ANY WORKOUT IDEAS OR PLANS???

mjg08060

Hey guys,
So I have been at this for about a month now going to the gym on a regular basis and I was kind of wondering what to do to change up my workout. My target areas are my belly (of course), my inner thighs and my triceps (arm jiggle) so I was wondering if you, any of you, had ideas for potential workout plans. What do you do when you go to the gym? What machines to you start on and end on etc. If you could give me some ideas I would absolutely love it.
Meghan

chach918

I use Menshealth.com for workout routines. I know they have the same on Womenshealth.com

Jazzerciser

for workout idea's head over to www.jazzercise.com and watch the videos there or youtube them they have great workouts that target all areas of the body.

baldzach

Key points when you go to the gym:

1) Work big to small. Start with the large muscle groups (chest, back, quads, hamstrings, glutes) and work towards smaller muscles (shoulders, arms, calves). The reason is you need the smaller muscles to do the motions that work the bigger muscles, so if they're already fatigued your bigger (calorie-burning!) muscles won't get the workout they need. Plus, when you work out the big muscles, you're also working the small muscles, so when it comes time to focus on the smaller muscles, they don't need as much extra attention. EXAMPLE: Do bench press before triceps. Working your bench (targeting your chest) will also work your triceps, and if your triceps are already tired from doing a triceps-specific exercise, you won't be able to work your chest effectively.

2) You can't spot-reduce. Doing crunches won't make your tummy smaller. Doing triceps wont burn fat from the underside of your arms. For this, you need to keep your heart rate up, and that means cardio. The most effective cardio routines seem to be high intensity interval training, such as 20 second sprints on the treadmill followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated 6-8 times. You can do this with your weight sets too -- lift for 45 seconds per set, then rest ONLY 15 seconds and do another exercise. Go through your routine, take a 2 minute break, and do it again.

Look around online, there's lots of good information out there. Good luck, and keep us posted!

mjg08060

Thank you so much that is very helpful. I do love to run I will most certainly remember this at the gym and I feel like I should get better results. Thanks again.