new member - simple question

[rico648]

first off i wish to thank you for reading my post. i look forward to becoming an active member in your forums.

first things first, i've been working out for almost 2 months.
ive gone from a sloppy 195lb 5'10" to 170lbs and slowly taking shape.

now my goal is well defined abs, arms, and chest.

i rotate daily between cardio and weights (situps on cardio, pushups on weight days)
sunday is my relax day usually or saturday depending on my schedule.

i am dieting to the best of my ability considering resources and funds (so stupid healthier food cost more)

so i know it takes time for muscle to build mass which is why it is recommend to rest a day in between. however, as far as my arms are concerned, my arms are fairly big. they are not toned, but when flexed, they are decent, so i only want to tone them out nicely.

so would it be better to work them daily, considering at least at the moment, i desire no more mass, only definition?

as far as my abs and pecs, is every other day recommend or daily excersice better for toning then building mass?

i dont want to be a body builder, i simply want to be toned and well defined.

so is a target weight of 160-170 good? i want to be well toned for that or should i shoot lower?

and would daily reps of these muscles be more recommned?
i repeat, i do not want mass, only tone.
it may be a dumb question, but it made sense in my head when thinking bout allowing muscles to repair them selves to build up. since i wish to take the build up part out, would stressing them cause faster results?

kind of dumb to say, but i want to see some decents cuts in 3 to 4 months time?

thanks again for helping, look forward to seeing your responces.

 

[g8r80]

First, welcome.

Second, cardio, by definition, is an activity that will get your heart rate into an elevated zone of at least 60% of its max heart rate, 70 is better and 80 is even better for at least 20 minutes, 30 is better and an hour is even better. I doubt that you are getting the heart rate or duration through situps, which are not a conventional form of cardio.

Third, read through the stickies which should answer a lot of your basic questions, such as yes, you can works abs and heart every day, but you need to rest all other muscle groups at least 1 day.

Depending on your muscle and bone structure, 160 could be scrawny, highly defined or flabby.