Maintenance Workout Patterns

bravid98

I'm just about where I want to be weight wise and I'm trying to figure out how or if I should alter my workouts.

Currently I do cardio on alternating days (recumbent bike for 25 minutes) and weight lifting on the other days. Everyday though I do stretching and basic strength training exercises while I'm on the floor (crunches, pushups and some back exercises).

I've been on this routine for about a 1.5 months where previously I was doing strength and cardio on the same night.

I'm thinking I should further cut back my cardio and focus more on strength training to help improve my fat percentage. I've gone from 26/27% to the upper 16% range and I want to get into the 15% range (according to my scale).

On a side note, I'm finding it difficult to increase my calories, I've never been this healthy and I don't want to backslide!

What's everyone else's workout routine look like in maintenance?

sshintaku

I'm doing the same thing I was before, but with more/heavier strength training. I'll typically do yoga 2x week, run 2x-3x per week and strength 2x per week. For me, yoga also helps build muscle but in a different way.

sijomial

My workout pattern is the same at maintenance as it was when I was losing weight - three days cardio (including one long cycle) and three days weight training on alternate days.

Exercise is for fitness and strength, calorie balance is for weight control.

If your main aim is changing your body composition then your primary exercise focus should be on weight training.