TurboJam Toning/ Strength Training

Why is strength training so important?
When I was younger I was told that if you burn fat and then do strength training, that fat turns into muscle. Because of that I was always scared of strength training, thinking I would bulk up. But fat can't actually turn into muscle and muscle can't actually turn into fat. Tada! Biology mythbusting for us! They're made up completely different. So should we still strength train? Ummm yah! Why? Muscle burns calories. In fact, one pound of muscle burns up to 50 extra calories a day. That may not seem like much. Think about how much muscle you have already though... tacking onto that could actually be the difference of losing 1 lb a week to 2 lbs a week. Strength training also builds better bone density which means less chances of Osteoporosis and stronger muscle joints which means less of a chance of injury during cardio. Most trainers will tell you that you need to train to the point of muscle fatigue. Muscle fatigue is where you have worked the muscle to the point of "Oh holy crap I can't move it again". I don't fully understand it. In fact many doctors say it doesn't make a difference. I don't understand the ADP, metabolites, glycogen stuff (yet) but from what I'm reading it sounds like you should train to that point to build up resistance, purge the muscle of toxins, stimulate the metabolism, and open the muscle up to protein absorption. But because all of our bodies are different, if you're going to train to the point of muscle fatigue you really need to be working with your doctor AND (NOT OR) a trainer to keep you from really hurting yourself. Nothing makes weight loss harder than being stuck on your butt for a few weeks because you tore something. I usually start light (2 lb weights) when training a new muscle because I need to WORK UP to my limits, not work down from them. When you feel the acid burn, its ok, its just cleaning out the muscle and starting fatigue. When you feel you can't push again, you're at fatigue and need to take it down a notch. When it hurts like all holy crapola STOP. Your body doesn't lie to you. When something feels like its about to break, it probably is. I didn't listen to my body last summer and ended up with pelvic tendonitis... not fun.
You should try to do strength training at least twice a week with at least one day in between the same muscle group. Never train the same muscle two days in a row. Turbo Jam was great for the new toner. If you need a push, I don't see this one being your strength area.

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