What is Your Gym Rountine? Need Help on Mine!!!

lawlorka

Here is my weekly routine. I've just gotten it finalised as I was doing other things, but this will be my routine until I at least hit goal weight.

Mon/Wed/Sat - New Rules of Lifting For Women
Tue/Fri/Sun - C25K (will progress onto 10k programme)
Thursday - rest day

Mon/Wed - fitness class at lunchtime - at the moment this is Boxercise on Monday and Step on Wednesday.

If I feel I have the energy, I also do a 20min row after my run or lifting session.

I also walk my dog every morning before work for an hour - usually about 2.5miles and for a bit longer on the weekends.

sarahrbraun

If you aren't sure what you should be doing in the gym, investing in a couple of sessions with a good trainer might be a place to start. Let them know up front that at the present time you are only doing a couple of sessions with them but may be back to get more information later.

There are a few web sites that show different exercises for each body part that you can look into as well. Just google them

this^^^^

I hired a trainer for what was supposed to be 8 sessions, just to get more confidence in a routine. I enjoyed it so much, I ended up using him 1-2x a week for 6 months! My trainer was nice enough to write out the routines that he led me through, and I keep them in a file at the gym. My trainer also knows that I WANT him to call me out if he sees me doing something with bad form


The money I spent on the trainer was totally worth it!

Krista916

I run 2-4 miles every other day, and on my off days I lift. One day upper body, one day lower body and the last day I do a little HIIT. I pretty much stay away from machines and use free weights and plates.

jillianbeeee

No gym. I have a treadmill, bench and weights at home (bought at yard sales and thrift shops) . I use jillian micheals videos and go out for a walk/jog/run. Not gonna give a gym my money and easier to wake up and have it in front of me, staring at me, keeps me motivated. I have found that cardio with weights work the best. Planks and push ups have become a passion now lol

Samstan101

My routine is as follows:

Sunday: Run (typically 3-5 miles) outdoors
Mon: Rest day
Tues: 30mins elliptical trainer (gym)
Wed: 35mins upper body weights session (gym)
Thurs: 30-35min Treadmill run (gym)
Fri: 30min elliptical trainer (gym) or sometimes a 30min swim
Sat: Depends on family commitments but if I can't get a walk in then I'll do 20-30mins on the bike turbo at home.

I don't do leg weights at the moment as I reckon that lugging me about up hills and at the gym is a workout in itself (inc stiff muscles after cardio). I do intend getting into free weights at some point but the routine is working for me at the moment so loathed to change it.

jacksonpt

Putting together your own gym routine is something best left to people who really know the ins and outs of what they're doing. Since that clearly isn't you, you're better off following a pre-fab routine like Stronglifts.

I'm not sure I agree. There's a difference between throwing together a bunch of lifts that seem like they make up a good routine and getting some quality input about to do to hit your goals.

Additionally, threads like this can help people understand why certain lifts are better than others. I've learned a ton from my own posts very similar to this. Yes, it's easy to say "just do strong lifts or starting strength" but there are lots of cases where that's not the best recommendation, nor does it help a person learn what makes a good routine good.

Sure, boxed routines are rarely a bad option, but that doesn't mean they are always the best option.

sewerchick93

I do a full body lift 3 days a week: those days look like this:

10 min cardio warmup either on the bike or fast walking on treadmill

and then 2 X 8-12 (as soon as I can do 12 reps, I up the weight) on the following:

squats
deadlift
chin ups
bent over barbell rows
incline bench press
shoulder shrugs
tricep dips
dumbbell curls
skull crushers
shoulder press
bent over rear delt lifts
hip adduction (using the cable machine)
hip abduction (using the cable machine)
side bends

then follow up with another 20 mins of cardio

JoRocka

This entire question is redic.

One routine that works for someone, is not going to necessarily work for another person. A grown man's lifting routine, weights, etc. is not going to necessarily work for a 30 year old woman and vice versa.

And I still think 20 minutes is nothing in the gym. If you can kick your own *kitten* in 10-15 minutes, you must not be in that great of shape. Even Crossfit workouts don't end that quickly.

Good- you posted BOTH of the ridiculous statements I need to address.

Incorrect- a grown man's routine with the same generic goals as a woman's will be compatible. I lift with a grown *kitten* man. Same work out- and up till he hits 300 plus pounds- we lift the same weight. The only difference comes when you want to change goals. And I mean SPECIFIC goals. Like body building vs OLY vs Powerlifting. Then you're focus/lifting will be different but it's primarily a function of diet and testosterone.

And all I can say is B*thc please.

And I had a bunch typed up- but then I realized you wouldn't read it- since clearly you aren't good at reading...

then I was going to post a picture- and then realized you would just dismiss it and say- well anyone can look like that if they diet properly.


So I'll leave this here- and you probably will never watch it- or even all of it.

I'm sure you will dismiss it as well- but I lift heavy AND I do this stuff- AND I dance. Meh- I am more than comfortably saying I'm in better shape than you- and I don't say that lightly because we have some FABULOUS athletes on this site- but clearly since you have no idea how to work out other than what fit magazine says... I already know... I'm just better off than you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ezdnc5r-g4

Oh- and yes- yes- some of them do. Check Fran scores.
http://www.myfrantime.com/workouts/leaderboard#workoutId:627&affiliateId:0&wodAffiliateId:1&gender:m&tab:0&page:1