Hi everyone! I'm new here and have a couple of questions.

I'm trying to lose about 30-40lbs of fat, right now I weigh 184lbs. I want to look lean and have good muscle tone. I'm trying to figure out a good workout routine for myself. Right now I know that I should be eating 5-6 meals a day (which I need to work on, I used to be a low cal dieter) with a 40/40/20 ratio right? I calculated how many calories I would need to eat in order to lose 1 pound per week I got 1873. The nutrition part is okay for me, I just need help with the exercise. Right now my workout looks like this:

Monday: Lower Body weights
Tuesday: Cardio 45minutes on a empty stomach
Wednesday: Upper Body weights
Thursday:Cardio 45minutes on a empty stomach
Friday: Lower Body weights
Saturday: Cardio 45minutes on a empty stomach
Sunday: REST

and then the next monday I start with Upper body weights.

Day 1 – Lower Body

Dumbbell Squat 3 x 10
Dumbbell stiff-legged deadlift 3 x 10
Single-leg calf raises 3 x 10
Walking Lunges 3 x 10
Ab crunches 3 x 10

Day 2 – Upper Body

One-arm row 3 x 10
Dumbbell standing shoulder press 3 x 10
Dumbbell shrugs 3 x 10
Dumbbell bench press 3 x 10
Dumbbell biceps curl 3 x 10
Tricep Extention 3 x 10

(btw I got this workout routine from www.stumptuous.com and use dumbbells because i workout at home)

Do you guys have any advice for me? I'm going to try and accomplish this in 5-6 months I think that should be good enough.

Thanks!

I highly recommend you read "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venuto. It will lead you in all the right directions in planning your strategy in getting lean.

Another great book is by Jeremy Likness "Lose Fat Not Faith"
He even has an offer for his free CD.

Good luck!

Thanks I'll check those out :)

I highly recommend you read "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venuto. It will lead you in all the right directions in planning your strategy in getting lean.

Another great book is by Jeremy Likness "Lose Fat Not Faith"
He even has an offer for his free CD.

Good luck!

anyone else have any advice for me??

anyone else have any advice for me??

Hi Seemzy: Welcome to the forum. There are tons of great information here. I suggest read the sticky and try some search. You won't belive how much information you can get by reading the postings

I am becoming addicted to this forum
:D

There are two schools of thought on fat loss. I followed fasted cardio for 2 months dropped almost 16 pounds and now I have started weights. Based on my experience i would recommend cardio for two months and than start weights.

But again there are lot of folks in this fourm who belive you can cut fat and increase muscle at the same time and recommend weight and cardio togeather

What ever works for you, do it and see results
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Hi everyone! I'm new here and have a couple of questions.

I'm trying to lose about 30-40lbs of fat, right now I weigh 184lbs. I want to look lean and have good muscle tone. I'm trying to figure out a good workout routine for myself. Right now I know that I should be eating 5-6 meals a day (which I need to work on, I used to be a low cal dieter) with a 40/40/20 ratio right? I calculated how many calories I would need to eat in order to lose 1 pound per week I got 1873. The nutrition part is okay for me, I just need help with the exercise. Right now my workout looks like this:

Monday: Lower Body weights
Tuesday: Cardio 45minutes on a empty stomach
Wednesday: Upper Body weights
Thursday:Cardio 45minutes on a empty stomach
Friday: Lower Body weights
Saturday: Cardio 45minutes on a empty stomach
Sunday: REST

and then the next monday I start with Upper body weights.

Day 1 – Lower Body

Dumbbell Squat 3 x 10
Dumbbell stiff-legged deadlift 3 x 10
Single-leg calf raises 3 x 10
Walking Lunges 3 x 10
Ab crunches 3 x 10

Day 2 – Upper Body

One-arm row 3 x 10
Dumbbell standing shoulder press 3 x 10
Dumbbell shrugs 3 x 10
Dumbbell bench press 3 x 10
Dumbbell biceps curl 3 x 10
Tricep Extention 3 x 10

(btw I got this workout routine from www.stumptuous.com and use dumbbells because i workout at home)

Do you guys have any advice for me? I'm going to try and accomplish this in 5-6 months I think that should be good enough.

Thanks!

Thanks for the info Seth. I have heard that before also but I'm not exactly sure what will work for me. This is the first time I'm actually serious of cutting fat/losing weight.

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It's also important, in addition to breaking up your calories into several small meals during the day, that you eat the appropriate foods at the appropriate times, paying particular attention to pre and post workout as well as being careful before bed time. I suggest checking out the nutrition thread at the top of this forum, as any details I post here would just be recycled from that, most likely.