Workout dilema...

[karate_chick]

Hi everyone!

I could do with some advice please...

I've been working out 6 days/week (1hr+) for the past 2.5 months (current rotation):
M: Imax2
T: PH
W: BC (light weights)
T: PUB/PLB premix
F: SJP/SB hi-lo premix
S: ME + 30min interval jog
S: 30min interval jog

and I don't feel I'm getting the results I should be getting by working out 6 days/week - at times feel like I'm overtraining. I have taken before & after photos and although there is a difference (in size, not definition), it's not as significant as I'd hoped for (I'm not expecting miracles, just more of a return on all this hard work).

I'm not losing weight either (have a lot of body fat to shift) - now in the process of increasing my calories to 1700 (from 1500) to see if that helps.

Don't really want to increase calories too much incase it has a negative effect (KathH recommended around 1900cals for me) and for the same reason I'm reluctant to reduce the number of workouts I do.

Has anyone else found this? Should I reduce the no. of days I train?

TIA
Andrea

 

[Aquajock]

Couple of thoughts:

For Mondays, bring in I-Max 1 and my patented Hi/Lo H-E-Double-Sox mish-mosh: Circuit Max warm-up and hi/lo segments (fast-forwarding thru the first resistance cycle); MIC HI-Hi/lo (beginning at about 18:35 minutes into MIC), CTX 10-10-10 hi/lo; and Boot Camp cardio only premix sans warm-up;

For Tuesdays, do the PUB/PLB premix going as heavy as you can on the weights;

For Wednesdays, do a strictly cardio routine of choice (I'm thinking a good kickbox day would be good, including CTX Kickbox, Cardio Kicks or KPC)

Thurs. REST

Fridays a total body strength routine of choice

Saturdays interval jog

Sundays circuit-style workout of choice (Circuit Max; Boot Camp as produced; any of the Terminator workouts; Cardio+Weights) OR rest

The reason I made these suggestions is that I think, among other things, you've probably become too efficient at the workouts you've listed and need a bit of a body shock in that regard, choreography-wise as well as intensity-wise.

Also, it looks like you've bunched up your resistance training and cardio training days a bit, and I think you would benefit from spacing the resistance days out AND focusing more on strength work than PH- and BC-endurance-oriented work.

Take what you want and leave the rest behind . . .

A-Jock

 

[ColleenM]

How are your measurements? Any changes? Do clothes fit any better?

You might want to re-examine what you are eating rather than changing calories up.

Colleen

 

[karate_chick]

Thanks for all the suggestions - I'll give them a go.

With regard to eating - I'm eating clean (with the odd occassion where I cave in slightly) so I'm sure it's not my diet and I keep a food diary so I know eaxctly what I'm eating.

Andrea

 

[KathyH]

Hi Andrea! I've recently discovered w/myself that since I cut back on my workouts not b/c I wanted to but b/c DH has a holistic chiropractor appt. every Mon. night. I workout Sat., Sun. intensely & then take off on Mon. kick it back up again on Tues., Wed. & Thurs. & take off on Fri. I've lost weight & gotten much leaner.

Try this & see how it works. HTH, Kathy (& up those calories!):7

Andrea: I think you should listen to Colleen. I believe it might be what your eating. I looked over your meals & saw Ham cob & oven chips. These are not food choices that I personally would make. Your from the UK right? Try eating baked potatoes/sweet potatoes/brown rice in place of the oven chips & stick w/more lean protein instead of ham.