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Fitness freaks: What will this training program do for me?

Ok, i made a custom training program and it goes like this:

Looks pretty good, but I have a couple tips. First, personally I would not do your cardio and then take a break until later and do the rest. In terms of calorie consumption, you would burn more calories by doing your cardio and then doing the rest of the workout right after because your heart rate will be raised following the cardio and it will thus stay at a higher rate for the duration of your workout. Second, I would not simply count 100 skips on the jump rope. Jumping rope should be included as part of your 30 minute aerobic exercise because it is probably one of the best all around body toning workouts as well as calorie-burning workouts that there is out there. It is highly underused by many athletes, but look at boxers, most of them incorporate skipping into their workouts and most of them are in extremely great shape. It has been estimated that 10 minutes of skipping rope at a moderate pace would burn the same amount of calories as running for 30 minutes at a similar pace. If you practice your skipping you’ll eventually be able to make it for 30 minutes, then you’ll know you’re getting into pretty good shape. Third, don’t count how many push-ups, sit ups or dips you do. The best way to do body-weight exercise is to go until you physically cannot do another repetition. This way you are sure you have exhausted your muscles, rather then getting to a number and stopping. Also, I highly recommend doing what many call ‘bicycle crunches’, they are more effective than standard sit ups (see the video link below). If you do your workout and follow a couple of these tips I’m sure after a couple months you’ll definitely notice your body becoming more slim and more defined. It takes a lot of time to get extreme results, but I’m sure after several weeks you’ll notice some good results.

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