A little help on toning up...

[Trojans33]

Hey all- im new to this site. Just seeing what you guys think.

I'm a 17 year old guy...and from this past January to this past March i went from 215 pounds to 183 pounds. I am 6'0". I have never felt so great about myself, but now that I've lost all the fat, I'm looking for other ways to improve.

The biggest one: toning up my stomach and chest.

I have an athletic build, and I am 6'0", but now I am just trying to tone what used to be flab into muscle/abs.

Starting on Monday, July 7, I am going to start the following routine, in the following order. Again, I am looking to tone up my chest, arms, core, and abs.

1. Abs
2. 30 Minutes Cardio- Elliptical
3. Abs
4. Weight Train (Bench Press, Dips, Curls, Lat Pull Down, Shrugs)
5. Abs

What do you guys think? I am planning on going on creatine to increase muscle mass and tone, but also doing cardio daily to burn stomach fat and help the abs show off more.


I burn about 400 calories on the elliptical, and am planning on eating somewhere around 600 calories daily.

Any suggestions are appriciated; feel free to private message me or post on here. I am looking to stun my classmates when I go back to school in the fall, and hoping that a healthy diet, steady weight training and a good routine will get me there.

Thanks alot guys.

Best wishes,

-Clay

 

[Danger_Dave]

Good goal, bad preparation.

First off. Someone your weight has a BMR (that's basal metabolic rate, howm any calories you use a day just being a live) of at least 1800. 600 is a ridiculously low number. To gain muscle you need surplus, to lose fat, you need a deficit of calories. There is no such thing as toning. You look tone when you have little body fat. I suggest you read up on how to calculate daily needs for calories here:
http://training.fitness.com/nutrition/nutrition-101-a-32846.html

Second, you need squats and deads, trust me, squats and deads in combination with bench etc, will lead you to better gains.
To understand, you need to read this
http://training.fitness.com/weight-training/weight-training-101-a-18766.html

then you need a real program (made by professionals) that's tried and true (guaranteed to be better than something you make yourself, no offense or anything)
luckily, I've compiled a list.
check it out:
http://training.fitness.com/weight-...inefficient-split-maybe-read-first-34522.html


come back with questions. Read the links I gave, and the links at the bottom of the routine thread.