My Routine - Advice Please

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macgyver

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This is a random routine that I came up with. I'm trying to become more cut. I weigh 165 and i'm 5'9". Anyway, here's my routine, not sure if it will do what I want but here's what I came up with. Any suggestions are appreciated

1) 10 minutes on the ellipitical at a decent speed to work up a sweat
2) 20 reps curls with as much weight as i can do 20 reps
3) 20 reps bench with as much weight as i can do 20 reps
4) 20 reps pulldowns with as much weight as i can do 20 reps
5) .7 mile on treadmill at 8 mph
6) 20 reps curls with as much weight as i can do 20 reps
7) 20 reps bench with as much weight as i can do 20 reps
8) 20 reps pulldowns with as much weight as i can do 20 reps
9) .3 mile on treadmill at 10 mph

This takes about 30 minutes or so. I'm exhausted, sweating, and I feel like I had a great workout after doing this. All the signs that my workout is working are there :p Anyway, comments? suggestions?
 
There is really not enough information in your post but here are some assumptions anyway.
1 - you say 165 @ 5'9", I'll assume you are male and under 20.
2 - You say "I'm trying to become more cut". I'll ask if you have enough muscle mass and body fat to cut?

IMO if someone is starting into resistance training

First - Gain as much strength as possible and learn proper form for the basic resistance exercises. Early on your muscles will not grow much but you will teach the ones you have to become much more efficient and using proper form will minimize the potential for injuries and help maximize your efforts. Stick with the basic exercises and keep workout routines short.

Second - Add mass Start adding in exercises to your routine and getting your diet correct to build more muscle if you have the genetics for this it will be quite easy. If you are like me then you can gain a lot of strength but it will be a constant uphill struggle to add much bulk.

Third - Cutting Once you have the muscle then worry about cutting body fat to expose your hard work for the world to see. Here you will add in a lot of isolation exercises to define what you have built and change your diet to reduce body fat.

These are just some general rules that I think might apply. It may well be that I am way off base in your case. It also may be that someday you will come to realize that all around fitness is much more desirable than "getting cut".

Hope this helps,
Ken (aka The Greenetuckian)
 
1) I'm 24, almost 25.
2) Yes, not very much, but probably 5-10 pounds I would think. I posted a picture in the photo gallery here:
http://training.fitness.com/photo-gallery/macgyvers-progress-23299.html

I assume what I'm doing is called resistance training?

I don't really care to gain that much muscle mass, maybe a little, mainly interested in getting in very good shape. I've never had a problem gaining muscle and mass in the past, but I've never really tried to cut much.

General fitness is very important to me, which is why I'm making working out part of daily routine, which I haven't done consistenly since I graduated college a couple of years ago.

Anyway, I guess mainly what I want to know, is what is the workout I'm doing above going to accomplish? Is doing it going to accomplish what I'm going for if I keep it up. Is there anything I should add or modify about what I'm doing?

Thanks very much for the advice. People in these forums are some of the friendliest on the internet
 
Thanks for clarifying. I'm using resistance training mostly for strength. Here is something I posted in my journal just today

From my journal
If anyone is wondering about my goals for resistance training the #1 goal is strength, #2 increased metabolism, #3 bone and connective tissue health. Don't expect to see me doing high reps, trying to bulk up or spending a lot of time on a workout, I have been down that road before.

For cardiopulmanary health I have skating, tennis and DDR.
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As for my last reply to your question I think one should start with learning proper movements then teaching your muscles to be their most efficient. After that you can decide where you want to go from there. So if I were you I would concentrate on this piece -

From my earlier reply
Gain as much strength as possible and learn proper form for the basic resistance exercises. Early on your muscles will not grow much but you will teach the ones you have to become much more efficient and using proper form will minimize the potential for injuries and help maximize your efforts. Stick with the basic exercises and keep workout routines short.
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Mreik has a good explanation and starting point here in his Weight Training 101

Hope this helps and good luck
 
Thanks for the replies greenetuckian

Ok, so I've updated things(slightly).

MWF:
1) 10 minutes on the ellipitical at a decent speed to work up a sweat
2) 20 reps curls with as much weight as i can do
3) 20 reps bench with as much weight as i can do
4) 20 reps pulldowns with as much weight as i can do
5) 1 mile on treadmill at 8 mph
6) 20 reps curls
7) 20 reps bench
8) 20 reps pulldowns
9) .25 mile on treadmill at 10 mph
10) 20 reps curls
11) 20 reps bench
12) 20 reps pulldowns
13) .25 mile on treadmill at 10 mph

T-Th
2 Miles in 15 minutes on treadmill
15 minutes on elliptical

I think this is going to get me in good shape because everything I do above I do at pretty much the highest intensity I can with no resting between exercises other than the time it takes me to get from 1 exercise to the next, sit down, take a deep breath, and start. I guess one of the most important things as well is I enjoy this workout. I used to workout with high weight and low reps taking good breaks between exercises, that's not for me I've come to figure out.

I guess my main question is, what would doing this workout accomplish to my body in terms of looks if I kept to this schedule every weekday for a full year. Is it going to accomplish my goals?

Thanks in advance and everybody who reads this please respond, the more sources of information the better.
 
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