Strength workouts too? - Various Q's

Frostmere

When I wake up I drink my green smoothie and hop on the elliptical for an hour and at school I have gym 4 times a week so I do spinning for an hour and a half (I would use the treadmill but I don't want people to see me jiggle...) and then instead of taking the bus home I run home (~30 mins) because I love running at night (and I attend night school). Instead of doing the elliptical should I do the 30 day shred?

I've been doing the Squat challenge and I'm up to 140 squats today and I do some push-ups (I can only do 15 at a time so I'll alternate squats and push-ups). I can also do pull ups only 20 (and i struggle a lot with the last five), I don't really do them that much tbh.

Knowing that I'd like to ask how many squats and pushups i should be doing daily/weekly? Or other strength exercises? I have a lot of lower back fat and chest fat (lets be real, man boobs), is there something I can do to tackle these locations first? I also have 45 bucks so I'm probably gonna get gym equipment, I was thinking of maybe an ab wheel, I've heard good things about them but if there's something that would suit me better please share your knowledge! Sorry If I post a lot I just really want to stay motivated and I think adding new things to my routine will help me out.

Also how much should a guy my age and height be eating a day? I try to eat 1200 calories a day but the only time I really eat less than that is on the weekends :frown: . I'm 18, 5'7.

Thank you! xx

tonynguyen75

You cannot spot reduce fat. The body will take fat from where ever your body pleases. This is almost entirely based on genetics and hormones (I believe).

Save your money. The ab wheel will do a fine job strengthening your core, but besides that, provides no real benefit. Save up your money and buy some dumbbells if you want some equipment at home. Does your school gym not have any weights? If it does I would suggest using those during gym class.

Someone your age and height should be eating much more than 1200 calories. I don't know your weight, but you should be eating more.

DaddieCat

I would use a calculator to help with macros... http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ is a good one. It will break things out for you in terms of how much of what you should be eating.

As far as fat loss goes, you can't target fat loss. The body burns it as it will based on many things including genetics. The places that gain fat the easiest will lost it the slowest.

I'd suggest researching strength training and finding a program that works for you. Gain some muscle mass while hitting your macro goals and maintaining a calorie deficit and you will start to see results. Remember that this will be a slow journey if done correctly but every little step helps and every small decision will lead to further results.

Good luck.

Frostmere

You cannot spot reduce fat. The body will take fat from where ever your body pleases. This is almost entirely based on genetics and hormones (I believe).

Save your money. The ab wheel will do a fine job strengthening your core, but besides that, provides no real benefit. Save up your money and buy some dumbbells if you want some equipment at home. Does your school gym not have any weights? If it does I would suggest using those during gym class.

Someone your age and height should be eating much more than 1200 calories. I don't know your weight, but you should be eating more.

How many lbs should I get my dumbells? My school gym does have weights and those big machines with weights but they are alwaaaays occupied, so I don't bother. My weight right now is 147.5lbs. I thought I was supposed to eat fewer calories because of that calories in calories out thing everyone says?

I would use a calculator to help with macros... http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ is a good one. It will break things out for you in terms of how much of what you should be eating.

As far as fat loss goes, you can't target fat loss. The body burns it as it will based on many things including genetics. The places that gain fat the easiest will lost it the slowest.

I'd suggest researching strength training and finding a program that works for you. Gain some muscle mass while hitting your macro goals and maintaining a calorie deficit and you will start to see results. Remember that this will be a slow journey if done correctly but every little step helps and every small decision will lead to further results.

Good luck.

Aw that blows, but thank you! I'll try googling that stuff when I get home from school!