Circuit Training: Am I doing this right?

nana_pancakes
nana_pancakes Posts: 13 Member
edited November 29 in Fitness and Exercise
So I've been trying to add more weights and strength exercises to my normal cardio routine and so after about 30 mins of running/incline walking I'll do 4 sets of 3 or 4 different exercises, usually 30 reps each. I don't think I'm moving slowly through them, but it'll usually add on another 30/40 minutes to my workout.
But then when I look online for circuit ideas there's usually twice the amount of exercises listed, so I feel like I'm doing it wrong. Am I still going to see results from just doing 3 or 4 exercises a bunch of times or do I need more variation and less sets?

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  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Always pumps Iron first, followed by cardio if you wish.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I take a circuit class on Sat. We usually have 6-7 stations /exercises. We do each station for 60-90 seconds. Some exercises are changed in the 2nd round. We do 2 circuits/rounds, thorough warm up to start, stretching at end. I think the format is pretty flexible but if you are spending 30-40 min I would say do more than 3 exercises. There are lots of muscle groups you can target with diff exercises.
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