Opinion on my routine

[mauiguy30]

SO I want to lose weight build muscle. I go to the y 4-5 days a week usually in a row and here is what I do.

30-40 minutes on the elliptical on interval training. I burn about 350-430 calories

45-60 min weight training

I just want to know if I am on the right track I am 31 years old was up to 260lbs and I am now at 235-236lbs I want to get down to 220 I am 6ft2 when I first started I was benching 115lbs I am up to 175 and sometimes 185 depending how I feel. its nice seeing a 45 and a 25lb plate on the bar. I'm getting stronger also my ab workouts are getting easier. Thanks

 

[PLB]

Hey mauiguy,


It looks like you're off to a good start. What is your routine for weight training? Do you do the same thing each time, or do you do a split?


One suggestion I would make is to do your cardio after your weight training to maximize what you get out of your weight training session, but make sure you do a warm-up (5-10 mins) before you start lifting weights.

 

[workoutdvdworld]

Your workout looks good although there wasn't much info about what kind of weights u r doing. Are u super-setting, pyramidding or just doing straight sets? Also how many reps are you doing per exercise.

Apart from the exercise side of things nutrition will be a huge factor. Are you following a high protein diet in order to feed your muscle? If you want to get results you have to start using a diet and exercise diary so that you are 100% aware of what you are doing. Guessing will only get you so far and then you will plateau. You need to make sure that your calories in are less than calories out, and that you are consuming the right kind of calories. Nutritious, unprocessed food is key to success!