This is my first post on these forums! It’s a great website as I have checked out many others in my search for weight loss advice. On with my question!
I have read through the sticky’s and most of the threads I could find that I thought were relevant to this. I have planned a workout routine to go along with my cardio and would like some advice as I am not 100% of where I should be going with this.
My goal is weight loss, not so much the scale numbers but physical improvement. I am male, 5”7 and weight 193. Currently I am doing hip hop abs with my girlfriend on its schedule which is about 30 min 6 times a week of cardio, after that I will usually do a brisk walk on the treadmill for about 20 min. I also have a balanced diet of around 1500 calories a day eating healthy foods with most information found in these forums along with other research.
I am starting off with mostly body weight exercises found on which I found linked in these forums to make up my routine.
I broke it down to 3 sections, Upper Body, Core, and Middle Body. My plan is doing Upper body on Mon, Core on Wed and Lower on Fri, after my cardio
Upper body:
Bicep Curls - 3x8
Overhead Triceps Extensions - 3x8
Chest Fly w/ dumbbells - 3x8
Bend over Row - 3x8
Core:
Side Knee Twist (lay on back with knee’s up & twist to each side) - 3x8
Side Plank – 3 30sec holds
Lower Body:
Lunge - 3x8
Glute Bridge (lay on back, thrust hips up) - 3x8
Dumbbell Deadlift – 3x8
Is this a good place to start? Are there to many muscle groups involved for 1 session or not enough? Should I change off what I do on certain days every week (Mon=Core, Wed=Upper, Fri=Lower and keep it rotating every week). Would it be better to cut down some exercises & turn the routine into a full body workout 3x a week instead? Should I be doing more reps of each workout or less?
Thank you in advance!
I have read through the sticky’s and most of the threads I could find that I thought were relevant to this. I have planned a workout routine to go along with my cardio and would like some advice as I am not 100% of where I should be going with this.
My goal is weight loss, not so much the scale numbers but physical improvement. I am male, 5”7 and weight 193. Currently I am doing hip hop abs with my girlfriend on its schedule which is about 30 min 6 times a week of cardio, after that I will usually do a brisk walk on the treadmill for about 20 min. I also have a balanced diet of around 1500 calories a day eating healthy foods with most information found in these forums along with other research.
I am starting off with mostly body weight exercises found on which I found linked in these forums to make up my routine.
I broke it down to 3 sections, Upper Body, Core, and Middle Body. My plan is doing Upper body on Mon, Core on Wed and Lower on Fri, after my cardio
Upper body:
Bicep Curls - 3x8
Overhead Triceps Extensions - 3x8
Chest Fly w/ dumbbells - 3x8
Bend over Row - 3x8
Core:
Side Knee Twist (lay on back with knee’s up & twist to each side) - 3x8
Side Plank – 3 30sec holds
Lower Body:
Lunge - 3x8
Glute Bridge (lay on back, thrust hips up) - 3x8
Dumbbell Deadlift – 3x8
Is this a good place to start? Are there to many muscle groups involved for 1 session or not enough? Should I change off what I do on certain days every week (Mon=Core, Wed=Upper, Fri=Lower and keep it rotating every week). Would it be better to cut down some exercises & turn the routine into a full body workout 3x a week instead? Should I be doing more reps of each workout or less?
Thank you in advance!
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