Cardio / strength training ratio?

do you have access to a gym?

I would recommend a program of lifting heavy with compound movements and then cardio on off days.

Starting strength and new rules of lifting are great resources..

sample plan would be something like ...

Monday - chest/arms
tues - cardio
wens - legs
thurs - cardio
friday - back/shouler
sat - cardio/abs/rest
sunday - rest

I would suggest on strength training working out in the 8-10 rep range. Also, as you drop more body fat and get closer to goal weight you can back off the cardio and maybe transition to an upper/lower type routine where you lift four days a week with one day of cardio ...

Don't you think a split routine like that is better suited for intermediate lifters? Beginners would be better served doing an AxBxA BxAxB full body workout, no?

Don't mean to break in your debate here but he was making a suggestion and if the OP likes it than that's great. I mean its like debating that walking on the treadmill is better than the elliptical.. You wouldn't know what you like if you didn't try both.

Notice I never suggested that OP do one over the other? OP is free to do as OP pleases. I'm just asking ndj1979 about the routine he GAVE AS AN EXAMPLE. I am fully aware that he did not recommend OP use the routine he laid out, that he was using it as sampling of how to lay out a routine.
From everything I've read and experienced in regards ti weight lifting, I just wanted to get my feelings across that that routine seemed a bit advanced for beginners.

do you have access to a gym?

I would recommend a program of lifting heavy with compound movements and then cardio on off days.

Starting strength and new rules of lifting are great resources..

sample plan would be something like ...

Monday - chest/arms
tues - cardio
wens - legs
thurs - cardio
friday - back/shouler
sat - cardio/abs/rest
sunday - rest

I would suggest on strength training working out in the 8-10 rep range. Also, as you drop more body fat and get closer to goal weight you can back off the cardio and maybe transition to an upper/lower type routine where you lift four days a week with one day of cardio ...

Don't you think a split routine like that is better suited for intermediate lifters? Beginners would be better served doing an AxBxA BxAxB full body workout, no?

Don't mean to break in your debate here but he was making a suggestion and if the OP likes it than that's great. I mean its like debating that walking on the treadmill is better than the elliptical.. You wouldn't know what you like if you didn't try both.

Notice I never suggested that OP do one over the other? OP is free to do as OP pleases. I'm just asking ndj1979 about the routine he GAVE AS AN EXAMPLE. I am fully aware that he did not recommend OP use the routine he laid out, that he was using it as sampling of how to lay out a routine.
From everything I've read and experienced in regards ti weight lifting, I just wanted to get my feelings across that that routine seemed a bit advanced for beginners.

refer to post #20

I am on the beginning of my journey in losing ~45 lbs, and I do high-intensity cardio at least 30 minutes every day.

I will do 1-2 days with dumbbells. This is only because my muscles aren't used to lifting anything, and in the 2 months that I've been on this routine, I've gone up in dumbbell weight and my muscles don't feel like rubber the next day - they're beginning to feel stronger!

I chose to take it slow. I started off using 10 lb dumbbells doing squats and lunges, presses with arms, and triceps.

Now I can lift 20 lbs dumbbells but only get through probably 2 sets with these.

I felt that I needed to start heavy on the cardio first because lifting extra weight (simply wearing a backpack with a lot of stuff in it) was hurting my knee and foot, and losing some weight and slowly getting my body used to lifting weight. I can tell that I've built up muscles around my knee and in my foot and they don't hurt as frequently anymore.

But, I'd have to say, diet is 90% of the whole equation.

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