Cardio @ 7AM, lifting @ 12pm, Cardio again 8pm

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Cardio @ 7AM, lifting @ 12pm, Cardio again 8pm

Postby MarkC » Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:33 pm

Just started getting back to working out 4 weeks ago. I have a very busy schedule with kids and work. So, what I have been doing is this:
Monday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Chest @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Tuesday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Back @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Wednesday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Bi's and tri's @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Thursday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Shoulders @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Friday: Cardio 30min @ 7am/ Legs @ noon 35min/ Cardio 30min @ 8pm
Sat & Sun Cardio 30min in am and 30min in pm each day

After lifting I do 3 sets 25 crunches/3 sets 15 leg raises
My current weight is 195lbs, my goal is to be around 175-180lbs.
My staring weight was 200lbs four wks ago, so I've only lost 5lbs.
Diet: Breakfast-1 cup Raisin Bran, 1 banana
Lunch-Grilled chicken salad w/ low fat dressing
Dinner-Varies from spaghetti to hamburgers
Mon-Fri I have a protein drink before and after workout and sometimes at night.
Sat-Sun 1 I have 1 protein drink.

I'm getting stronger, but I can't seem to lose more weight. Someone told me I'm probably doing too much cardio.
Is it ok to split up lifting and cardio like this? I can only lift during my lunch hour at the gym across the street, and I do the cardio at home.
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Re: Cardio @ 7AM, lifting @ 12pm, Cardio again 8pm

Postby Lesplease » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:54 pm

Looks like you are headed for some overtraining.

Yes, splitting cardio and weights is fine but putting in an hour of cardio plus weights is a TON. Usually you want something like full body 3 days, then cardio 2 or 3, then 1 or 2 off days. Your body needs to recover. Splitting routines are more advanced, and usually you want to start with a full body or something of that nature. Then you hit every group 3x/week. These should take about 45 minutes or so, and you will want to get some good compounds in, like pull ups, dips, bench (if you have a spotter), deads, squats, lunges, etc. They will work more than 1 muscle group, and help you to economize your w/o!

Your diet could use some tweaking as well. Try having some protein with breakfast, and see if you can limit the burgers and high carb meals at night. See if you can get a few snacks in there too, something like nuts (or pb), cottage cheese, lf string cheese, veggie sticks (looove veggie sticks). Protein shakes after a workout are good. A good rule of thumb is to try and get a protein and a veg w every meal. You are not going to eat too many veggies.

What do you drink? Soda? Juice? Water? Coffee/tea etc?
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Re: Cardio @ 7AM, lifting @ 12pm, Cardio again 8pm

Postby Packard » Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:52 am

Create a log book and log in everything you eat. Then calculate the calories for each item and pull up a total. Let us know what your daily caloric intake is.
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Re: Cardio @ 7AM, lifting @ 12pm, Cardio again 8pm

Postby MarkC » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:16 am

Thanks for the replies and advice Packard and Lesplease. I will log my caloric intake and add a protein drink with breakfast. Each protein serving is 24g protein and 120 calories. I've been using Optimum Nutrition which tastes really good in Double Rich Chocolate. My time is extremely limited. So, last night I didn't do cardio, but I did it this morning for 30min. My target heart rate is like 130 for my age. I seem to stay in that zone for like the last 10min. The only time I can lift is during my lunch hour, unfortunately. I have 6 kids and my wife works midnights as a nurse. So, I'm pretty locked down to having to do one body part per day mon-fri. Also, I'll just rest now on sat & sun instead of doing cardio. Thanks again for the advice.
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Re: Cardio @ 7AM, lifting @ 12pm, Cardio again 8pm

Postby Packard » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:33 am

Weight gain/loss is a mathematical equation.

If you take in more calories than you burn, you gain weight.

If you take in less calories than you burn, you lose weight.

So the calorie counting is essential. Log everthing you eat and write in the calories. There are calorie calculators on-line so check them out.

There are also calculators for the calories burned doing each exercise. Check that out.

Then do your equation. On average for each 3,500 calories you come up light, you will lose one pound.
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