>Thank all who have replied. I have been at a plateau for some
>time and I was thinking that by doing this I have defeated my
>efforts. If you don't mind!!!!! Could anyone give me a guage
>of their opinion this week thus far. Sun-Legs and Glutes and
>Slow and Heavy Shoulders. Mon- Power Max and Slow and Heavy
>Bi and Tri. Tues -Step Pump and Jump and Today Muscle
>Endurance and the first two parts of Power Max. What I want is
>better definition and body fat loss mostly through the abs.
>Any opinions would be appreciated. Karen.
I see you're doing kind of a split (legs/shoulders, arms) but where is your chest/back workout? The chest and back are the biggest muscles groups in the upper body. By working them, you are also working the smaller arm muscles, AND you are burning more calories and building more muscle than you could with just arm workouts.
How long have you been working out like this (combining cardio and weights on the same day?) Has it worked well for you? You might consider splitting your workouts into a weight day followed by a cardio day. Or Do your weight workout first and a SHORT cardio workout (to not "burn off" the muscle).
Body fat loss happens overall, and there's no way to spot reduce from the abs. I always say the best way to get ab definition is to burn off calories with cardio and do large muscle weight work as heavy as you can go, which burns calories while you workout, but, more importantly, keeps your metabolism elevated for several hours after working out.
Diet (as in "what you eat") is also important. The only way to lose weight/fat is to burn more calories than you take it.
