August 19, 2008
Is my workout plan and diet plan going to help me burn my belly fat?
jon c asked:
Hi, I have a few questions about burning my belly fat. first off, i am 5'7" and weigh 195 lbs. I have been on a workout plan i came up with for a couple of months now and I have lost about 15 lbs but i still have a good amount of belly fat. I run a mile every day before i work out, and i have increased my time from 9 min to 7 min. On Monday, i do my baseball workout(all shoulder, rotator cuff, and wrist exercises with a 5 lb weight), Abs(crunches, knee crunches, bicycles, toe touches, Plank on Elbows and Toes, ab machine, captains chair, and a couple more i got from a magazine while lifting). On Tuesday I do a full leg workout and Abs. On Wednesday, i do my baseball training, full back workout, and Abs. On Thursday, I do bi's and tri's, and then abs. On friday i do the same thing i do on Monday except add a cardio workout at the end like the bike or elliptical. For my diet, I am having a bowl of cereal with a banana for breakfast, A sandwich on whole wheat bread, and for dinner i either have chicken with vegetables, or a 6 inch sub at subway. I also throw in 2 snacks a day, either being nutrition snack bars, or fruit. I then take the weekend off to rest but still continue with my diet. Now, since i gave my whole workout and diet plan, i want to know if i am doing the right thing to burn the fat on my belly because i know i have a 6 pack but you cant see it because of my belly fat. Am i doing the correct thing? Is there something else i need to do or that i could do to help? Are these exercises helping my metabolic response increase so i can burn my body fat? If anyone could give me some solid advise, that would be awesome! If you took your time to read this, i appreciate it a lot!
Hi, I have a few questions about burning my belly fat. first off, i am 5'7" and weigh 195 lbs. I have been on a workout plan i came up with for a couple of months now and I have lost about 15 lbs but i still have a good amount of belly fat. I run a mile every day before i work out, and i have increased my time from 9 min to 7 min. On Monday, i do my baseball workout(all shoulder, rotator cuff, and wrist exercises with a 5 lb weight), Abs(crunches, knee crunches, bicycles, toe touches, Plank on Elbows and Toes, ab machine, captains chair, and a couple more i got from a magazine while lifting). On Tuesday I do a full leg workout and Abs. On Wednesday, i do my baseball training, full back workout, and Abs. On Thursday, I do bi's and tri's, and then abs. On friday i do the same thing i do on Monday except add a cardio workout at the end like the bike or elliptical. For my diet, I am having a bowl of cereal with a banana for breakfast, A sandwich on whole wheat bread, and for dinner i either have chicken with vegetables, or a 6 inch sub at subway. I also throw in 2 snacks a day, either being nutrition snack bars, or fruit. I then take the weekend off to rest but still continue with my diet. Now, since i gave my whole workout and diet plan, i want to know if i am doing the right thing to burn the fat on my belly because i know i have a 6 pack but you cant see it because of my belly fat. Am i doing the correct thing? Is there something else i need to do or that i could do to help? Are these exercises helping my metabolic response increase so i can burn my body fat? If anyone could give me some solid advise, that would be awesome! If you took your time to read this, i appreciate it a lot!
1 Comment on Is my workout plan and diet plan going to help me burn my belly fat? »
August 20, 2008
Bean @ 6:36 am:
Congratulations on the 15 pounds! You are doing some great stuff! Keep up the good work. Remember to increase intensity and or time on your cardio and weights when you feel like it is to easy. Switching up your routine is also very healthy. Try and keep your pulse rate up between approx. 60-80% of your maximum predicted heart rate during your cardio. Keep it there approx. 15-20 minutes for some great cardiovascular benefits. Let me know if you need to know how to figure this range. As for belly fat I wish I could say there is an easy fix but there isn't. Look at your parents if they appear to have belly fat problems then this is genetic and probably not going to be easy to lose. Depending on how old you are you may still have some of the pre-adolescent body fat. A lot of people go through this odd stage as they hit puberty. As you become an adult this might slowly disappear especially since you are trying to stay active and conscious of you diet. Any exercise is going to help your metabolism and of course not over eating or eating a large amount of processed and fast foods. I could get very detailed but I don't want to type a novel and I know of a great book that I suggest to any diet & fitness questions. "Forever Young Diet & Lifestyle" Good luck with your goals you are doing great!