My New Workout Please Critique

[SteveK]

This is my new workout routine that I have established to reach my final goals in terms of body fat and weight. I have increased the weight training aspect of my fitness plan, but I am limited by the number of excercises I can do. I am not able to workout at a gym because of the cost. I have a home gym however that I train with.

Sunday-Cardio usually I spend 2 hours walking at 5mph
Monday-Rest Mondays always suck I work 12 hours a day so I rest on Monday
Tuesday-45 minutes cardio 30 minutes weight training chest, bi, tri, and abs
Wednesday- 45 minutes cardio 30 minutes weight training usually legs and maybe my back
Thursay- 45 minutes cardio 30 minutes weight training chest, bi, tri, and abs
Friday- 45 minutes cardio 30 minutes weight training legs and back
Saturday- 2 hours cardio no weight training.

I usually walk my dogs during the cardio part of my workout we never stop I have them trained to take care of business at home before we walk so my heart rate stays up. This past weekend I logged in almost 22 miles of walking with them. I have three so I try to take each on at least a 45 minute walk. I timed myself and I walk at about 5.3 mph. Eventually I will turn that walking into jogging, but for now I will continue to walk. This past Sunday I walked all three dogs and mowed the lawn when I was done so I had a pretty good workout between the walking and the mowing. Since I have been doing this I have noticed subtle changes in my body again. The new jeans that I just bought are beginning to get baggy again. I have gone from a 40 waist to a 34 now and they to are beginning to get baggy on me. I'm still hovering around the 208 weight, but I would like to stay about right there. I figure with the muscle that I will be building I should maintain that weight. I am eating all natural foods now. I am drinking about 2 gallons of water a day and have switched to a low fat milk versus drinking whole milk like I was before. I am hoping that this will get me past the plateau that I am on now. Please be critical of anything that I am doing. I want nothing more than to accomplish my goals. I don't care what I have to do to get them done. I am addicted to excercise now and its a wondeful addiction.

Thanks,
Steve
Weight 208
Body Fat 20.5%
I would like to be at 12-15% body fat.

 

[busyman]

Wednesday- 45 minutes cardio 30 minutes weight training usually legs and maybe my back

No maybes. You must work your back and legs equally with chest and arms. Try doing a split such as chest/triceps/abs...legs/shoulders...back/biceps/abs. Thats how I split, and it works good for me. You want the best results, work your whole body. You can do it.

 

[AJP]

If you could give us more info than that with the exercises you are doing it would help, also sets, reps, etc.

If you are trying to lose weight, and are physically able to run, you should be running, why walk if you can burn more calories and get your heartrate higher with running?