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Anyone have advice for my workout plan?

jasonsports26 Posts: 4 Joined: 2003/06/04	2003/06/06, 01:49 PM Hey everyone. I'm fairly new to the board. I wanted to tell you my training goals, my workout plan, and see if it seems like a good one or if some changes may be needed. I am 180lbs, 5'11. I would like to get down to around 173-175 range, lose body fat and gain lean muscle. I'm not looking to bulk up too much, particularly if it means gaining a lot of weight. I do lower body and abs on monday and thursday, starting with crunches, then supersetting leg curls and leg extensions, then hyperextensions, then supersetting leg press and calf raises, then ending with leg lifts. I do upper body tuesday and friday, supersetting (1)chest press and lat pull, (2) row and pec deck, (3) rear delt and shoulder press, (4) bicep barbell curl and dips, and (5) concentration curls and tricep kickbacks. All exercises I do three sets, with third set to fatigue. At home I do about 1/2 hour on the treadmill 3-4 times per week. My normal calorie intake is 2000-2500 per day, and I shoot for about 55% carbs, 25% protein and 20% fat. Of course that varies a little here and there. Almost all my sugar intake has disappeared, replacing it with Spenda. My pastas are mainly whole wheat as are my breads. Cheeses and milk are very low fat. I believe my diet is pretty good and has improved over time. I've been losing a pound a week or two pretty easily. I'd appreciate any input that anyone may have as to my nutrition or workout plan. Thanks!!
plfitness Posts: 198 Joined: 2003/05/25	2003/06/06, 09:16 PM Jason your plan & diet are very impressive & 1-2 lbs is all you wnt to lose per week in order to maintain leaantisue mass( actually it has been shown that you can increase lean mass by only losing 1-2 lbs per week) so keep up the good work. A couple of tips just in case- First of all be sure to divide your calories up so that your eating at least every 3 hours, Secondly using sets of 10 reps with less than a minute rest in between sets will cause an increase in the natural homones that are responsible for lean tissue growth and fat loss. good luck! -------------- \"Knowledge & persistence is all one needs to succeed\" ---Patrick L.