Newbie requiring advice from the masters!!

megookman

megookman

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Hi guys,

First of all, this forum is awesome, and I am so glad that I found it!! Everybody here is so supportive!

I needed some advice on whether my workout/diet planning is satisfactory, of if I need any changes.

I am 200 pounds and 5'10".

Here is a sample of my workout:
Mon - Jog 3 miles; Bench 3x As much as I can (light weights); Curl 3x As much as I can (light weights);
Tues - Jog 3 miles; 3x33 Squats (No weights)
Wed - HIIT for 20 min; Jog 1~2 miles; Bench 3x As much as I can; Curl 3x As much as I can
Thursday - Rest
Friday - REPEAT

WITHOUT HIIT sessions, I've lost 15 pounds, but hit a plateau. Hopefully, adding HIIT will help me shed more pounds? Please, any comments and criticism is MUCH welcomed!! Thanks you guys!:cheers2:
 
why are you using light weights?

What do you consider HIIT?

And what's your meal plan look like?

I'd spend some time reading the stickied threads in the exercise forum - your strenght training needs work... you've got no virtually lower body work and bench presses and curls aren't really working enough different muscles
 
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I dont really care about gaining strength... I thought that light weights with more repetitions = more cut? (TOTALLY MY OWN IGNORANT OPINION)

As for HIIT, I run as fast as I can as if a Lion was chasing me for 15 seconds, then jog lightly for 1 minute, then repeat. So far, I only lasted about 8 intervals.

As for my meal plan, I didn't put it in here becasue this was the "Weight loss through exercise" forum, and didn't want to get flamed, BUT, my diet =

Breakfast = Half of Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a banana (About 250 Calories)
Snack = Healthy Choice Soup (Around 180 calories)
Lunch = 6 inch Chicken sub from subway (No junk condiemnts)(Around 400 calories?)
Snack = Either a protein bar, protein shake, or granola bar (200 calories)
Dinner = Either a protein shake, chicken, steak, or I finish the other half of my sandwich(200 ~ 500 calories)

I try to limit myself to around 1500~1800 calories a day.

I do read the stickies, and I try to incorporate what i read to my workouts, but since I dont' have access to a gym, I can only weighttrain with the current weights and equipment I have now. I WISH i could weight train my legs, but my only alternative is to do those 100 squats and lunges w/o weights.

Am I doomed for failure?
 
Ok, I'm an idiot...
"-Crap about people having some type of muscle fibre that means they should lift high rep/light weight "

So I guess more reps of lighter weight is a stupid theory...
 
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