Is this a good workout plan??

Enfermita
Enfermita Posts: 12 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Im a 18 yr old girl who is 5ft4 and am 198lbs

I need to lose 20lbs by august 20th and tone my arms

I am currently eating 1200 cals per day

and this is my workout plan

Mon,Wed,Fri (Strength)
with 5lb dumbbells

15 reps, 1 set of Arm Raises
8 reps, 1 set of Standing dumbbell press
15 reps, 1 set of arm rows

2 sets, 12 reps of dumbbell curls, dumbell punches, dumbbell flies, dumbbell windmills and dumbbell windshield whippers.

Tues,Thur,Sat (Cardio)

10min Tredmill
10 min jumprope
30 min stationary bike

Sun is rest day

So is this good enough??

Im a beginner

Replies

  • RobynLB83
    RobynLB83 Posts: 626 Member
    That looks really good. Now go kill it!
  • Enfermita
    Enfermita Posts: 12 Member
    Is it good enough to lose 20lbs in 2 months?
  • RobynLB83
    RobynLB83 Posts: 626 Member
    There is no healthy way to lose 20 lbs in 2 months. You're pushing it if you aim for 2 lbs a week, and 1 lb a week is ideal. What do you need to get to that number for? If you need to make weight for something, you can fake 5 lbs of it by dehydrating yourself for the weigh in. (Don't tell anyone I told you that.)
  • jjkarnitz
    jjkarnitz Posts: 55
    If you want to build muscle (which does not add bulk but speeds your metabolism, allowing you to burn more calories even at rest), make sure the weights are heavy enough that you can barely complete the last few reps. And I've really improved my arms (they got smaller and toned) with using 8-15 lb weights after the 5 got too easy. Just my two cents. :)
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    1. You need to eat more than 1200 calories. Your net calories should even be over 1200.
    2. Your weight exercises are all arms, add in some leg exercises. Lunges, squats, one leg deadlifts, etc.
  • Boogage
    Boogage Posts: 739 Member
    I think your plan looks like a good way to get started but 1200 cals isn't enough! You could try working out your TDEE using an online calculator and then minus 20%

    Lunges and squats are amazing (use your dumbells too) and they will help tone your whole body.

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