the questions in my own poll. PLEASE feel free to comment on my answers.
What does your BBS routine look like?
My routine yesterday took 9 minutes (I think I failed too soon on some of them, or maybe didn’t understand what “failing” should really feel like), and that was on 5 machines. My husband followed me around with the stopwatch. lol
Which machines (I like the idea of machines for safety)
Seated row, chest press, pulldown, overhead press, and leg press
Timing to failure? how heavy are the weights for each machine (Idk where to start)
Not knowing where to start, I had to guess on how to choose my weights.
seated row - 50 lbs, chest press - 50 lbs, pull down - 30 lbs, overhead- 30 lbs, leg press -110 lbs
I failed by about 90 seconds on the first 3. I failed a little after a minute on the last 2, so I think I need to go lighter, right?
How do you feel during and after?
I was able to talk to my husband in between machines and I was able to let out a short laugh at a couple of his jokes during the reps… lol… it made me wonder if that means I didn’t work hard enough. Afterwards I didn’t feel like dying. I was like… well… that was it? When I got home my entire body did feel like it got a workout, but I wasn’t suffering. Today I can feel it in my arms (not legs) and I’m able to type and not suffering.
What does your eating look like if you track?
I am a very clean keto eater, no processed foods, mostly carnivore, about 1400 calories
Are you hungrier?
I was hungrier than usual in the evening before bed and needed to eat about 2 ounces of chicken that was in the fridge. I had already had a lot of fat that day and my protein was still at 90 grams so I decided to add protein and not fat, for that snack.
Do you need more carbs? I am currently below 10 TOTAL carbs per day and do not want to increase!!
I did not add carbs. The protein seemed to make me feel better before I went to bed.
If you need more food, is it only on the training day?
Don’t have an answer for me yet.
Do you need more protein? Only on the training day?
Don’t have an answer for me yet, but yesterday the extra protein did seem needed.