Quote:
Originally Posted by inferno camaro
I eat 900- 1400 calories a day and drink roughly 10 12oz glasses of water per day. The only exercise I do is treadmill 3 times a week 20-30 min. Can't run since I had a torn meniscus repaired back in Dec and it still won't allow me to run so I walk 4mph 8% incline. I will do light lifting on a bowflex machine 2-3 times per week approx. 20 minutes.
|
Kalimus is dead on, right off you should be eating more calories. Some say it doesn't matter on what you eat but it does, especially when restricting calories, you need the most out of what you eat so stay mainly with good protein sources, good quality low glycemic starchy carbs, healthy fats and fibrous vegetables. Hydration is very important, drink plenty of water and you can add foods like melons, grapefruit, that are fairly low glycemic and have high water content
Although free weights are far better you can make good gains with a bowflex. Use a well rounded program and challenge yourself.
I personally started weight training on a Bowflex while rehabilitating injuries and had significant gains.