would anyone like to help me make up a schedule??

[Honeydew]

I have pyramid upper and lower body, and will be getting push/pull, supersets, kick punch crunch, ,legs and glutes. I want to throw in pilates 2x's a week. my problem areas are my tummy, and inner and outer thighs , I just can't seem to slim those areas down and get them in shape. any suggestions will be welcome!
Thanks!

 

[fab40]

I think often times cardio gets overshadowed by strength training. I don't know what kind of cardio you are currently doing, but you do need to incorporate some into your workouts. Weights are very important, but some intense cardio will also help shed fat. Most importantly your diet plays a big role in weight loss. Keep in mind we all have places on our body where we carry that dreaded genetic fat. Your legs could be that place. Eat right and add more cardio is my 2 cents worth.

Oh, as far as workouts go, I would do 3-4 days/week 40 min. cardio with 20 -30 min. weights (alternating days upper and lowerbody), one day 1hr. cardio, another day 1hr. total body weights. I guess this is something like what I do and it works pretty well for me. But I'm no expert.

 

[wendyloo]

Hi. I don’t know your fitness level or whether you have DVDs, but here are a couple of rotation ideas that might work for you. I’m not sure how much time you have to workout, so you’ll have to modify the length of the cardio sessions to meet your needs… Also, depending on how you feel, you can adjust the intensity of your cardio sessions; just try to get in various intensities—they don’t need to all be high intensity!

Monday: high intensity cardio and pilates
Tuesday: PUB
Wednesday: moderate (or low) cardio
Thursday: KPC (includes abs) + L&G floor work
Friday: moderate to high intensity cardio + pilates
Saturday: PLB + low (or moderate) intensity cardio (walk)
Sunday: rest

That’s basically:
Cardio and core/pilates
Upper
Cardio
Cardio, core and lower floor
Cardio and core/pilates
Lower and cardio
rest

OR:
Monday: high intensity cardio and pilates
Tuesday: PUB/PLB DVD bonus combo
Wednesday: moderate cardio
Thursday: KPC + L&G floor work
Friday: moderate to high intensity cardio + pilates
Saturday: PP or Supersets + low intensity cardio
Sunday: rest

Which is :
Cardio and core/pilates
Total body
Cardio
Cardio, core and lower floor
Cardio and core/pilates
Total body and cardio
Rest

Could also do:
Monday: upper body (PUB or PP/SS upper) and pilates
Tuesday: cardio
Wednesday: lower body (L&G or PLB) and pilates
Thursday: cardio
Friday: total body (PP or SS or PLB/PUB combo) (including core)
Saturday: rest
Sunday: Kickbox and core

Personally, I doubt I'll ever go back to doing so many cardios per week--three is usually enough for me. If you feel the same way, take out a couple of the cardios I listed in the first two rotations, and just do three. And remember to modify, modify, modify

 

[Honeydew]

Hey thanks! I'm printing it out. I'll see what I can do about the cardio, it's really not my fav, but I know that i need to add more in!