Recommend a workout?

elchorley
elchorley Posts: 2
edited November 11 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi Guys!

I used to use myfitnesspal when I was on the 5/2 diet, but now I just use it to track my daily intake to make sure I'm not eating too much of any one thing.
I'm naturally quite slim and have recently been hitting the gym a lot more to decrease bodyfat % and increase muscle definition.

Can anyone recommend a good all body workout for a beginner?
One of my big hurdles is how lazy I can be in the gym and I don't push myself as hard as I should.

Any response would be great,

Thanks! :)

Emma.

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  • joolsmd
    joolsmd Posts: 375 Member
    See if you can book a free session with a personal trainer at the gym and discuss what you are after with them. I did so once and he set up a really good workout for me, including body resistance and some free weights work. I really ached the next day!
  • stephxo1
    stephxo1 Posts: 191 Member
    If you're looking to decrease bodyfat and increase muscle definition then I'd suggest a beginner weightlifting programme. There are a few to choose from using the following link. And I'd recommend buying a notebook and recording your sessions, nothing more motivating than seeing your personal progress on paper and gives you something to work on week after week. Good luck!! http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/beginner
  • sengalissa
    sengalissa Posts: 253 Member
    I am doing "Strong curves" and love it! Love doing it, LOVE the results!
  • snowshoe13tx
    snowshoe13tx Posts: 1
    Burpees! Fast, complete, and a little painful at first. But when done....you feel great and see fast results.
  • elchorley
    elchorley Posts: 2
    Thanks everyone for your replies, can't wait to try some out!!
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    There are lots of videos you can try. I like Jillian Michaels, The Firm, and some of Denise Austin's that are more like boot camp or circuit training.

    You can also do circuits in the gym with rounds of cardio machines, and then opposing muscle groups on weight machines.

    Weight lifting routines, like Stronglifts 5x5 are also good.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    The new rules of lifting for women, Strong curves, and stronglift 5x5 are all solid.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    The new rules of lifting for women, Strong curves, and stronglift 5x5 are all solid.

    beat me to it….
  • dawkpound2k
    dawkpound2k Posts: 19 Member
    Stronglifts 5x5 is one of the best beginner routines out there. About an hour 3 times a week and you will get stronger quickly.
  • juleszephyr
    juleszephyr Posts: 442 Member
    I am doing this fantastic 90 day programme by Stephanie Oram called XTFMAX it was bought from Amazon, on day 45 and it is great - and nowhere near as expensive as Insanity...
  • mhankosk
    mhankosk Posts: 532 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    The new rules of lifting for women, Strong curves, and stronglift 5x5 are all solid.


    I've heard good things about these. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme and I like it a lot. Focuses a lot on beginner weight training.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    mhankosk wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    The new rules of lifting for women, Strong curves, and stronglift 5x5 are all solid.


    I've heard good things about these. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme and I like it a lot. Focuses a lot on beginner weight training.

    CLX is a good program, especially for a beachbody product. Body Beast is also a fairly solid BB product if you prefer to follow a video instead of a book.

  • alysme
    alysme Posts: 81 Member
    Does your gym do classes?
    I work a lot harder in a class than I do on my own. Circuits, body pump, spin etc. My gym has started a version of cross fit wods too.
    Depends on your gym, mine swings towards functional fitness and we have a lot of men who come to classes so they're not girly giggly classes.



  • lpendleton58
    lpendleton58 Posts: 285 Member
    For body-weight training - neilarey.com
    For weight training - bodybuilding.com
  • punchgut
    punchgut Posts: 210 Member
    dawkpound2k wrote: »
    Stronglifts 5x5 is one of the best beginner routines out there. About an hour 3 times a week and you will get stronger quickly.

    ^Best for beginners! After you build up your strength you can start looking at other things. Get a foundation first.
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