AboutBonnie Hardie Expertise I am a personal trainer/boot camp instructor in SouthEast Florida. I am certified in:
personal training,aerobics,nutrition,womens,senior,youth and boot camp fitness.I can answer questions about workouts,sets and reps.Pyramid training,drop sets,etc.I can give suggestions on the best exercises to do for different body parts.Machines vs free weights.Home workouts or gym workouts.I can tell you what to look for when planning to join a gym.
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Experience I have been a personal trainer,aerobics instructor,nutrition advisor and boot camp instructor for several years,in South Florida. I generally prefer to train people outdoors in a park setting.The workout outside is just as tough as a gym workout.I can give people a excellent workout using just their bodyweight.I do a bootcamp style class with groups of 5-10 people.
Expert: Bonnie Hardie Date: 5/7/2008 Subject: The importance of intensity in a workout
Question Hi Bonnie,
I firstly would like to give a little background. I have been going to the gym for around 2 years and I got into strength training from the start. I've been slowly moving towards powerlifting not seriously yet and I'm not sure whether it's the right path. My current personal bests are 280kg deadlift, 160kg bench press and 240kg squat, raw strict form gym lifts.
My question is, is it better in terms of building strength to lift very intensely for short periods of time, spread perhaps over 3 sessions in a week, or to lift perhaps 5 or 6 times a week with much less intensity?
A further question is that I have been considering joining the military probably as an engineer, I would obviously have to improve my endurance, conditioning and also lose weight (I'm currently 105kgs). How much weight do you think i should lose and with that how much strength would i expect to lose?
Many Thanks, Keep up the good work
Answer Hi James,
Thank you for your question.
It is better to lift weights intensely less times per week to build your strength.
How much weight you should lose depends upon how tall you are and what the militarys requirements are.
The amount of stregth you will lose will depend upon how much weight you lose and how fast you lose it.If you lose weight slowly,the strength losses will be minimal.
Thanks --Good luck if you do decide to join the Military.
Bonnie
