Quoting Post Topic Exercise Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]blacksash7022[/m] at 9:28 am on June 5, 2009[quote]sounds like a good idea all you need to add is something like jump rope to your cardio that way you have more variety[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post A6stringpoet Posted at 9:27 am on June 5, 2009 I've gotten into a fairly intense exercise regimen with my sister, and I was wondering what the fitness conscious among you think of it/ what suggestions you could give. Every Day: Cardio Prep: Stretches (Sit and Reach, Cross overs, Stork Stand ect) 25 push ups 45 crunches (15 front, side, side) 25 Bunny hops 30 High Knees 1 Mile Run 1 Mile Elliptical 5 Mile Bike Ride Every Other Day: 10 rep, 4 set curls 10r/4s set  tricep 10r/5s set hip exercises 10r/4s set chest/shoulders 10r/6s set glute, lower back The Plan is to exercise every day of the week, all year, but only do weight lifting 3 to 4 times a week (alternating days) Our Daily Diet is high protein, high leafy greens/veggies medium amount of carbs, low fat = or < 2000 calories. We also drink a fruit smoothie about an hour before workout time.   Any suggestions out there?

Replies shot1o1 Posted at 7:29 pm on July 18, 2009 oookay your workout is whole body ever other day, that doesnt do anything you want to single out your muscle groups. this is very important ie. tricep/bicep/shoulders day1; legs/lower back day2 also, i'm not sure about your fitness level, but 25 push ups doesn't do any thing at all. neither does 45 crunches. push ups and crunches aren't usually considered cardio prep, they are very good workouts, however, and i suggest you swap em from your everyday cardio prep into your chest day. If you wanna keep the pushups and crunches effective, you need to go for sets, ie. 25x4 your cardio stuff sounds very impressive, there's no way in the world i can do the run and bike and all the stuff in one day. BUT aside from the cardio, your described workout isn't intense at all, sorry if i sound like a dick. if what i said sounds like too much, work your way up. if you're going for muscle mass, higher weights, less reps if you're going for lean muscle/endurance, lesser weights, more reps but ALWAYS work sets into there. do 4 sets of 20 as opposed to 50 a pop once hope that helped your workout needs more variation, for example, widefront pushup, military pushup etc; or squats, wall sits, lunges etc Guest92898 Posted at 7:26 pm on June 9, 2009 What exactly are you looking to accomplish? Is this to lose weight, or to build muscle, or to maintain your current physique, or what? <p> Only concrete advice that I'll give that would be of benefit to anybody would be to switch the crunches out with inclined leg raises. Far easier on the back/neck. <p> blacksash7022 Posted at 9:28 am on June 5, 2009 sounds like a good idea all you need to add is something like jump rope to your cardio that way you have more variety All 3 previous replies displayed.