My workout plan

kendradl
kendradl Posts: 595 Member
edited September 24 in Fitness and Exercise
I wanted to get this down on 'paper' so to speak and also wanted some opinions/help whatever anybody can offer is greatly appreciated. :smile:

M, W, F
C25K (30 min)
200 squats challengs (30 min)
stretching

Tuesday & Thursday
Cardio (25 min)
Strength Training (30 min)
Abs (approx 15 min)
stretching

every other Saturday
BodyAttack class (60 min)
Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates class (60 min)
these are back to back with a brief break in between

Does this sounds okay, too much, not enough - any thoughts would be greatly welcomed and appreciated.

Thanx everyone!!!

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  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    I think it looks like a pretty great plan!
  • sandram82
    sandram82 Posts: 615 Member
    Looks good.. what about a day of rest.. your body needs it!
  • ChRiStA_1983
    ChRiStA_1983 Posts: 380 Member
    *Gasp* A fellow Body Attacker!!! :D I am ADDICTED to that class! I go four times a week!!!
  • kryzdominikan
    kryzdominikan Posts: 4 Member
    YOUR BODY NEEDS REST! YOUR GOING TO OVERTRAIN YOUR MUSCLES AND NOT GET THE RESULTS YOUR LOOKING FOR.
  • kendradl
    kendradl Posts: 595 Member
    I have nothing planned for any Sundays so I have a rest day there, I also get every other Saturday as a rest day, is that not plenty?
  • kendradl
    kendradl Posts: 595 Member
    *Gasp* A fellow Body Attacker!!! :D I am ADDICTED to that class! I go four times a week!!!

    I haven't actually tried the class yet but I am looking forward to it, this Saturday will be my first class. They only offer it 2x a week at our GoodLife, 4x a week would be nice though.
  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    Looks like mostly cardio so you should be fine. For weight/strength training you want at least one day in between sessions for you body to rebuild a little and make sure you eat enough protein. but you can do cardio on the days that you don't lift.
  • ChRiStA_1983
    ChRiStA_1983 Posts: 380 Member
    They offer it 7 days a week between the two GoodLife locations where I live, so it rocks! You'll either love it, or hate it. I find there doesn't seem to be much of a happy medium! And if you love it, you'll soon become an addict! lol
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    How hard do you go in your strength training sessions? What muscles are you working?
  • karenpinkchick
    karenpinkchick Posts: 85
    *Gasp* A fellow Body Attacker!!! :D I am ADDICTED to that class! I go four times a week!!!

    4 times a week??? I do it once, twice at the most... It almost kills me tho!!
  • kendradl
    kendradl Posts: 595 Member
    They offer it 7 days a week between the two GoodLife locations where I live, so it rocks! You'll either love it, or hate it. I find there doesn't seem to be much of a happy medium! And if you love it, you'll soon become an addict! lol

    I don't mind being an addict at all, something to look forward to. I also want to take the BodyCombat but they only offer that once a week at 7PM, way to late for me. Hopefully when the new schedule comes out that will change.
  • kendradl
    kendradl Posts: 595 Member
    How hard do you go in your strength training sessions? What muscles are you working?

    I have this app called Pocket Trainer that creates a program for me and I work all of my muscles, upper and lower body in each session and I use the weight amount that I know will actually work things when I find that too easy I move up.
  • karenpinkchick
    karenpinkchick Posts: 85
    I do body combat once or twice a week.. Find it easier but burn as many calories. I can never go the same classes each week coz im a nurse so do shifts, it's annoying!
  • kendradl
    kendradl Posts: 595 Member
    *Gasp* A fellow Body Attacker!!! :D I am ADDICTED to that class! I go four times a week!!!

    4 times a week??? I do it once, twice at the most... It almost kills me tho!!

    I have a feeling that is what I will also feel like :smile: but still looking forward to it.
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    I have this app called Pocket Trainer that creates a program for me and I work all of my muscles, upper and lower body in each session and I use the weight amount that I know will actually work things when I find that too easy I move up.

    How many different exercises are you doing? Are they complex or simple movements (isolating single muscles or multiple muscles at the same time)? How many reps and sets are you doing for each?

    I am asking these questions to discover if you are actually lifting for strength or it's actually more of a endurance (cardio) lift. Lifting for strength is usually around 5 reps and endurance is above 10 (with the heaviest you can do).
  • kendradl
    kendradl Posts: 595 Member
    I have this app called Pocket Trainer that creates a program for me and I work all of my muscles, upper and lower body in each session and I use the weight amount that I know will actually work things when I find that too easy I move up.

    How many different exercises are you doing? Are they complex or simple movements (isolating single muscles or multiple muscles at the same time)? How many reps and sets are you doing for each?

    I am asking these questions to discover if you are actually lifting for strength or it's actually more of a endurance (cardio) lift. Lifting for strength is usually around 5 reps and endurance is above 10 (with the heaviest you can do).

    Hmmm very interesting, currently with my 30 min I am only doing about 8 exercises, no reps, 1 set and simple movements (single muscles). So I am probably not really doing any strength training at all then. I wonder if this is because of the way I have things set in the app or because of only doing 30 minutes. Your suggestions are very helpful - Thanx.

    I just checked the app and found that if I up my time it adds more sets/reps, so it seems I will change my strength to 40 minutes starting next week. :happy:
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