Need help on gaining muscle mass and answers on whether im overtraining.?
First of all im 16 and have been going to the gym for 4 months now,i love it, doing each upper body muscle workout on the same day 3 times so 3 sets of 10 bench pressing, then 3 sets of 10 bicep curling, doing each individual muscle once until ive done them all finishing on the abs then starting again and doing pec flys, preacher curls, etc i would do another exercise again after going ROUND EACH muscle groups finishing on a different exercise. So really i have done 9 sets of 10 on each muscle group. (chest, bicep,triceps, shoulders, back, abs, 3 sets of 10 by 3 different workouts ). Am i over training here? i do the same session every weight day and varying cardio on cardio days. over time ive seen some great improvements for weight loss but not as much for muscle definition. A typical week looks like this: Weights monday, tuesday cardio, wednesday weights, thursday rest, friday weights, saturday cardio (swimming) sunday rest. I am 6 ft 2 and weigh 160 lbs. My nutrition is high protein foods moderate carbs and low fats, i drink alot of water and i am on NO supplements. Should i train each individual muscle on a different day? I would be very grateful if someone can answer my questions and offer me some advice.
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Good weight loss plan?
I began my diet Nov 06 and I weighed 180 lbs. Taebo & atkins helped me lose a good amount of weight. Then I hit a plateau (got depressed and then basically quit working out as hard but have maintained all the weight off). I weigh 149 lbs now. I want to lose about 25 more lbs (i’m 5’4").
So I started my diet again. I run 1 mile at 5.0//5.2 mph on the treadmill for the past couple of days. I also do lots of crunches and occasionally jump on the elliptical for 10 minutes. The running is extremely difficult, but I somehow make it and run 1 mile without stopping. I also use weights at home and do bicep/tricep exercises throughout the day. My diet consists of mainly vegetables and now I’m thinking about incorporating some foods that are high in fiber.
My question is … Is this an effective plan for weight loss? Is 1 mile on the treadmill everyday enough cardio? I want to lose 15 lbs by new years… Is that feasible?
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