Exercise Routine...thoughts?

[TanyainNY 4]

Just wanted to get a comparison view from others on what your workout routine is.

I was banded 12/3/09 and have lost just shy of 100 lbs. so far. I hired a personal trainer that I meet twice per week starting in January 2010. I also workout on 2-3 other days per week. Here's a rundown of what I do for exercise. Thoughts?

Trainer: 45 minute session combining cardio, circuit training, weight lifting (running stairs, sprints, power-lifting, metabolic training, toning) followed by 60 minutes of walking at 3.5 mph and a 6.0-7.5 gradient on the treadmill. This is twice per week.

On own:

-I do zumba 2-3 times per week for 60 minutes.

-I do interval training on the treadmill of 7.4 mph for 90 seconds, followed by 3.5 mph for 90 seconds all at a 2.0 gradient for 30 minutes. I will sometimes walk for 10-20 minutes after this or do 15 minutes of abdominal workout or 15 minutes on the spinning bike, but not all on the same day.

-Recently started doing elliptical instead of the full interval session as I am getting bored with intervals. Working my way up on the elliptical. Did 6 for the level with 90 seconds at maximum effort and 90 seconds of recovery effort for 12 minutes today (first time I tried it). My legs were shaking!

I've worked my way up to dead-lifting 145 lbs with the trainer and can benchpress about 70 lbs repeatedly. I've been able to run a 5K on the treadmill, although I haven't tried it outside as the weather is horrible here. Am planning on completing my first outdoors 5K in April and doing a 5K with 12 obstacles next fall!

nursemidwife86

[isaviolinist 11]

That sounds awesome!! Good for you - sounds like you've really gone for it!! Plus your weightloss is amazing! Can't wait to lose 100 pounds!

This is my workout routine:

3-4 days per week we (fiance and I) do a combination of high intensity circuit/interval training (burning anywhere between 700-1000 calories depending upon how hard we work). It is part group training and part personal training. 2-3 days a week we do 55 minutes of intervals on the elliptical. Usually alternating 60 seconds high intensity and high resistance and 60 seconds moderate pace with lower resistance. If I'm a little tired I do 30 seconds of super high resistance/intensity and then 60 seconds of moderate resistance/intensity. I take 1 day a week off for recovery. I've hit a small plateau and so today I added in a 2.6 mile walk outside. I may try to do a 2.3-2.6 mile walk everyday in addition to my regular workout to kick start things.