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Old May 27th, 2008, 09:29 PM
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How is my plan?

I am a 17 year old male weighing in at about 200-205 pounds. Last summer I worked out without a solid plan and lost about 30 pounds. This summer I want to lose 30+ pounds and gain muscle. I will be joining the gym and also have some free weights of my own.

Below is a plan I have come up with to gain muscle and lose weight. I haven't put in the sets/reps yet so I will have to do that later when I find out what my limit is for each exercise. For the aerobic ones I did put how much time because I know that I can do them.

The plan itself is 10 weeks long each with two weeks being a session, so 5 sessions in total. Each session I will increase the reps/sets by a little.

I know that working out 7 days a week for 10 weeks is a lot but I will only work on a specific body part like twice a week.

Please tell me what you think of my plan which is listed directly below and if it will help me lose weight and gain muscle. Thank You.

Session 1: Week 1 [June 8 - 14]
Mon
Chest: Dumbbell Flys / Dumbbell Press / Pushups*
Triceps: French Press / Triceps Extension / Close-Grip Bench Press
Abs: Ab Crunch Machine
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Elliptical 30 Min.

Tue
Back: Lying T-Bar Row
Biceps: Alternate Hammer Curl / Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl / Barbell Curl
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Bicycling 1 HR.

Wed
Shoulders: Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise / Arnold Dumbbell Press /
Barbell Shoulder Press
Legs: Dumbbell Rear Lunge* / Barbell Full Squat** / Barbell Deadlift**
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Stair Climber 30 Min.

Thu
Chest: Dumbbell Flys / Dumbbell Press / Pushups*
Triceps: French Press / Triceps Extension / Close-Grip Bench Press
Abs: Ab Crunch Machine
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Elliptical 30 Min.

Fri
Back: Lying T-Bar Row
Biceps: Alternate Hammer Curl / Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl / Barbell Curl
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Bicycling 1 HR.

Sat
Shoulders: Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise / Arnold Dumbbell Press /
Barbell Shoulder Press
Legs: Dumbbell Rear Lunge* / Barbell Full Squat** / Barbell Deadlift**
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Stair Climber 30 Min.

Sun
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 Hr. / Stair Climber 30 Min. / Elliptical 30 Min. /
Bicycling 1 HR.

note: I know I need more back exercises.
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I'd spend some time with the stickied threads in the exercise forum -

1 1/2 hours of cardio seems excessive to me - and the weight routine doesn't seem to have enough compound movements

What's your nutrition plan look like?
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I am a 17 year old male weighing in at about 200-205 pounds. Last summer I worked out without a solid plan and lost about 30 pounds. This summer I want to lose 30+ pounds and gain muscle. I will be joining the gym and also have some free weights of my own.
Conflicting goals can really put a damper on feelings of accomplishment.

Wanting to gain muscle while losing a lot of weight is sort of like saying I want to run a marathon yet only train using the bench press. Things don't work out in the end.

I'd select one area of focus and train for it.

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Below is a plan I have come up with to gain muscle and lose weight. I haven't put in the sets/reps yet so I will have to do that later when I find out what my limit is for each exercise.
Your limit shouldn't determine your sets and reps.

Your goal should.

Different sets and reps provide different stimuli and adaptive responses.

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The plan itself is 10 weeks long each with two weeks being a session, so 5 sessions in total. Each session I will increase the reps/sets by a little.
I'm not a fan of increasing sets and reps over time, generally. I'd focus more on increasing weight if I were you.

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I know that working out 7 days a week for 10 weeks is a lot but I will only work on a specific body part like twice a week.
There's way to structure a routine effeciently and effectively, hitting each muscle group twice, without training 7 days per week.

That would be ideal, and some ideas are outlined in the stickies.

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Please tell me what you think of my plan which is listed directly below and if it will help me lose weight and gain muscle. Thank You.

Session 1: Week 1 [June 8 - 14]
Mon
Chest: Dumbbell Flys / Dumbbell Press / Pushups*
Triceps: French Press / Triceps Extension / Close-Grip Bench Press
Abs: Ab Crunch Machine
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Elliptical 30 Min.

Tue
Back: Lying T-Bar Row
Biceps: Alternate Hammer Curl / Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl / Barbell Curl
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Bicycling 1 HR.

Wed
Shoulders: Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise / Arnold Dumbbell Press /
Barbell Shoulder Press
Legs: Dumbbell Rear Lunge* / Barbell Full Squat** / Barbell Deadlift**
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Stair Climber 30 Min.

Thu
Chest: Dumbbell Flys / Dumbbell Press / Pushups*
Triceps: French Press / Triceps Extension / Close-Grip Bench Press
Abs: Ab Crunch Machine
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Elliptical 30 Min.

Fri
Back: Lying T-Bar Row
Biceps: Alternate Hammer Curl / Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl / Barbell Curl
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Bicycling 1 HR.

Sat
Shoulders: Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise / Arnold Dumbbell Press /
Barbell Shoulder Press
Legs: Dumbbell Rear Lunge* / Barbell Full Squat** / Barbell Deadlift**
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 HR. / Stair Climber 30 Min.

Sun
Cardio: Treadmill Walk 1 Hr. / Stair Climber 30 Min. / Elliptical 30 Min. /
Bicycling 1 HR.

note: I know I need more back exercises.
Even without knowing how many sets and reps, I can tell you you're doing too much.
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