Please evaluate my workout plan!

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-23-2003
Please evaluate my workout plan!
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Wed, 02-16-2005 - 2:31pm

Hi everyone,
I'm an occasional lurker, but I recently started on yet another diet & fitness kick, so I'd greatly appreciate some feedback on my workout. My goal is to lose about 13 more pounds and get more overall muscle tone & definition by the summer. So here is my plan. For the weights I try to do 2 different exercises for each muscle group, 3 sets each, 12 reps (until failure). For cardio, I do intervals of 2 minutes of running (7-8 mph), 1 minute of sprinting (9-10 mph), 30 seconds of jogging (4-5 mph) on the elliptical trainer. I try to spend an hour tops at the gym.

Monday:
- chest, back, abs
- interval cardio on elliptical for 30 mins

Tuesday:
- interval cardio on elliptical for 60 mins

Wednesday:
- legs, butt, abs
- interval cardio on elliptical for 30 mins

Thursday:
- interval cardio on elliptical for 60 mins

Friday:
- arms, abs
- interval cardio on elliptical for 30 mins

Saturday or Sunday:
- pilates or yoga for 60 mins

I'm watching my diet as well. I try to eat about 1300 calories and drink 12+ glasses of water a day.
So do you guys think that this workout is sufficient? Is there a better way I could break up my weights or cardio? Please help! Thanks in advance...

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-09-2004
Thu, 02-17-2005 - 11:57am

Hi Annabel 1004! Like you I am a lurker here but I guess I just "de-lurked". Totally agree with Gymrat76. I work biceps and triceps twice a week, deltoids twice a week etc... just give it 2-3 days rest in between. I pretty much do free weights and machines - No circuit training. Plus I do abs and cardio everytime I hit the gym. About 1 1/2 years ago I was in excellent shape and training 6 days a week but now I'm lucky if I get in 4. After lurking on this board you all have gotten me so motivated that I went and bought some Designer Protein and other supplements last night. My downfall is my diet so I am really trying to work on that plus up my cardio to at least 30 minutes each time. It's just so hard when I can only get into the gym after work. But Diet Turbo Tea really helped me last night.

Thanks all for the motivation and the informative posts.

Maryanne0424

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 02-17-2005 - 2:06pm
Hi Maryanne! Glad you decided to de-lurke!





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