TGIF everyone,
I could use some help in clarifying some workout stuff as I fine tune my workout program for peak results. I recently posted here about 'hitting a brick wall' of a plateau and everyone was kind enough to put in some great words of advice.
I'm re-motivated but want to be sure I move forward and not make the mistakes I've been making.
I know that this "slump" I've been in can be partially attributed to serious over-training. I'm so close to my goal weight that I've (fortunately or regrettably?) become obsessed with reaching the goal and got this "more is better" philosophy in regards to workouts. As I've taken time this week to evaluate myself, I see that what I was doing was wrong, and I'm sure that's why I've been more tired than I have EVER been in my life and simply not making ANY progress.
I was doing 40m of HIIT type training on elliptical 5-6x a week as my 'warmup'. Followed by a Cathe, Jari or Firm type weight workout 5-6 days a week.
Ok, so now I've heard, read and understand that is too much high intensity cardio and that I should not be doing weight training every day. Again, I see that my thought process told me to MORE of everything to make results pop out. Obviously that was erroneous thinking.
So as I am adjusting my weekly plan, I want to have a varied and challenging but 'normal' workout plan.
I guess where I'm a bit confused is how we classify a workout like HST/HSC or any other circuit type program even like old FIRMS where you aren't just sitting down doing weights like GS but yet you ARE using weights etc.
For my tentative plan, I was going to do:
1) 5 days of cardio. But now my 'cardio' would be 2 days of 30m HIIT on my elliptical and 3 days of either 20m 'steady cardio' on the elliptical or a lighter cardio workout like Kathy Smith Functional or something.
2) 4 days of weights workouts. But in my plan, I would include Jari, Cathe HST, HSC, Karen V GWW, some Kathy Smith weight workouts etc. I would like to work the whole body in one session, and now add a day in between each weight day.
3) on the non weight workout days, I would take one day off, and/or do Pilates/toning/yoga type workouts of my choice.
Does THIS sound like a reasonable plan? I'm not intending to copy anyone, I guess I am most leary about changing my pure cardio to that amount....but then again this 6x a week of intense pure cardio in addition to lots of weight training is getting me NOWHERE.
Here would be an example:
Sunday: 30m HIIT followed by Muscle Max
Monday: 20m Elliptical followed by Yoga
Tuesday: 30m HIIT followed by Jari RTC
Wednesday: 20m Elliptical followed by Pilates and/or lower body toning like Burr Method
Thursday: 20m Elliptical followed by Karen Voight Great Weighted Workout
Friday: Yoga
Saturday: OFF
Is this whacked a bit? Would HST be considered a 'cardio' day?
Just curious to hear what you think. I am hoping I might finally find the reasonable solution that will be not boring, not tiring and will work to aid in losing the FINAL 10.....
{and if you hadn't read my other depressing brick wall post, I had mentioned that I was getting to my most lean last November prior to ever buying my first Cathe workout. Not blaming Cathe workouts at all or I obviously wouldn't still be doing them but - back then I was essentially working out much less intense (Taebo every other day and FIRM workouts every other day with one day off), eating reasonably but counting calories, having one cheat day and was doing great. I was far less hungry, not tired/rundown etc. Then this January after gaining some holiday thickness, I got really serious, bought Cathe workouts, started this obsessive working out chain of events that had me bulking, then plateau-ing...which brings me here}
gosh do I have the record for the longest post of the year?
Thanks for any and all input.
Kelly G
www.kellyganieany.com:7
I could use some help in clarifying some workout stuff as I fine tune my workout program for peak results. I recently posted here about 'hitting a brick wall' of a plateau and everyone was kind enough to put in some great words of advice.
I'm re-motivated but want to be sure I move forward and not make the mistakes I've been making.
I know that this "slump" I've been in can be partially attributed to serious over-training. I'm so close to my goal weight that I've (fortunately or regrettably?) become obsessed with reaching the goal and got this "more is better" philosophy in regards to workouts. As I've taken time this week to evaluate myself, I see that what I was doing was wrong, and I'm sure that's why I've been more tired than I have EVER been in my life and simply not making ANY progress.
I was doing 40m of HIIT type training on elliptical 5-6x a week as my 'warmup'. Followed by a Cathe, Jari or Firm type weight workout 5-6 days a week.
Ok, so now I've heard, read and understand that is too much high intensity cardio and that I should not be doing weight training every day. Again, I see that my thought process told me to MORE of everything to make results pop out. Obviously that was erroneous thinking.
So as I am adjusting my weekly plan, I want to have a varied and challenging but 'normal' workout plan.
I guess where I'm a bit confused is how we classify a workout like HST/HSC or any other circuit type program even like old FIRMS where you aren't just sitting down doing weights like GS but yet you ARE using weights etc.
For my tentative plan, I was going to do:
1) 5 days of cardio. But now my 'cardio' would be 2 days of 30m HIIT on my elliptical and 3 days of either 20m 'steady cardio' on the elliptical or a lighter cardio workout like Kathy Smith Functional or something.
2) 4 days of weights workouts. But in my plan, I would include Jari, Cathe HST, HSC, Karen V GWW, some Kathy Smith weight workouts etc. I would like to work the whole body in one session, and now add a day in between each weight day.
3) on the non weight workout days, I would take one day off, and/or do Pilates/toning/yoga type workouts of my choice.
Does THIS sound like a reasonable plan? I'm not intending to copy anyone, I guess I am most leary about changing my pure cardio to that amount....but then again this 6x a week of intense pure cardio in addition to lots of weight training is getting me NOWHERE.
Here would be an example:
Sunday: 30m HIIT followed by Muscle Max
Monday: 20m Elliptical followed by Yoga
Tuesday: 30m HIIT followed by Jari RTC
Wednesday: 20m Elliptical followed by Pilates and/or lower body toning like Burr Method
Thursday: 20m Elliptical followed by Karen Voight Great Weighted Workout
Friday: Yoga
Saturday: OFF
Is this whacked a bit? Would HST be considered a 'cardio' day?
Just curious to hear what you think. I am hoping I might finally find the reasonable solution that will be not boring, not tiring and will work to aid in losing the FINAL 10.....
{and if you hadn't read my other depressing brick wall post, I had mentioned that I was getting to my most lean last November prior to ever buying my first Cathe workout. Not blaming Cathe workouts at all or I obviously wouldn't still be doing them but - back then I was essentially working out much less intense (Taebo every other day and FIRM workouts every other day with one day off), eating reasonably but counting calories, having one cheat day and was doing great. I was far less hungry, not tired/rundown etc. Then this January after gaining some holiday thickness, I got really serious, bought Cathe workouts, started this obsessive working out chain of events that had me bulking, then plateau-ing...which brings me here}
gosh do I have the record for the longest post of the year?
Thanks for any and all input.
Kelly G
www.kellyganieany.com:7
...So it is just weight loss you are interested in? If so, your new rotation looks good to me. BTW I didn't read your 1st post...