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[lanes1977]

im new to this site im 235 pounds i have not got a clue how to start training what do i do help! how to i start? do i have to lose weight first through nutrition then start weight training ? can i use free weights as i have no access to a gym ? what weight do i use im quite naturally strong ,can anyone recommend any books places i can go to find out what to do ive been searching for a while ? how do you train legs with free weights ? any help would be great

[Nukewarm]

im new to this site im 235 pounds i have not got a clue how to start training what do i do help! how to i start? do i have to lose weight first through nutrition then start weight training ? can i use free weights as i have no access to a gym ? what weight do i use im quite naturally strong ,can anyone recommend any books places i can go to find out what to do ive been searching for a while ? how do you train legs with free weights ? any help would be great

Since no one has jumped in...I too have recently got back into the weights. I was working out before but since I've started again I've looked at all aspects and read as much as I could on nutrition. Working out is the easy part of losing (or gaining) weight. I'm no pro but I've always eaten really well and taken care f my body. Weight training is a great step to looking better but nutrition is the key to feeling better and shedding or gaining weight.

Basically, it depends on your goals. Are you trying to lose weight? Do you want to gain muscle and lose weight? Get better definition? I'd suggest posting your goals. That way, people can offer some accurate suggestions. Knowing your goals is the first step to achieving them. :D

[gouvernance]

You are trying to lose weight - thats obvious! Diet is 80% of it - exercise is the rest. I would recommend eating healthy - eating a calorie restricted diet - post your normal daily intake and let us make some recommendations. Basically in the inital stages i would suggest cardio exercise along with the diet and some light weight exercises. You need to tell us what type of equipment you have access to!
the site has an exercise section - located on its main page - you can see videos of all the exercises there - some are available for downloading for even i-pod.