Big Fight with my Personal Trainer

[emilygrace 5]

Just so you know, per your OP, you can't selectively burn fat and not burn calories.

[**LaSaJaTa** 4]

Just so you know, per your OP, you can't selectively burn fat and not burn calories.

Hi Emilygrace, yes, your correct, you cannot burn fat and not burn calories, but my goal is to burn fat, and minimize the calorie burn, not to focus on calorie burn, as many non altered overweight people normally do...

[Sac_Girl 0]

I would find a new trainer before you get hurt...

Just make sure that they have some experience with WLS.

Personally, I would have fired him before we even started...

Good luck!

[JDR 13]

While the trainer may not be giving you the right approach about diet he/she is giving you very good advice on the workout. Doing high weight to the point of muscle failure will stress your tendons and other structures to the point where they can be very seriously damaged if you have not first built up their strength as well. After all your body is made of more than just muscle and fat and those other tissues need to be prepared for that sort of treatment. You should start with low weight-high rep and then decrease the reps slowly over several months from 15-10 when you hit your first training plateau and then from 10-5 over a few months more when you hit your next one.

[**LaSaJaTa** 4]

Thanks JDR, do you have a background in physical fitness then?