What do you think of my exercise schedule?!? (Work out 6 days/week)?!
Question: What do you think of my exercise schedule?!? (Work out 6 days/week)?
Am I overdoing anything? Great for fat loss? My diet is VERY healthy--I zigzag my calories--somedays I eat 1400 (the one day I don't work out per week), other days 1700, other days 2000, etc. EVERYTHING is healthy..whole grains, veggies, fruits, everyting u name it, nuts, fish, red meats on occasion, lots of water everyday, etc. My diet is very healthy. I also taper my calories, which means I eat the biggest meal at breakfast then decrease my calories throughout each of my 5 meals throughout the day; i eat 5 meals per day in 3 hr increments. I do not eat anything 3 hours before I go to bed.
So here's my exercise schedule, what do u think of it...am I overdoing anything? How can I improve?
What are the flaws and plusses in my exercise schedule?? Personal trainers?
What do you think of this exercise schedule? (6 days a week workout); 5'6" female?
Day 1: 3 mi. run (run @ 6.5mph)
30 min weight training; (I do 6-7 machines, 3 reps of 6-12 on each machine)
Day 2: 3 mi run
30 min. bike ride
Day 3: elliptical-30 min
30 min. weight training
Day 4: 3 mi run;
30 min. bike ride
Day 5: 3 mi. run
30 min weight training
Day 6- OFF
Day 7: 3 mi run;
30 min weight training
*RUNNING INCREASES BY 1/4th MILE EVERY 2 WEEKS
Answers:
this would be best to ask a personal trainer
It sounds perfect to me.
The only thing I would check is that you do strength exercises for the right muscles groups.
You should aim to exercises antagonist (opposing) muscles the about the same amount. So if you work on your triceps, work on your biceps. If you work on your stomach, work on your back. If you work on your hamstrings, work on your quadriceps.
The recommended amount of calories to eat is 1,200 when dieting and that goes for everyone, you can gradually move up to 1,800 when you’ve reached your goal weight. I even went into my doctor and told her I was eating 1,800 - 2,000 calories and stumped why I wasn't losing weight even though I was running 4-5 miles a day! She said it's because 1,800 calories - 2,000 is the amount she tells her patients to consume that are wanting to GAIN WEIGHT! Another key rule is to burn more calories than you consume. This is coming from someone who’s went from 228 pounds to currently their 180’s, I'm 5"4', 17 and a female.