Quads o'fire

Hey guys, I have been working out using the same routine for around 3 months now and thought it was time to shake it up. However, as you will shortly see I am at a quandry in regards how best to proceed in one area.

I have been doing a 5 day week - with cardio and weights on alternating days - and rotating weeks so that one week is cardio heavy and the next is weight heavy. Rest days are concurrent and scheduled for the days I am off work as well. Weights have been 3-4 sets at 7-10 reps, one exercise per upper body part, in a circuit with a 2-3 min rest between.

Cardio started as a walk through my very hilly neighborhood, progressed to a little light jogging with lots of walking, to a point where I still had walking intervals but the jogging workload was higher, so I interjected some light sprints into a session last week. I walked 5 minutes, jogged another 10-15, then did 5 20ish second sprints with a 2:30 walking cooldown, followed by another 15 minutes or so jogging home.

I did a non-sprint cardio session my next cardio day, and then yesterday I tried some light sprints again. My hammies are in agony when I try though and they force me stop earlier than anything else. I managed 2 at 20 seconds and one at 7 and then limped a jog home.

To make it more complicated I had planned on shifting weights to a 5x5 with squats, a press, and deads. Now I'm thinking I don't want to do heavy quad work two days running, so do I totally drop the sprints for squats? Try to get some of both? I read to many squat days in a week was bad already, so I'm not sure what the optimal route here would be.

I am concerned primarily with weight loss and overall fitness. I had added sprints solely to get some anaerobic energy pathway work in addition to the aerobic.

If stats matter at all I am 33, 5'9", 299 pounds, male.
 
After 3 months, your body is still adjusting. Pulled hamstrings can be mofos to heal; back off until they stop hurting.

Good luck with your program. Have you lost weight?
 
At least 6 pounds since I started weighing, but I was at it for 6-8 weeks before the 1st weigh-in, so maybe more.

Okay, ease of the hammies, but when they are ready for some more would I be better off with squats or sprints at 1st? I'm personally thinking squats, to keep the weight days more full and allow for just light hill runs on cardio day, but I'd like other people to weigh in on it.
 
Sprints are for folks that are young and already in good shape - they are a pulled muscle waiting to happen for the rest of us.

Begin squat training (and continue with it for life) and as your weight comes off, you can ease into sprinting, starting with low effort and short distance and slowly increase both.
 
Sprints are for folks that are young and already in good shape - they are a pulled muscle waiting to happen for the rest of us.

Begin squat training (and continue with it for life) and as your weight comes off, you can ease into sprinting, starting with low effort and short distance and slowly increase both.

Thanks man. For both the advice and the smile that 1st statement put on my face.
 
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