Am I working out too much?

I am a male of 18 years and height of 5 ft 11 in... I weigh 207 lbs (93 Kgs) and have a lot of belly fat which I intend to reduce as soon as possible... its been a couple of weeks since i started doing cardio in a local gym...

I work out reularly 6 days a week.... Here's my workout pattern:

- 45 min treadmill walking at a speed of 5.5 kph (3.4 mph) with zero incline with intervals of jogging at 9kph for 60 seconds every 10 minutes...

- 20 min elliptical at 55 rpm (20 kph)

- 30 min excercise bike at 30 kph

- 100 pec deck reps

- 50 ab crunches...

 

I consume about 1000-1200 calories everyday (i reduced my calorie consumption by 3/5ths) and do no strenuous activities after comin back home for the rest of the day... 

A few fellows back at the gym say that I'm working out too much and tell that this could be counterproductive to my weight loss and i may end up gaining weight.... Are they talking right?

Also do tell me at this rate of workout, how long will it take me to reduce weight to 80kgs (175 lbs)...

 

A few problems here: first, that's alot of cardio. Second you are not eating nearly enough calories as you should be that is very counter productive. You need to figure out your BMR a BMR is how many calories you burned if you laid in bed all day. You never want to eat below this just get your deficits from exercise don't forget you need a teen BMR calculator because teens burn more calories and need more food to grow. I suggest cutting down on cardio and add some weight training you will really notice a definition change in your body. I would aim for one pound a week to lose at a healthy weight loss it does take time but you got to be motivated also make sure to have a high protein diet it really helps good luck. I lost 51 pounds and I'm also 18 the best thing I did was weight training trust me :)

I'm going to be blunt.  Some of your workout is crap.  There's no reason to be doing 100 pec decks or 50 sit ups.  Start with this

On your off days, some cardio is great.  Incline walking is low impact; so is the elliptical and the exercise bike.

You should be able to eat a lot more and lose weight.  I would go up to 1800 at least.

 

Original Post by smashley23:

I'm going to be blunt.  Some of your workout is crap.  There's no reason to be doing 100 pec decks or 50 sit ups.  Start with this

On your off days, some cardio is great.  Incline walking is low impact; so is the elliptical and the exercise bike.

You should be able to eat a lot more and lose weight.  I would go up to 1800 at least.

 

The reason I'm doing pec decks is to reduce chest fat and improve pec muscles...

Hi @dannyboytd

thanks for the reply..

anyways, the reason why i prefer cardio is because i heard i burns a lot of calories and that's what is needed for weight loss...

i heard that weight training will increase the amount of muscles but does it help to reduce fat? i know its helpful long term as it increases your metabolic rate but what about quick results?

forgive me for whatever limited knowledge i might have in this topic.. i might be wrong...

Original Post by bugbugmemenotnot:

Original Post by smashley23:

I'm going to be blunt.  Some of your workout is crap.  There's no reason to be doing 100 pec decks or 50 sit ups.  Start with this

On your off days, some cardio is great.  Incline walking is low impact; so is the elliptical and the exercise bike.

You should be able to eat a lot more and lose weight.  I would go up to 1800 at least.

 

The reason I'm doing pec decks is to reduce chest fat and improve pec muscles...

You can not spot reduce. It is impossible and is repeated over and over again. If you want to lose 'chest fat' you need to reduce your overall body fat.

First, eat more. 1000 calories, even net calories, isn't enough to sustain me, a 5'2" 21yo girl. I consume anywhere from 1500 to 2000 a day and work out less than you. I'm not currently losing weight via the scale, but I'm lifting, building muscle, and reducing fat, thereby inches.

Try reducing cardio, putting that at the end of your workout, and look into weight lifting. Cardio can only help you so far, weight training will build muscle (given you eat enough) which will help you increase the amount of calories you burn at rest. It burns calories to do, reduces fat, and the built muscle will create the improved (and balanced) muscles all over.

It's great you started on this journey. In my opinion, you are doing too much. Too much cardio, not enough resistance, and not enough food.

You have to lose weight gradually in order to maintain the muscle; muscles are important for weight loss. You will feel exhausted, which can be a huge mental deterrent. 

What worked for me is in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD-CS44rjsk

 

You're not necessarily doing too much.....you are doing a lot but as long as you're not injuring yourself it might not be too much. Resistance and weight training would probably help your goals.

But more than anything and as everybody has said you are not eating enough!! You need to eat much more than 1200 to fuel those workouts. At your age and activity level you're going to do serious damage to your health if you continue. You may end up hurting yourself too if your muscles get fatigued from all the workouts and the lack of energy due to not enough calories/fuel. With all of those workouts I'd increase your calories to 1800-2000 atleast! Please give everyone's suggestions some serious thought. I know how it feels to want to lose weight fast but if you really want to get healthy being strong and fit must be in your picture of acheiving your goals. You need to feed yourself to fuel that strength!