Hi, im looking for advice on my current workout and whether or not im killing myself or helping myself and just general advice. Newcomer here but i figured motivation/reassurance from others might help.
Ill try and break this down and provide as much info i can:
Currently im a 15 year old guy, turned 15 in August and thats when i decided that enough was enough, most of my friends are sticks compared to me and it was coming to the point that an XL shirt at one of my favorite stores (Abercrombie & Fitch) was extremely tight and showed off all the wrong things. I figured i want to better myself for vein as well as healthy purposes.
I started in august by using our eliptical trainer in our house and ran as much as i could per week. I started at resistance 1 and every couple weeks upped the resistance. I started at around 30 minutes per workout and by mid September. So far at this point there was no strength training incorporated. I originally started at around 254 pounds in the beginning of August and i now weigh in at about 222.2 pounds according to the scale.
My current day/workout is as follows:
6:00AM Wake up
7:00AM - 1:50PM School
1:50PM - 8:00PM Relaxation/Study/HW/Meals
8:00PM - 9:00PM Eliptical trainer, Resistance 7 out of 10, Endurance Speed (Approximated at maybe 3.2 MPH) , And 1300 (Or so it says..) calories burned in one hour.
Body/Body Structure:
Measured at a large body frame
Can fit into 36 x 32 Jeans, possibly 34 inches? Havent checked.
6 Foot 2 inches tall, still growing.
Not too much upper body strength, lots of muscle on calves and thighs.
I think thats about as much as i can come up with that might be useful, let me know if you need any other info.
Diet:
Before (Aug-1 week ago) my diet was not..extremely bad but not extremely good either i tried to watch somewhat of what i ate but rarely kept track, bad idea coulve possibly slowed progress. Was heavy on soda if availible or on Liptons Green or White Tea or Snapple Products, rarely any water intake.
I changed it up last week to something much more satisfactory personally but i would like a second opinion preferrably from someone who dosent call you their "little angel" id like to believe that opinion alone was unbiased but any family opinion to me seems atleast alittle biased.
Diet as of now: Trying to maintain 1500 calories
MUCH more fruit intake, most snacks consist of fruit for energy or lightly salted Nuts for protein.
Around 5-8 Bottles a day, depends on really, accessability to a bathroom its sortve impracticle to have to run to the bathroom from class every 15 minutes.
Breakfast:
Usually consist of a muffin and some juice or skim milk, cream of wheat and some fruit, juice, and skim milk, or a breakfast bar and a glass of skim milk, maybe some coffee if im half asleep and running late. And if im in the mood for a big breakfast i usually avoid the pancakes and the (delicious..) homemade belgian waffles and will have some eggs over easy but i usually eat around the yoke and just prefer to eat the eggwhites as the yokes (ive heard) contain the unhealthy portions of the egg. I will usually couple this with some weat toast and milk or juice. Usually all my breakfast meals have some sort of cut up fruit in it.
School Lunch:
For a lunch program based so heavily on nutrition there sure are alot more saturated fats than good fats. Now if i have anything it's usually an apple and water and maybe a salad (sans the questionable chicken) with light dressing and i avoid the crutons, cheese, or any other un healthy items that get packed into the container. I usually eat little to nothing here as "lunch" is at 10:30am but i do sometimes feel abit hungry so that's what ill typically have.
Actual Lunch:
I get home from school around 2:00PM and that's when ill have lunch, depending on if i have anything in school (and in most cases i will have (listed above) something). For lunch ill usually make myself a grilled panini with sliced tomatoes, light cheese, chicken or some other variant of meat. Ill also have some fruit aswell and water.
Dinner:
As a family we've decided to eat healthier (sister is 24, 5 something and 104 pounds, nothing to worry about) but me and my mother and father want to lose weight. So for dinner we'll usually have any variation of some redmeat (i take a smaller portion) or other type of meet, vegetables, and such. I cant be too specific as it really depends on the night and if theirs someone sick then it's home made chicken soup that seems endless. I try to keep each meal during the day (Including any snacks) around 500 calories to make 1500. I know its difficult to keep that and you may be 100-200 calories over or under but i keep it around 1500 daily.
Snacks:
Any snacks that i have consist of either fruits, nuts, Kettle corn popcorn, dried fruit or some low fat crackers. Not too much snacking due to the fact that i drink ALOT more water so im less hungry but if i do succumb to the rumbling stomach that's what i remedy it with.
So thats an overview of what im doing at the moment, if there is any suggestions i would glady take them or if there is anything i can do to make weight loss more effective. Im thinking of adding some strength training for the whole body through basic floor exercises and i also have some dumbbells collecting dust. I recently started doing crunches to be able to tighten up my stomach, my main goal.
I run everyday and if i take a break it's usually a one day break and im careful about what i eat that day. Im thinking of adding some training to my muscles and heres what it looks like so far.
Abs: 2-3 times a week, alternating days, atleast 100 and gradually increasing the amount as i move on.
Arms: 1 time a week, not overlapping other muscle groups' exercises.
Back: Same as above.
Legs: Same as above.
Muscle gain is not my main goal but weight loss is. If i didnt make it clear before im using an eliptical trainer not physical running or a treadmill or bike, when the weather warms up enough for biking and eventually swimming ill try to incorporate that as well.
So i think that's finally it like i said, anything is really appreciated and thanks for advice and goodluck on your goals as well my target weight is anywhere from 184-190, that's apparently right for my height and body frame. And if any sort of picture (i dont know if it is needed) would help i guess i could if i really didnt explain myself enough.
Thanks in advance!
Ill try and break this down and provide as much info i can:
Currently im a 15 year old guy, turned 15 in August and thats when i decided that enough was enough, most of my friends are sticks compared to me and it was coming to the point that an XL shirt at one of my favorite stores (Abercrombie & Fitch) was extremely tight and showed off all the wrong things. I figured i want to better myself for vein as well as healthy purposes.
I started in august by using our eliptical trainer in our house and ran as much as i could per week. I started at resistance 1 and every couple weeks upped the resistance. I started at around 30 minutes per workout and by mid September. So far at this point there was no strength training incorporated. I originally started at around 254 pounds in the beginning of August and i now weigh in at about 222.2 pounds according to the scale.
My current day/workout is as follows:
6:00AM Wake up
7:00AM - 1:50PM School
1:50PM - 8:00PM Relaxation/Study/HW/Meals
8:00PM - 9:00PM Eliptical trainer, Resistance 7 out of 10, Endurance Speed (Approximated at maybe 3.2 MPH) , And 1300 (Or so it says..) calories burned in one hour.
Body/Body Structure:
Measured at a large body frame
Can fit into 36 x 32 Jeans, possibly 34 inches? Havent checked.
6 Foot 2 inches tall, still growing.
Not too much upper body strength, lots of muscle on calves and thighs.
I think thats about as much as i can come up with that might be useful, let me know if you need any other info.
Diet:
Before (Aug-1 week ago) my diet was not..extremely bad but not extremely good either i tried to watch somewhat of what i ate but rarely kept track, bad idea coulve possibly slowed progress. Was heavy on soda if availible or on Liptons Green or White Tea or Snapple Products, rarely any water intake.
I changed it up last week to something much more satisfactory personally but i would like a second opinion preferrably from someone who dosent call you their "little angel" id like to believe that opinion alone was unbiased but any family opinion to me seems atleast alittle biased.
Diet as of now: Trying to maintain 1500 calories
MUCH more fruit intake, most snacks consist of fruit for energy or lightly salted Nuts for protein.
Around 5-8 Bottles a day, depends on really, accessability to a bathroom its sortve impracticle to have to run to the bathroom from class every 15 minutes.
Breakfast:
Usually consist of a muffin and some juice or skim milk, cream of wheat and some fruit, juice, and skim milk, or a breakfast bar and a glass of skim milk, maybe some coffee if im half asleep and running late. And if im in the mood for a big breakfast i usually avoid the pancakes and the (delicious..) homemade belgian waffles and will have some eggs over easy but i usually eat around the yoke and just prefer to eat the eggwhites as the yokes (ive heard) contain the unhealthy portions of the egg. I will usually couple this with some weat toast and milk or juice. Usually all my breakfast meals have some sort of cut up fruit in it.
School Lunch:
For a lunch program based so heavily on nutrition there sure are alot more saturated fats than good fats. Now if i have anything it's usually an apple and water and maybe a salad (sans the questionable chicken) with light dressing and i avoid the crutons, cheese, or any other un healthy items that get packed into the container. I usually eat little to nothing here as "lunch" is at 10:30am but i do sometimes feel abit hungry so that's what ill typically have.
Actual Lunch:
I get home from school around 2:00PM and that's when ill have lunch, depending on if i have anything in school (and in most cases i will have (listed above) something). For lunch ill usually make myself a grilled panini with sliced tomatoes, light cheese, chicken or some other variant of meat. Ill also have some fruit aswell and water.
Dinner:
As a family we've decided to eat healthier (sister is 24, 5 something and 104 pounds, nothing to worry about) but me and my mother and father want to lose weight. So for dinner we'll usually have any variation of some redmeat (i take a smaller portion) or other type of meet, vegetables, and such. I cant be too specific as it really depends on the night and if theirs someone sick then it's home made chicken soup that seems endless. I try to keep each meal during the day (Including any snacks) around 500 calories to make 1500. I know its difficult to keep that and you may be 100-200 calories over or under but i keep it around 1500 daily.
Snacks:
Any snacks that i have consist of either fruits, nuts, Kettle corn popcorn, dried fruit or some low fat crackers. Not too much snacking due to the fact that i drink ALOT more water so im less hungry but if i do succumb to the rumbling stomach that's what i remedy it with.
So thats an overview of what im doing at the moment, if there is any suggestions i would glady take them or if there is anything i can do to make weight loss more effective. Im thinking of adding some strength training for the whole body through basic floor exercises and i also have some dumbbells collecting dust. I recently started doing crunches to be able to tighten up my stomach, my main goal.
I run everyday and if i take a break it's usually a one day break and im careful about what i eat that day. Im thinking of adding some training to my muscles and heres what it looks like so far.
Abs: 2-3 times a week, alternating days, atleast 100 and gradually increasing the amount as i move on.
Arms: 1 time a week, not overlapping other muscle groups' exercises.
Back: Same as above.
Legs: Same as above.
Muscle gain is not my main goal but weight loss is. If i didnt make it clear before im using an eliptical trainer not physical running or a treadmill or bike, when the weather warms up enough for biking and eventually swimming ill try to incorporate that as well.
So i think that's finally it like i said, anything is really appreciated and thanks for advice and goodluck on your goals as well my target weight is anywhere from 184-190, that's apparently right for my height and body frame. And if any sort of picture (i dont know if it is needed) would help i guess i could if i really didnt explain myself enough.
Thanks in advance!