If at all possible I would like a personal trainer to advise me with some general guidelines on a circuit program.
I'm 5'9" and weigh 158. I have a storage building that I work out in with minimal equipment but I do have a squat cage, Smith machine, bench, curl bar, full Olympic weight set, etc.
My goals are to first and foremost have a routine that I can do during the off-season that will help me for mountain biking. I want to do this probably every other day or so when I'm not actually riding a bike either for real or on the trainer. Secondary goal is to lose enough to have defined abs. The top of my abs are defined, but my lower abs still have some fat that needs to melt away.
What I've got now is listed below. I'm doing pretty much everything listed, except what I've written down includes one more set of squats and crunches, and two more sets of jumping rope. I use a weighted jump rope. Anything much beyond sets of 150 reps makes my heart feel like it's going to pound out of my chest, it hurts really bad. The total listed below is 1,500 reps of jumping rope, which I'm comfortable with, as long as I can break it up like that.
150 jump ropes
50 push-ups
150 jump ropes
15 curls, 70 pounds… chin-ups when a bar is made
150 jump ropes
50 crunches
150 jump ropes
25 squats, 185 pounds
150 jump ropes
25 leg curls
150 jump ropes
25 squats, 185 pounds
150 jump ropes
25 leg curls
150 jump ropes
25 squats, 185 pounds
150 jump ropes
25 crunches
150 jump ropes
Any input from people who are knowledgeable about cycling and especially mountain biking would be appreciated. Two months ago it was all I could do just to do 150 jump rope reps in one session. Now I feel great with this workout and I've lost 12 pounds in the last 2 months.
I'm 5'9" and weigh 158. I have a storage building that I work out in with minimal equipment but I do have a squat cage, Smith machine, bench, curl bar, full Olympic weight set, etc.
My goals are to first and foremost have a routine that I can do during the off-season that will help me for mountain biking. I want to do this probably every other day or so when I'm not actually riding a bike either for real or on the trainer. Secondary goal is to lose enough to have defined abs. The top of my abs are defined, but my lower abs still have some fat that needs to melt away.
What I've got now is listed below. I'm doing pretty much everything listed, except what I've written down includes one more set of squats and crunches, and two more sets of jumping rope. I use a weighted jump rope. Anything much beyond sets of 150 reps makes my heart feel like it's going to pound out of my chest, it hurts really bad. The total listed below is 1,500 reps of jumping rope, which I'm comfortable with, as long as I can break it up like that.
150 jump ropes
50 push-ups
150 jump ropes
15 curls, 70 pounds… chin-ups when a bar is made
150 jump ropes
50 crunches
150 jump ropes
25 squats, 185 pounds
150 jump ropes
25 leg curls
150 jump ropes
25 squats, 185 pounds
150 jump ropes
25 leg curls
150 jump ropes
25 squats, 185 pounds
150 jump ropes
25 crunches
150 jump ropes
Any input from people who are knowledgeable about cycling and especially mountain biking would be appreciated. Two months ago it was all I could do just to do 150 jump rope reps in one session. Now I feel great with this workout and I've lost 12 pounds in the last 2 months.