work out routime, and diet plan Options

[SpedMonkee]

ok, so im tired of the way i look, plain and simple. i want to change it. i want to work out, diet, and eat right, but i dont really know the best way to go about it.

i already have access to a gym, so thats taken care of. now i need a routine. what do most of you guys do when you go to the gym?

i also want to go on a diet to help lose the wait, not just gain muscles. what are some diets that you would recommend?

btw
Im 16
around 190 lbs
and about 5'8

any help or plans would be greatly appreciated

[*mipadi*]

Well, almost every day (I miss maybe one day in two weeks) I run 4.5-5 miles, do about 120 crunches, 120 push-ups, bicep curls, bench presses, pull-ups, and chin-ups. It works out well.

The key to losing fat is to increase your metabolism, not necessarily cut calories. Increasing your metabolism is achieved in two key ways: cardiovascular exercise (running, namely), and building muscle mass. It takes a certain amount of calories just to maintain a pound of muscle, so if you have more muscle, you will require more calories a day to maintain that mass--without even having to do anything extra.

Of course, it takes energy to build muscle, so cutting calories can actually reduce your chances of losing fat.

Keep in mind, too, that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat, so if you lose fat and gain muscle, you will actually gain weight, too; but this is a good thing because it means you are building muscle.