Looking for a good program to follow to try and get more definition while also getting some cardio. My current thing I do is effective but lacks balance. See the body of post.
I’ve been trying some HIIT programs out lately and they don’t do it for me. I’m a sweaty mess when I’m done but that’s it. I feel a lot in my legs but my upper body feels untouched. Most of the things I’ve found seem to be more cardio focused and making you sweat as opposed to getting more defined and getting some upper body definition. I’ve tried adding extra resistance with 15lb dumbbells and it still doesn’t feel like it does much. The hard part is I only have about a half hour a day to devote to exercise.
I’m just looking for something more well rounded that includes a variety of exercises and gives me some burn in the upper body instead of just my legs. I’m tired of just counting reps so watching something and following along makes it less daunting. Here is my current routine which I know is probably silly but it has defined my chest and tightened up my core all while dropping some weight. I do this Monday through Wednesday, break day Thursday, back to it Friday and Saturday, and break day Sunday. This is what my schedule allows me to do.
•5 minutes of warm up stretching . Upper and lower body.
- 1 set of 50 push-ups
- 1 set of 100 crunches
- 1 set of 125 jumping jacks
- 1 set of 55 push-ups
- 1 set of 125 crunches
- 1 set of 175 jumping jacks
- 1 set of 65 push-ups
- 1 set of 150 crunches
- 1 set of 225 jumping jacks
• 2 sets of 60 with each arm of dumbbell curls (25lbs)
•cool down stretches.
Any program suggestion would be much appreciated!