Hi, my name is Terry Smith and I'm a developer and aspiring entrepreneur.

Now that I’m doing Jeremy Wright’s new Twitter organized #10morepounds weight loss challenge, I needed to change the direction of my workout a bit.    I’ve been doing 5 days a week and will continue with that, however, I was previously doing 1/2 resistance and 1/2 cardio each day to both lose weight and try to add a little mass. 

Since my goal for the next 10 weeks has shifted primarily to losing weight, I’ve changed my workout and thought I’d share:

• Day 1: Cardio – 20 minutes treadmill, 20 minutes bike, 10 minutes stairs
• Day 2: Half and Half - Resistance (chest, upper back and shoulders) then cardio (20 minutes treadmill, 20 minutes bike)
• Day 3: Cardio, repeat Day 1
• Day 4: Half and Half – Resistance (biceps, triceps, lower back) then cardio (repeat cardio from Day 2)
• Day 5: Cardio, repeat Day 1

You may notice a few things… first, I’m leaving leg muscles to the cardio since it’s almost always based around legs (I sometimes throw rowing in there instead of one of the exercises).  Second, my cardio levels are almost the same each day.  On cardio days I’m doing a much higher intensity than on half and half days.  Third, I’m not specifying any specific resistance workouts because there are so many of them and you need to find something you’re comfortable with.  There are a ton of good sites out there for resistance training guides and walk-throughs. 

My only suggestion is use free weights over machines.  Machines are very focused, which isn’t really what you want (unless you have an injury).  What you want is to be imperfect because you’re going to work a wider range of muscles burning more fat and getting a better overall workout.

This week, as per Jeremy’s recommendations, I’m also hoping to start eating grapefruit for breakfast and drinking a lot more water instead of iced tea (even if it is 0 calorie).  I’m also going to try to kick my Starbucks habit but that’ll be even harder than losing 10 pounds.

Hope this helps you in your endeavours if you’re following along!