Let me start by saying that I am a Systems Engineer and have been working professionally for the past 10 years, in a very demanding and stress oriented environment. This has not allowed me to care for my physical body for that period of time. Before that, throughout high school and college I was in fair shape.
I am currently 5'11" weight about 185lbs and would guess to say that I have about 10-15% body fat. My skin stretches due to the fact that I have that much body fat, and that I've gained and lost weight repeatedly throughout these 10 years.
Starting from late November 2010, I begun working out mainly concentrated on losing body fat and gaining endurance and strength. Currently, I have 2 session exercises, broken out as follows:
Session #1 (morning time)
- 30 minutes of working out the chest, biceps, triceps, and sit-ups
- 40 minutes of elliptical
- 15 minutes of treadmill at 3.5 speed
Session # 2 (night time)
- 30 minutes of working out the chest, biceps, triceps, and sit-ups
- 35 minutes of cycling
- 15 minutes of treadmill at 3.5 speed
I've lost about 10 lbs since I started, and gained strength and endurance. However, I have not gained any muscle mass on my upper body, and my lower body (legs, thighs, buttocks) is full of fat and not proportional to my upper body.
So my question is, why am I not gaining enough muscle on my upper body, and why am I not losing the fat on my lower body. Any advice on what type of work out to do to lose more fat and strengthen my lower body, at the same time gaining muscle mass on my upper body.
Thanks!