workout help

chezzabelle82
chezzabelle82 Posts: 302 Member
edited February 12 in Fitness and Exercise
I have just joined the gym and now need help with my workouts (as i cant afford a personal trainer), i want to tone up and lose a tiny bit of weight. What machines do i use?? (I am in the uk if that makes a difference)
any advice would be great :-)

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  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    They should have gone through this with you at the induction I would have thought
  • chezzabelle82
    chezzabelle82 Posts: 302 Member
    Its a budget gym so they just showed me how to use the machines and explained which did what (and to be honest i wasnt sure what i wanted to get out of going so now have decided) but they didnt do a proper personal training session or anything as you have to pay for that
  • hearthemelody
    hearthemelody Posts: 1,025 Member
    Here is what I suggest:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    Please keep in mind, with the very basic information you gave, it's difficult to tailor a workout regimen for you.

    But
    a very basic routine for overall cardiovascular fitness with some modest lean mass gains would be:

    2 days of hard cardio
    1 day of light to moderate cardio
    2 days of weight training ( you can either do full body and pick 10 to 12 routines (3 to 4 for each group trying to hit the protagonist and antagonist muscles for each group) then use a similar but different routine on the other day to make sure you don't miss some of the supporting muscle groups.

    the things to note are:
    -if your cardio is lower body heavy (I.E. lots of running type activity), do that the day BEFORE you do heavy leg weight training
    better to take a day off after weight training than after cardio.
    -You can substitute cardio focused cross training in place of a heavy cardio day without issue. This would give you slightly more in terms of functional training.
    -Don't expect miracles from this type of routine as it's very generic.
    -Space out each routine type, by that I mean, don't do 3 days of cardio then 2 days of weights. Better to do a day of one type followed by a day of another, then a day off, rinse, repeat. Throw the light day in there in between just to give your body some recovery.
    -Worth repeating, this is extremely generic. Most people, once they get their feet under them in a gym, will opt for a more focused routine.
    -Side note, dropping fat has very little to do with what routine you are doing, it's much more about what you are eating. While working out has a tangential effect on fat loss because of the increased metabolic rate, the type of workout is only important after the fact based on how long your body stays in a raised metabolic state. By this I mean, weight training and HIIT training type routines force the body to burn extra calories for a while after the training is done, where as straight cardio does not.
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