kirby05 Posted March 14, 2004 Posted March 14, 2004 Hey everyone I wanted to know what you all thought of my workout routine. I am trying to loose weight but I am mixing Muay Thai, weights, cardio and calisthenics. My routine looks like this. Mondy/Wednesday/Friday: (Morning) 1. 20 Min. Stretching 2. 30 Min. Cardio (jogging) (Evening) 1. Weights Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday (Morning) 1. 20 Min. Stretching 2. 30 Min. Jump Rope 3. Muay Thai training (Evening) 1. Calisthenics -Push-ups -Various abdominal exercises -Hindu Squats So what do you guys think? I weigh 240 right now and my goal is to loose about 60 pounds. I'm also thinking of starting Muay Thai everyday, instead of every other day. Please let me know what you all think. Any advise and tips are always welcome. Kirby
ramymensa Posted March 14, 2004 Posted March 14, 2004 At first make a loose program, not so hard. You might get realy soar and develop some strains. It will stop the schedule for some days and it's not a good idea. The weight you want to lose must be taken care of in a disciplined manner (you have a good program), but not so tough in the first days. Try to start a lighter routine and after 2-3 weeks make things herder. Thus you'll avoid overtraining and a lot of other problems. Careful with the food and sleep and it will be OK World Shotokan Karate
WhiteBelt Posted March 14, 2004 Posted March 14, 2004 If that's not working you must be eating like a horse a day. You might want to look at your diet if you want to lose weight. Don't go on a diet, just eat healthier and a little less than what your body needs each day.
kirby05 Posted March 15, 2004 Author Posted March 15, 2004 Well I haven't started this actual routine yet. I wanted to get some thoughts on it before I started it. I didn't want to do too much to the point where I was going to start overtraining. I start out slow like ramymensa pointed out. Thanks for the replies.
Eve Posted March 15, 2004 Posted March 15, 2004 Too much and too strict 3xs a week doing MT is plenty to begin with. Once you're comfortable with that I'd start mixing it round e.g two days on 1 day off. Work in the weight room after your MT etc.
SevenStar Posted March 16, 2004 Posted March 16, 2004 That routine is fine - I do one similar. Like whitebelt said though, the problem may be in your diet. What are your eating habits like? Without going into alot of detail, here's a high level of how I train: mon lunch time - circuit training pm - muay thai 1.5 hours, bjj 2 hours, 300 reps of judo throws with cables tues/thurs lunch time - weights pm - judo 2 hours, bjj 2.5 hours, 300 reps of judo throws with cables fri lunch time - weights 300 reps of judo throws with cables sat 300 reps of judo throws with cables
The Saint Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Another thing to look at when try to lose weight is putting on muscle mass. If you are losing fat an build up strong muscles then you may be at the same weight but instead of fat weight you will have muscle weight. Start off slow and work into it. If you assess you goals every month of trianing it'll be eaiser to ses progress, good luck "Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class." Choi, Hong Hi ITF Founder
sansoouser Posted May 31, 2004 Posted May 31, 2004 Kirby, For losing weights, I don't think long running cardio is the best for it. I lost alot of weight just on hill sprints and bodyweight calistethics, I don't diet but I no longer eat candy after listening to Jack Lalanne. But, yes I do say hill sprints burn fat fast, I wasn't that fat to begin with but I lost about 20 pounds in a month and now I weigh around 145. If you can't run up them then try going a bit slower, but ideally you need to sprint up the hill, and I walk down then sprint again. And this type of training is better for combat sports such as boxing and kick boxing. The amateur shoots his hands out ferociously, but lacks any true power. A master is not so flamboyant, but his touch is as heavy as a mountain.
sansoouser Posted May 31, 2004 Posted May 31, 2004 By the way Kirby it's been a few months, how's the weight comming off? The amateur shoots his hands out ferociously, but lacks any true power. A master is not so flamboyant, but his touch is as heavy as a mountain.
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