I hope this is the right part of the forum to post this in! I put it here mostly because I'm interested in weight training more than anything.
So, for the last 9 months I've been going to the gym regularly, but I think I've finally hit a plateau. My problem areas are obvious: Upper thighs and abdomen. Everything else has fallen into place quite nicely. I've lost several inches from ALL parts of my body, but the two mentioned above don't want to go anywhere - and I'm SOOOOOOO CLOOOOSSSSSSEEE!!!
Here is how the workout is currently:
3-4 days a week in the gym, alternating days with the following program:
DAY 1:
-12 minutes on the ski machine (basically, a program that goes up and then down again, in the shape of a mountain)
-Various upper-body weights, both machines and free-weights
-18 minutes on the elliptical trainer (a program that is like a circuit of really intense activity for the first 2 minutes, then 45 seconds of low-intensity and 15 seconds of high-intensity for the rest of the program).
DAY 2:
A circuit consisting of the following:
-Treadmill: 1 minute walking (fast pace), 5 minutes running, 1 minute walking
-Various abdominal exercises with the exercise/pilates ball
I repeat the circuit four times.
Initially it worked really well for me and I noticed a big difference, but now I am not noticing any difference at all. I have tried throwing in extra pilates classes and have started to practice yoga again recently, but I'm really not noticing a difference.
My diet is appropriate for an active person, with most of my calories/carbs in the morning (since I go to the gym in the morning) and most of my proteins at night/in the afternoon. I'm 5'8", 90kg and consume about 2500 cals a day.
Any suggestions on what I could do to tweak my workout? The truth is that running is fairly uncomfortable for me, mostly because I find that my muscles tire easily in both my arms and legs. I am much more comfortable biking or using the elliptical trainer or even rowing (although I'd like to avoid having linebacker shoulders). Weights are no problem, and, in fact, I really enjoy them.
Any help you could give me to blast off these final fat pockets on the belly and upper thighs would be GREATLY appreciated, guys! Thanks.
So, for the last 9 months I've been going to the gym regularly, but I think I've finally hit a plateau. My problem areas are obvious: Upper thighs and abdomen. Everything else has fallen into place quite nicely. I've lost several inches from ALL parts of my body, but the two mentioned above don't want to go anywhere - and I'm SOOOOOOO CLOOOOSSSSSSEEE!!!
Here is how the workout is currently:
3-4 days a week in the gym, alternating days with the following program:
DAY 1:
-12 minutes on the ski machine (basically, a program that goes up and then down again, in the shape of a mountain)
-Various upper-body weights, both machines and free-weights
-18 minutes on the elliptical trainer (a program that is like a circuit of really intense activity for the first 2 minutes, then 45 seconds of low-intensity and 15 seconds of high-intensity for the rest of the program).
DAY 2:
A circuit consisting of the following:
-Treadmill: 1 minute walking (fast pace), 5 minutes running, 1 minute walking
-Various abdominal exercises with the exercise/pilates ball
I repeat the circuit four times.
Initially it worked really well for me and I noticed a big difference, but now I am not noticing any difference at all. I have tried throwing in extra pilates classes and have started to practice yoga again recently, but I'm really not noticing a difference.
My diet is appropriate for an active person, with most of my calories/carbs in the morning (since I go to the gym in the morning) and most of my proteins at night/in the afternoon. I'm 5'8", 90kg and consume about 2500 cals a day.
Any suggestions on what I could do to tweak my workout? The truth is that running is fairly uncomfortable for me, mostly because I find that my muscles tire easily in both my arms and legs. I am much more comfortable biking or using the elliptical trainer or even rowing (although I'd like to avoid having linebacker shoulders). Weights are no problem, and, in fact, I really enjoy them.
Any help you could give me to blast off these final fat pockets on the belly and upper thighs would be GREATLY appreciated, guys! Thanks.
