Is this a good exercise program?

[Rooster13]

Monday morning: cardio 1 hour
Monday afternoon: tennis 3 hours
Tuesday morning: 1000 skips + 1 hour of serving practice (tennis)
Tuesday afternoon: tennis 90mins + Muay Thai 1 hour
Wednesday morning: toning session 1 hour
Wednesday afternoon: rest
Thursday morning: boxing 1 hour
Thursday afternoon: 1000skips + cricket 2 hours
Friday morning: swimming 1 hour
Fridy afternoon: Tennis 90 minutes
Saturday: cricket all day
Sunday: rest

Is this a good exercise program to get fitter and to build up some muscle? how many calories should I be eating per day?

[West Coast Sheriff]

Yes it is. I love your program, it sounds like an excellent way of staying in shape.

[TigerBoy]

Is this a good exercise program to get fitter and to build up some muscle? how many calories should I be eating per day?

Fitter, yes. Muscle - depends what type. This will get you lean and toned, not bulky (unless the Muay Thai or boxing incorporates some heavy resistance work).

Calories - difficult to predict precisely without knowing more about your body type and goals. As you are doing two combat sports and others that may be coached one (or all) of your trainers is probably the best person to ask as they'll be able to assess you, predict your requirements for their activity and monitor you.

If you eat too few calories you will generally run out of energy during exercise you could normally deal with and struggle to complete it, so if you need to lose body fat you ideally want to take on just a bit above that minimum level. You could find this minimum experimentally by cutting calories until it impacts your training, then ensure you never drop equal or below this intake level.

[Mortal Coil]

Honestly it sounds like you're overtraining a bit. Maybe you should tone it down just a little bit. Otherwise, it sounds fine.

[that-god-chick]

Honestly it sounds like you're overtraining a bit. Maybe you should tone it down just a little bit. Otherwise, it sounds fine.

^^ i agree, just tone it down a little bit... other then that sounds awesome..

[DerBear]

You're doing a lot of exercise. It is a good program but, honestly you can be over doing it.
I would recommend a balanced diet but with a higher focus of carbohydrates and protein. Since you will be burning a lot of energy and protein, both these will help and allow your body to grow muscle as well.

[Cicero]

As a teenager, you dont have to worry about calorie intake, unless your overweight. It sounds like a great program for staying in shape, but you wont gain much muscle from that program. When I see your program all I think is "Wow your busy" but I dont think "Wow that must be challenging". But good job with staying so active and busy lol

[TigerBoy]

As a teenager, you dont have to worry about calorie intake, unless your overweight. l
That is incorrect, in fact the opposite is true. Teenagers do not have magical unlimited energy built in: energy spent exercising has to come from somewhere. Believe me, I know from personal experience from my own sport. Also growth has to come from somewhere and will also affect calorie intake more than for adults.

See for example the NHS guide here (http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/how-many-calories-do-teenagers-need.aspx?CategoryID=51&SubCategoryID=165):
Young people might need more or less than these estimates depending on a number of factors, including how physically active they are

Also this site (http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/how-many-calories-do-teenagers-need.aspx?CategoryID=51&SubCategoryID=165) or here (http://www.livestrong.com/article/304943-how-many-calories-should-an-average-teenager-eat-per-day/)or indeed any site with information on it I could find.

[Cicero]

That is incorrect, in fact the opposite is true. Teenagers do not have magical unlimited energy built in: energy spent exercising has to come from somewhere. Believe me, I know from personal experience from my own sport. Also growth has to come from somewhere and will also affect calorie intake more than for adults.

See for example the NHS guide here (http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/how-many-calories-do-teenagers-need.aspx?CategoryID=51&SubCategoryID=165):


Also this site (http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/how-many-calories-do-teenagers-need.aspx?CategoryID=51&SubCategoryID=165) or here (http://www.livestrong.com/article/304943-how-many-calories-should-an-average-teenager-eat-per-day/)or indeed any site with information on it I could find.

i meant that you shouldn't have to worry if your eating over the calories needed. The only reason someone shouldn't eat more calories than they burn is if theyre overweight. Eating more calories will help you gain weight, and in his case it will help him gain a little extra muscle mass.