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My Weight Loss Plan

Shinryuken Posts: 3 Joined: 2003/12/01	2004/07/30, 12:09 AM Hello Everybody, just need some criticism on my workout and my 3 month goal to lose weight... umm my reg workout would be: 15 - 15 - 12 - 10 Bench Pressing 20 - 20 - 20 Bicep Curls 15 - 15 pushups 20 - 20 - 20 situps 20 - 20 - 20 side bends for (left and right) ohh and i do tae bo... Ummm if there is any suggestion like adding some more routines just post thank you
deadheadted Posts: 123 Joined: 2004/05/31	2004/07/30, 05:09 PM Resistance and muscle-building exercises are not ideal for relatively quick (3 month) weight loss. None of the exercises listed, especially the situps and sidebends, will result in any measurable weight loss. They're great in the long run because the additional muscle will burn more calories per activity, but you need to eat more calories per day than you burn to build good muscle, and that's counterproductive to losing weight. Your best bet is to find some type of cardio you're comfortable with, search for HIIT on this site, and adapt it to that type of cardio. Aim for 20ish minutes about 5 times per week. But more important than exercise is diet. Cut out sugar-added, processed, and high-fat/calorie foods. Start eating primarily lean meats, whole grains, and fibrous vegetables and fruits. Find out how many calories you burn per day (without additional exercise), then subtract about 500 and aim for that for your daily intake. Add 500 calories burned from exercise per day, and you'll lose a good two pounds per week.