strengh training help

Samiwhereareyou

I am pretty new at weight training I am taking a class at my college. I felt pretty good about myself today I did a warm up 10 mins and then got to work on my legs squats 2 sets of 25 lunges2 sets of 20 leg press3 sets of 20.15.12 hip abduction3 sets of 10.8.6 and addiction3 sets of 10.8.6 leg extension 3 sets of 10.8.6 and flection 3 sets of 10.8.6. then a cool down and stretch 10 mins all together this took 80 mins. My teacher told me that 19 sets should not take me 80 minutes and that he didnt want to give me credit for the full workout.
My question to you is how long does it take you to do your sets? Should I be lifting lighter to go faster? I know i am new at this and it takes me a minute to make sure my form is right and figure out if the machine is at the right place for me.I dont want to rush and hurt myself. I take about a minute to 2 minutes between sets to give my muscles a break. Im sweaty after my workouts and I feel like I got jelly legs right now.
What are your thoughts on lifting?

HeidiMightyRawr

I usually take approx 1-3 minutes between sets, so I don't think that's bad at all.

I would definitely not recommend going lighter and faster, that seems pointless you me. The 10.8.6 set thing sounds ok, but personally I wouldn't go as high as 20-25 reps for the rest, if anything stay below 10-12 unless all you want is to build endurance. Heavier weight / less reps is what gets results faster, in both body and strength.
Also, if you spend time focusing on form, that's great! Form is so important.

You're sweating. Your legs feel like jelly. That sounds like a good workout to me

clickmaster

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If anyone attempts to tell you how to workout, don't believe them. No one can advise you until you make your goals known. That is just about every personal trainers first mistake...giving advice when they don't even know what you want to accomplish. You want more muscle. I get that. But there are 1000 ways to get there and I don't have enough space here to be able to explain. Just beware of anyone claiming to be an expert when they don't know your goals, your resources, your assets, your weaknesses, your deficits, your desires, your soma type, etc.

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Those are a few of my thoughts.


Good luck and good health!!

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TheAncientMariner

This is what I suggest:

http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5-beginner-strength-training-program/

Best program in the world. All compound lifts!

NikoM5

Based on your title, I'll assume your goal is strength.

You should be working with free weights as your primary exercises, not machines. Squats and dead lifts are your bread and butter, with bench press and overhead pressing and your toast and jam. Warm up reps with light weights are fine but keep them to a minimum. Working sets for strength should be limited to 6-8 reps per set. If you're able to do more reps, you're not lifting enough weight. For strength, the time your take between sets doesn't matter that much. People can up to 5 minutes between sets for strength training. The time you take during the set should be simple. Explode on the concentric part of the movement and used a smooth, controlled motion for the eccentric part.

What is the name of this class you are taking and what is the description?

The following are good strength programs.

Strong lifts
Wendler's 5/3/1
Starting Strength