How Much Cardio, Strength, Whatever...

[Annabelle2]

I developed myself a plan for getting in optimum shape for summer. But....I have been looking at other shape up plans and playing around and now I have too many options. I have information overload now and don't know what I want to do.

I only need to take off about 10 lbs and I think I can do that by adjusting my food but I am a cardio junkie BUT I want to be able to get in a little yoga about every day and I want to become more defined so should I work muscles twice a week? I also just got the TLT's and want to incorporate them. My trouble area is my lower abs and upper thighs and I wanted to try working my legs twice a week

anyway I am asking for some advice and here are some sample weeks ideas I have:

I could work 2 body parts per day:
S - Yoga
M - PUB Chest and Back, half of Imax interval cardio, 30 min Yoga
T - PUB Bis, Tris, Abs, Kickbox cardio 40 min, 30 min yoga
W - Better Burn Better Buns, 30 min yoga
T - PUB Chest and Back, half of Imax interval cardio, 30 min Yoga
F - PUB Bis, Tris, Abs, Kickbox cardio 40 min, 30 min yoga
S - PLB, a step workout

or I could do whole workouts:
S - Yoga
M - PUB, Yoga
T - Imax, Yoga
W - PLB, Yoga
T - Step, Yoga
F - Better Burn Better Buns, Yoga or Full Body Circuit or Strength
S - KPC, Yoga

Or I could forego the yoga and double up
S - yoga
M - PUB, 40 min cardio
T - PLB, half an imax
W - PUB, 40 min cardio
F - Hour long step or kickbox, yoga
S - BBBB, cardio blast

Anyone able to help me here? Or do you have a better idea?

Edited to add that I will be doing one of these plans for about 12 weeks changing my lifting style about every 4 weeks

 

[gogigi]

Kathy,
I can offer no help. I get like you...overloaded with information. I'm actually enjoying all the TLT's right now and I'm trying to workout a little bit less than I usually do. For the future I'm thinking of doing a TLT every other day adding one body part a day for lifting heavier and doing all out cardio on non-TLT days for one week, alternating that with a TLT and half an Imax every other day with straight up cardio one non-TLT day and a total body weight workout or a total body circuit workout one non-TLT day the next week alternating weeks until I'm tired of that.
Angela:7

 

[Annabelle2]

That rotation sounds good, I am saving it in my file --- I am having such trouble making up my mind - thank you for your reply!

 

[gogigi]

Have you figured your rotation out yet? I always get good ideas from you! Let me know what you end up deciding on!
Angela

 

[Annabelle2]

Why yes I have and that is good to hear!! I basically added what I want to do plus some of Cathe's plan that she gave the woman who needed to lose 30 lbs and this is my Summer Shape Up Challenge:

My Summer Shape Up Plan is taken from a combination of MF Hers reading material and Cathe's website

First 3 weeks:
Pyramids for upper body and cardio every day 45 minutes to an hour, hit every muscle twice a week, one heavy leg workout in the 3 weeks and light weights on legs the rest - incorporate TLTs when possible and alternating leg work between Legs and Glutes, GS Legs, Firm It Up, BBBB, and PLB. - Example:

S - Altar of the Heart
M - PUB Back, Chest,abs; Imax 2 with rope, YS Basic Flow
T - PUB Bis, Tris, KPC, SC Short Form
W - PUB Delts, PLB Heavy, TJ Cardio Party 1, EF Daily Dose of Bliss
T - PUB Back, Chest, abs; Step Works, Yoga for Everybody
F - PUB Bis, Tris, Imax with rope, YS Lunar of own making
S - PUB Delts, BBBB, PLB Floor, Shiva Rea Drops of Nectar


Second 3 weeks
Gym Styles for upper body and cardio every day 45 minutes to an hour, hit every muscle twice a week, one heavy leg workout in the 3 weeks and light weights on legs the rest - incorporate TLTs when possible and alternating leg work between Legs and Glutes, GS Legs, Firm It Up, BBBB, and PLB

Example:
S - Eoin Finn Yoga Session
M - GS Back, Bis, abs from MM; HC Extreme 2 with rope, YS Basic Flow
T - GS Chest, Tris, Kickmax, Yoga For Everybody
W - GS Shoulders, GS Legs, SJP STep and HiLo Circuit, SC Short Form
T - GS Back, Bis, abs from MM; Imax 3 with rope on some intervals,Yoga Chant
F - GS Chest, Tris, Step Blast, YS Lunar of own making
S - GS Shoulders, Firm It Up, TJ Cardio Party 2, A Yoga

Next 2 Weeks:
Power Hour and Muscle Endurance each twice in the week and 6 days of cardio 45 minues to an hour alternating step, kickbox, jump rope, Hi Lo.

Next 2 weeks
Two weeks of circuits for 6 days with 2 Imaxes spaced throughout each of the 2 weeks (Circuit Max, Boot Camp, Body Max, Cardio and Weights, Legs and Glutes, Step, Jump, and Pump, Terminator, etc)

Next 2 Weeks
Supersets twice in each week plus CTX Series in its entirety - CTX in the AM and Supersets in the PM.

I will implement TLTs when possible and taking rest days when extremely tired.

And I have a personal challenge once a week involving interval sprints - I will work up from implementing the jogging stroller until I can do sprint/run intervals for 45 minutes - we will start with jogging with the GS!
and that is that!