How Much Weight Can I Expect to Lose?

Although we don’t like answering questions with questions – we’d first like to know how much weight you’d like to lose!

You might not believe it now, but whatever fitness level you are and whatever goal you have in your head, we’ll do everything in our power to get you there. We’ve helped people lose a few pounds, we’ve helped people cut their bodyweight in half, and we’ve even helped people transform their bodies to become fitness magazine cover models.

Whatever your goal, we’ll get you there in a way that doesn’t leave you miserable, exhausted, injured or desperate to eat. We’re confident of this because we don’t believe in fad diets, miracle workouts, or overnight results. Instead, we work with proven science and psychology to help to obtain the kind of body you might not otherwise think is possible.

To understand more about the kind of science that informs how we work, you can explore our blog post: tips to lose fat safely and sustainability.

If you’re new to fitness or you’re returning after a break, we appreciate that the idea of telling a personal trainer that you’d like to lose weight might feel like you’re opening the door to a lot of hard work and suffering.

Don’t worry though – the last things you’ll hear from us are any of those “no pain, no gain” or “go big or go home” type of ‘motivational’ mottos. Quite the opposite.

When you workout with Fitness Lab, you’ll be working with a personal training team that helps you understand the way you move is more important than the weight you move – and that every session should be a celebration of the steps you’re taking toward your goal. We’re not saying you won’t work up a sweat – but you’ll do it in a way that’s positive, sustainable, and – importantly – fun.

For more about our approach and what to expect, take a look at our blog: Building your gym routine.

Unfortunately, the million-and-one diet and exercise plans out there that promise to ‘target belly fat’ are using men’s tendency to store fat on their upper body and midriffs as a way to get your attention.

The truth is, there’s no such thing as ‘spot reducing’ fat. No matter how many ab crunches you do, you’re never going to just get rid of belly fat – and there’s no miracle diet that melts away fat from your stomach.

When you work with us, we’ll be realistic about how male fat loss works. If you want a flatter and more toned stomach – we’ll get you there, but your workouts won’t be focused on hammering your stomach muscles!

For a more detailed look at how men carry and lose weight, check out our blog: Where Do Men Lose Fat First?

Absolutely. Every member of the Trang team has a passion for health and wellbeing – and each of them will tell you that the advice around eating is just as important as the training!

Don’t panic though – there aren’t any crash diets or heavily restrictive eating plans involved. Experience tells us that small, meaningful changes are the way to deal with fat loss in the kitchen. In fact, we’ve created a detailed blog post on this subject: How To Eat for Fat Loss and Muscle Gain.

What’s more, you’ll be pleased to hear that we get exactly the same cravings as you do – so you’ll never hear us telling you that your favourite takeaway or dessert is completely off the menu!

It's easy to take a look at social media and get the impression that everyone's got motivation to spare - but that's really not the case. Motivation is difficult to find - especially at the start of your fitness journey. 

The good news is, personal training can give you the nudge you need when you feel like skipping your workout. It's not all about patting you on the back and cheering you on though - we work with principles and ideas that are proven to help you build habits that stick. 

You may find group classes more motivating check out this blog: Strength training with lifting ladies.

Lots of people think that lifting weights – either using a machine or free-weights – will just make you get bulkier – but this really isn’t the case.

If you want to build substantial amounts of muscle, we can help – but 90% of the time, weight training is done with ‘toning up’ in mind.

There are two reasons for this. Firstly, the more muscle you have, the firmer your body becomes, even if you’re carrying a little extra weight. Secondly, the more muscle you have, the more calories your body burns as you rest – helping to manage or reduce body fat levels.

This is just a quick overview – but if you’d like to learn more about why strength training is essential for people looking to lose weight, you can check out our blog: importance of strength training.

Yes, almost certainly!

Losing weight - or specifically, losing fat - is a tricky thing to get exactly right. You might not realise it - but getting fat loss just right is a careful balance of exercise, nutrition, and recovery.

If any one of these things isn't quite right (they're easy to lose track of!) then you'll find yourself struggling to get in the shape you want.

At Trang Fitness, we are experts in all these areas - so we'll be able to talk to you about the lifestyle you need to be in the right shape. It's perfectly achievable - but always much easier with an expert on your side! 

You're welcome to read more about the kind of things we'll help with in our blog: Why Am I Not Losing Weight?

Generally, you should be looking at more ‘reps’ (repetitions – the number of times you perform an exercise) and ‘sets’ (the number of time you produce that many repetitions) when you’re aiming to lose weight.

Of course, the weight that you’re moving has a big part to play too. No one would expect you to simply do more sets and reps of a heavy weight – so training for fat loss will generally involve low/medium weights.

There’s a lot of science involved in why this is the right choice for weight loss. This science is mostly around the fat-burning benefits of you muscles and connective tissue react to ‘time under tension’ – so, since more sets and reps increase that time under tension, this is what you should be aiming for to shift unwanted fat.

We’ve explored this topic in more detail in our blog: How Many Sets and Reps For Weight Loss?