Strength Training

Amanda0926
Amanda0926 Posts: 108 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I just got the You are Your Own Gym app. I really like it! Last week I did 5 days of full body strength workouts for 30 - 40 minutes each day.
Is that a good way to workout?
Or would it be better to do one day of arms, the next legs, then core, then whole body? Each for 30 minutes or so?

I am doing 2 days of cardio also, but I want to do 5 days of strength.

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  • waronmyfat
    waronmyfat Posts: 322 Member
    break them up... day 1 biceps and back, day 2 triceps and chest, day 3 legs, calves and abs, day 4 traps and Shouders ... that way your muscles have time to repair and recover
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member

    I am doing 2 days of cardio also, but I want to do 5 days of strength.

    then do it.

    doing a full body routine is great for beginners to really start to see changes in their body. you won't have to worry about splitting up body part work outs until way down the line.
  • rancid2040
    rancid2040 Posts: 8 Member
    There's a book that the app is based on. I use the app too and have read the book. The book encourages 4 days of strength training a week. I'm sure you can do more if you want, but the author stresses 4 is all you need for optimal growth, and any more *can* lead to overtraining injuries. In the app, you can go to Training Tools -> 10 Week Programs -> and browse those. Clicking on My Program actually keeps track of a program of your choosing. It cycles through upper body/ lower body/ core, each different workout. If you click on a program and go to Workout Preview, you can click on the actual workout type, like "Classic Pushups" and a popup comes up where you can select View Exercise Details or Workout Type Description. The book goes into detail what these are and what they mean. Remember, the app is based on the book and is a tool for logging and following the plan described in the book. If you need more details, I'd check out the book.
  • Amanda0926
    Amanda0926 Posts: 108 Member
    I ordered the book too. I'm waiting for it to get here. I think it should be here by monday or tuesday :)


    There's a book that the app is based on. I use the app too and have read the book. The book encourages 4 days of strength training a week. I'm sure you can do more if you want, but the author stresses 4 is all you need for optimal growth, and any more *can* lead to overtraining injuries. In the app, you can go to Training Tools -> 10 Week Programs -> and browse those. Clicking on My Program actually keeps track of a program of your choosing. It cycles through upper body/ lower body/ core, each different workout. If you click on a program and go to Workout Preview, you can click on the actual workout type, like "Classic Pushups" and a popup comes up where you can select View Exercise Details or Workout Type Description. The book goes into detail what these are and what they mean. Remember, the app is based on the book and is a tool for logging and following the plan described in the book. If you need more details, I'd check out the book.
  • rancid2040
    rancid2040 Posts: 8 Member
    Sweet. So far I'm liking it. When I first read the book and checked out the app, I wasn't sure how it would pan out, but I love not paying for anything extra. I've done maybe 3 weeks worth, and I gotta tell ya, it starts to get sufficiently harder, and there are ways to up the difficulty for sure. Just be sure to be eating enough protein, and feeling that burn when you workout. That means you're doing something! :)
  • envy09
    envy09 Posts: 353 Member
    break them up... day 1 biceps and back, day 2 triceps and chest, day 3 legs, calves and abs, day 4 traps and Shouders ... that way your muscles have time to repair and recover

    Disagree. She's not lifting heavy, but doing a BW strength program. It's perfectly fine for her to do full body workouts this often. If she WAS lifting heavy however, she could still do full body workouts, just less often.
  • Amanda0926
    Amanda0926 Posts: 108 Member
    Is working out 6 days a week too much?
    The book says 4 days of strength. I do 5.
    My schedule is
    Sat 1 hour of cardio
    Sun 60 minutes of strength 30 minutes of cardio
    Mon 30 minutes of strength
    Tues 30 minutes of strength
    Wed. 30 minutes of strength
    Thur 30 minutes of strength
    Fri is my rest day

    I am exhausted honestly!! But, I also want to get rid of the fat! I can't go to the gym and lift weights like I would like to so that is why I'm doing body weight.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Is working out 6 days a week too much?
    The book says 4 days of strength. I do 5.
    My schedule is
    Sat 1 hour of cardio
    Sun 60 minutes of strength 30 minutes of cardio
    Mon 30 minutes of strength
    Tues 30 minutes of strength
    Wed. 30 minutes of strength
    Thur 30 minutes of strength
    Fri is my rest day

    I am exhausted honestly!! But, I also want to get rid of the fat! I can't go to the gym and lift weights like I would like to so that is why I'm doing body weight.


    here is the thing; if you are just starting out, then yes, working out 6 days a week can be too much. you run the risk of burning out. you are still adapting and learning how to fuel your body.

    ease into it. you will get rid of the fat, but just like you didn't get fat in a few weeks, you won't lose it in a few weeks.

    start working out and enjoy yourself. i like to use google calendars to plan and keep track of my work outs. it's online, and syncs with my phone. and if i need to move a day, i can, and i won't have to make a paper calendar look ugly.

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