Thread: Need Advice on routine and more!

I am 16 years old. 192lb and 24% bodyfat (according to my scale) I use to spend my entire time at home sitting on the computer. No sports, no nothing.

Now I am trying to lose my extra weight. I've already lost some.


My routine--

Monday - Workout
Tuesday- Couch to 5k
Wednesday- Workout
Thursday- Couch to 5k
Friday- Workout
Saturday- Couch to 5k

Workouts are like this 1st A/B/A 2nd B/A/B and so on

Workout A
3x5 Squat
3x5 Bench Press
1x5 Deadlift
3x5 Butterflys (Not sure the real name... Lay on bench with dumbbell in each hand with arms spread out as far as they go and move them in front of me.. Hard to explain)

Workout B
3x5 Squat
3x5 Standing military press
3x5 Pendlay Rows

On Fridays I also do curls



I am on the 2nd week and 2nd workout of couch to 5k now and it's pretty hard for me as I absolutely HATE running..


I would like to add that I am using my home gym and I have about 400lb in free weights, bench, squat rack, 3 bars, and a lot of dumbells of various weight.

I am trying to get my diet perfect still and I don't have any trouble sticking to what I want to eat but figuring out what to eat is my problem.


Can you guys give me some advice on my routine and what else I should do?

Thanks

I think you'd be better off doing a basic push/pull:

Push - Squats, Bench, Military
Pull - Deads, Chins, Rows

You could easily plug the 5x5 program into this if you're looking to gain some strength doing 5's. Alternate the workouts 3x a week and run it into the ground.

I would also limit the cardio to 30mins twice a week and enjoy your weekend. Fat loss is all about diet management. Excessive cardio will just make you tired, sore, and miserable. In fact, you could probably just do some sort of HIIT cardio after weights and have 4 days off a week - much better.

If diet management is a problem, go check out this thread: *** READ ME FIRST - Homework #1 for Newbies ***