Am i going to loose weight?

Gauti2017
Gauti2017 Posts: 5 Member
edited November 18 in Fitness and Exercise
Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
Gym
15 min of treadmill
15 min cycling
15 min Elliptical machine
30 min of weight training
Diet
Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

Replies

  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Why are you doing 3 different machine exercises?
    What are you doing for your weight(strength) routine.

  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    You'll lose weight if you're in a calorie deficit.

    Which at 1950 of accurately tracked calories you should be.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Why are you doing 3 different machine exercises?
    What are you doing for your weight(strength) routine.

    I used to do three different machines some mornings because I couldn't stand doing the same thing for very long. I also wanted to change up my movement a little. Not saying this is why the OP is doing it, but I see valid reasons for it is all.
  • 43501
    43501 Posts: 85 Member
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Short answer: You will probably lose weight if this is your routine.

    Long answer: The gym routine is all wrong if this is your 'daily' routine, because:

    - Why a cumulative 45 minutes worth of cardio, on three different machines? Just pick one.
    - An hour's worth of gym time every day is kind of excessive, although there are people that do it.
    - You're not supposed to do weights every day, only every other day (i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday). You need to give your muscles adequate recovery between lifting sessions. If you're lifting every single day, you're either not lifting heavy enough or you're risking serious long-term injury.
    - High intensity interval training is preferable to steady-state cardio.

    In other words, your routine should look more like this:

    Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 15 minutes cardio warm-up on machine of choice + weight training (find a beginners lifting program and stick to it)
    Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday: 5~10 minutes of cardio warm up + 10 minutes of high intensity intervals (sometimes I don't feel like HIIT and I'll do steady-state cardio instead, but the point is that these days are just "cardio days" where you don't lift any weights)
    Sunday: Rest day, don't do anything.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Why are you doing 3 different machine exercises?
    What are you doing for your weight(strength) routine.

    I used to do three different machines some mornings because I couldn't stand doing the same thing for very long. I also wanted to change up my movement a little. Not saying this is why the OP is doing it, but I see valid reasons for it is all.

    I'm not saying there's not good reasons to do 3 different things. Exercise ADD is a thing. But If left untreated, it leads to aimless wandering and little progression.


  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    43501 wrote: »
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Short answer: You will probably lose weight if this is your routine.

    Long answer: The gym routine is all wrong if this is your 'daily' routine, because:

    - Why a cumulative 45 minutes worth of cardio, on three different machines? Just pick one.
    - An hour's worth of gym time every day is kind of excessive, although there are people that do it.
    - You're not supposed to do weights every day, only every other day (i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday). You need to give your muscles adequate recovery between lifting sessions. If you're lifting every single day, you're either not lifting heavy enough or you're risking serious long-term injury.
    - High intensity interval training is preferable to steady-state cardio.

    In other words, your routine should look more like this:

    Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 15 minutes cardio warm-up on machine of choice + weight training (find a beginners lifting program and stick to it)
    Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday: 5~10 minutes of cardio warm up + 10 minutes of high intensity intervals (sometimes I don't feel like HIIT and I'll do steady-state cardio instead, but the point is that these days are just "cardio days" where you don't lift any weights)
    Sunday: Rest day, don't do anything.

    There's no reason not to lift every day, especially as a beginner.

    IF you're an intermediate lifter, perhaps every other day is appropriate, but for a beginner, nothing wrong with every day... also... most competition lifters lift every day... They don't lift heavy every day, but they do at least 2 of their 3 lifts every single day.

  • FatWithFatness
    FatWithFatness Posts: 315 Member
    43501 wrote: »
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Short answer: You will probably lose weight if this is your routine.

    Long answer: The gym routine is all wrong if this is your 'daily' routine, because:

    - Why a cumulative 45 minutes worth of cardio, on three different machines? Just pick one.
    - An hour's worth of gym time every day is kind of excessive, although there are people that do it.
    - You're not supposed to do weights every day, only every other day (i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday). You need to give your muscles adequate recovery between lifting sessions. If you're lifting every single day, you're either not lifting heavy enough or you're risking serious long-term injury.
    - High intensity interval training is preferable to steady-state cardio.

    In other words, your routine should look more like this:

    Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 15 minutes cardio warm-up on machine of choice + weight training (find a beginners lifting program and stick to it)
    Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday: 5~10 minutes of cardio warm up + 10 minutes of high intensity intervals (sometimes I don't feel like HIIT and I'll do steady-state cardio instead, but the point is that these days are just "cardio days" where you don't lift any weights)
    Sunday: Rest day, don't do anything.

    There's no reason you can't lift everyday. I train 6 days a week.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    If you maintain a caloric deficit you will lose weight. How you achieve that deficit is up to you. You can exercise your #$%%s off and still have a caloric surplus and gain weight.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I would rather run several miles a day outside than be on a machine. I don't think 45 minutes of cardio is enough for a good burn.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    43501 wrote: »
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Short answer: You will probably lose weight if this is your routine.

    Long answer: The gym routine is all wrong if this is your 'daily' routine, because:

    - Why a cumulative 45 minutes worth of cardio, on three different machines? Just pick one.
    - An hour's worth of gym time every day is kind of excessive, although there are people that do it.
    - You're not supposed to do weights every day, only every other day (i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday). You need to give your muscles adequate recovery between lifting sessions. If you're lifting every single day, you're either not lifting heavy enough or you're risking serious long-term injury.
    - High intensity interval training is preferable to steady-state cardio.

    In other words, your routine should look more like this:

    Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 15 minutes cardio warm-up on machine of choice + weight training (find a beginners lifting program and stick to it)
    Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday: 5~10 minutes of cardio warm up + 10 minutes of high intensity intervals (sometimes I don't feel like HIIT and I'll do steady-state cardio instead, but the point is that these days are just "cardio days" where you don't lift any weights)
    Sunday: Rest day, don't do anything.

    There's no reason you can't lift everyday. I train 6 days a week.

    Also, and since I forgot to say it earlier... If you're going to do 75-90 minutes with 45 of that being cardio, there's no good reason to do it all at the beginning. There's a preponderance of information that indicates that doing some cardio before and some after a moderately heavy... not actually heavy.. lifting session increases benefit, and may reduce recovery time and DOMS occurrence.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    you lose weight in the kitchen.

    Look there for results.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Probably.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    There's no reason not to lift every day, especially as a beginner.

    IF you're an intermediate lifter, perhaps every other day is appropriate, but for a beginner, nothing wrong with every day... also... most competition lifters lift every day... They don't lift heavy every day, but they do at least 2 of their 3 lifts every single day.

    There's no reason you can't lift everyday. I train 6 days a week.

    Let's apply a little context here. OP is presumably a beginner and didn't describe what his training routine is, so it's near impossible to "diagnose" whether what he's doing is optimal (or even effective) for him. And what a rank beginner should be doing bears no resemblance whatsoever to what a competition lifter should be doing.

    Lifting every day? May be appropriate, may be completely useless, depending on what he's doing and what his goals are. But with that said, no reputable trainer I've ever seen would generally recommend a 5 or 6-day "bro split" for a beginner. Even something like a push/pull/legs split is usually geared more toward intermediate lifters.


    As to the original question - if you're eating less calories than you expend on a consistent basis, you'll lose weight. If you're eating more calories than you expend on a consistent basis, you'll gain weight.
  • Gauti2017
    Gauti2017 Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you so much
    43501 wrote: »
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Short answer: You will probably lose weight if this is your routine.

    Long answer: The gym routine is all wrong if this is your 'daily' routine, because:

    - Why a cumulative 45 minutes worth of cardio, on three different machines? Just pick one.
    - An hour's worth of gym time every day is kind of excessive, although there are people that do it.
    - You're not supposed to do weights every day, only every other day (i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday). You need to give your muscles adequate recovery between lifting sessions. If you're lifting every single day, you're either not lifting heavy enough or you're risking serious long-term injury.
    - High intensity interval training is preferable to steady-state cardio.

    In other words, your routine should look more like this:

    Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 15 minutes cardio warm-up on machine of choice + weight training (find a beginners lifting program and stick to it)
    Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday: 5~10 minutes of cardio warm up + 10 minutes of high intensity intervals (sometimes I don't feel like HIIT and I'll do steady-state cardio instead, but the point is that these days are just "cardio days" where you don't lift any weights)
    Sunday: Rest day, don't do anything.
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Why are you doing 3 different machine exercises?
    What are you doing for your weight(strength) routine.
    Gauti2017 wrote: »
    Im 22 and the following are my daily gym routine. Please recommend suggestions of im doing something wrong.
    Gym
    15 min of treadmill
    15 min cycling
    15 min Elliptical machine
    30 min of weight training
    Diet
    Im now following a 1950 calorie diet.
    What should I do more to loose weight. Or is there something im doing wrong

    Why are you doing 3 different machine exercises?
    What are you doing for your weight(strength) routine.

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