Too much?

richardbaldwin87
richardbaldwin87 Posts: 28 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi just wondering how to get super fit etc?

At the moment I'm doing sat to fri
Upper weights
Lower weights
Body weight
Rest day
Upper b
Lower b
Body weight
Rest

I run every morning too 1.5 miles as quick as possible.

Is this too much?

Is there a better way of getting to that high level of fitness?

My goals are to be muscular but very fit. I'm an ecto 6ft at 77kg 28 years old.

Thanks

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  • richardbaldwin87
    richardbaldwin87 Posts: 28 Member
    Just to add my weights cycle is over 8 days not 7. Just 3 on one off etc etc.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Not nearly enough information here for anyone to judge
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    That's a pretty vague plan.
  • anachronicles
    anachronicles Posts: 109 Member
    It depends on the intensity of your lifting sessions and what movements you are doing. So it's hard to give you much feedback in terms of lifting.
    However, I do think you may be running too often. Sprinting can be stressful on your joints and you're running the risk of overusing those joints/muscles by running everyday as fast as you can. Most experts recommend at least 1 rest day per week from running to reduce overuse injuries. Try mixing up your cardio, either add in some longer, endurance based jogs, or try cycling or swimming.
  • richardbaldwin87
    richardbaldwin87 Posts: 28 Member
    Weight days on upper are
    bench 2 warm up 3x8 working weight
    Bar row 3x8
    Dub shoulder press 3x8
    Bar curls 2x10
    Tri ext 2x10

    Lower a
    Squat 5x5
    Deadlift 1x5 with 1 warm up 50%
    Leg curl 2x10
    Calf raise 2x15

    Body consists of
    Chin 3 x failure
    Press up 3x failure
    Bench dip 3 x failure
    Jump squats 3 x
    Plank 2 x failure

    Other up per and lower are similar to a
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Yeah, that's not gonna be too much, assuming you're eating any food at all
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    OP talk about the diet more than exercise? It matters more than you think.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    edited June 2015
    "fit" is a vague goal.

    Fit for what?

    Fit for a marathon and fit for a PL meet mean 2 different things. And the specific sub goals (i.e. mile times, or DL 1 RMs, etc) that go to achieving that fitness are different in each case (and vary individual to individual based on starting strengths/weaknesses in that individual).

    Specific plans can help you achieve specific goals. Vague goals are almost impossible to achieve because they have no measurable success criteria.
  • richardbaldwin87
    richardbaldwin87 Posts: 28 Member
    I eat clean about 35% protein 25% fats rest carbs. Only drink water et only lean meats very good diet. Goal is to be fit enough to play high level field hockey and football but also lift decent amount of weights. To look and be athletic
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish by flat out sprinting for a mile and a half. You might want to look into HIIT (maybe every other day) as an alternative.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    richardbaldwin87 wrote: »
    I eat clean about 35% protein 25% fats rest carbs. Only drink water et only lean meats very good diet. Goal is to be fit enough to play high level field hockey and football but also lift decent amount of weights. To look and be athletic

    Mostly fitness in a sport comes from practicing and playing matches for that sport.

    General strength can be had from a progressive lifting routine. You may want to moderate your lifting volume if your sport practice is frequent. Sometimes it's hard to ride two horses with one a*r*s*e.

    Cleanness, or otherwise, of the diet is irrelevant. You'll need plenty of carbs (to build muscle and to perform in the sports as well) and you'll need to factor all the activity together when calculating what to eat. To stay relatively lean and gain muscle, you'll want a 250-500 cal surplus per day. If you're not gaining weight at about 0.5-1lb/week, then you've probably underestimated your caloric needs from your various training. Then you need to increase cals until you hit that gaining sweet spot. Rinse. Repeat.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    edited June 2015
    Look into a program like StrongLifts 5x5, ICF 5x5 or similar.

  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    edited June 2015
    lporter229 wrote: »
    I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish by flat out sprinting for a mile and a half. You might want to look into HIIT (maybe every other day) as an alternative.

    I suspect because that is often used as a physical fitness test.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    richardbaldwin87 wrote: »
    Is there a better way of getting to that high level of fitness?

    You need to define what you mean by high level of fitness, do you mean strength, endurance, aesthetics?

    'They all need a very different plan to get there
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    IsaackGMOON wrote: »
    Look into a program like StrongLifts 5x5, ICF 5x5 or similar.

    y?
  • richardbaldwin87
    richardbaldwin87 Posts: 28 Member
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    richardbaldwin87 wrote: »
    Is there a better way of getting to that high level of fitness?

    You need to define what you mean by high level of fitness, do you mean strength, endurance, aesthetics?

    'They all need a very different plan to get there

    Good level of all preferably
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