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What is your workout schedule?

wtliftchick
wtliftchick Posts: 84 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm curious to see how others are planning their workouts. Or do you just wing it?
Currently, I alternate upper body and lower body each day. I also do low impact cardio every day. (walking). I also try to alternate between strength training and toning routines. And I throw in an ab workout here and there. I work out 5-7 days a week.
What is your schedule like?

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  • deluxmary2000
    deluxmary2000 Posts: 981 Member
    Full-body progressive lifting program on M/W/F, cardio and HIIT on Tues/Thurs. No exercise on the weekends except chasing kids around.
  • therezeal
    therezeal Posts: 3 Member
    I follow the MAPS program designed by MindPump. Basically full body workout workout 3 days a week, with 2 days of light/trigger workouts. I take 2 days off a week, however I sometimes fill one of these days with a lifting day. I don't do cardio often, no more then 10 minutes a day, 3-5 days a week. BTW: MindPump is a fitness podcast that you can checkout on iTunes where you can get all sorts of information about lifting, diets, and everything else (*note they do enjoy their language) Since following them, I have lost 30 pounds, and increased in all my lifts. Some of the best programs out there.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I do what Fitness Blender tells me. I like someone else doing the planning, ha! So it's generally a combination of HIIT/upper/lower/cardio intervals across 5 days. I might throw in an extra 6th workout or switch one out for a run now and then. I'm fairly relaxed as long as I'm hitting everything equally.
  • Alarae21
    Alarae21 Posts: 171 Member
    Mon: Body Pump, Bokwa
    Tues: Pilates, Spin
    Weds: Upper Body (dumbells) and Abs, Spin
    Thurs: Pilates
    Fri: Cardio Aerobics
    Sat: Barre, Pilates, Body Pump

    And rinse and repeat. I love fitness classes at my gym, as you can tell, lol.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Wendler's 5/3/1 on M/Tu/Th/F, cardio on Wednesday and maybe Saturday.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Whatever my coach tells me to do. Which is the best version of what I ask for. It changes month to month, but it's always based around the big three movements
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    I do cardio 4-5 times a week (because I love sweating), and lift 2-3 times, sometimes less (I get bored SO easily!)
  • happygalah
    happygalah Posts: 343 Member
    Weight training 4 days a, week. Upper lower split. Cardio 7 days a week.
  • Cutemesoon
    Cutemesoon Posts: 2,646 Member
    M & W-Strength & HIIT with Shelly Dose. T, TH-Kickboxing with Popsugar Fitness. F-HIIT Kettlebell with Shelly Dose.
  • erinc5
    erinc5 Posts: 329 Member
    edited June 2016
    I just started working out regularly. I am in my 4th week of Bootyful beginning Strong Curves. I do a modified at home version (I mix bodyweight movements with some weight work, but I stick to the "plan" of what muscle groups I'm working) I have adjustable dumbbells, bands, bench, pull up bar, and swiss ball.

    I do strongcurves on M,T, F,Sa (A, B, C, A).

    I like it so far, but feel like I need more. I used to run a while back, so I'm gonna start running again. I am so out of shape, so I'm gonna start Couch 2 5K. I started yesterday (M), and I will run M, Th, Sa.

    So, 2 days per week I will do both workouts (each are about 40 mins). And I get 2 full rest days a week (still walk my dog those days).
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    Run usually 5-7x/wk.
  • julesloveland
    julesloveland Posts: 93 Member
    BodyPump Mondays and Friday's. Spin or HIIT on Thursdays and sometimes Tuesday's. Walk every day.
    No scheduled exercise at the weekend.
  • greyseale
    greyseale Posts: 5 Member
    I usually do ~50m cardio 5 days a week (usually Zumba, and I try to get a good sweat on), with Stronglifts 5x5 three times each week. I always try for 10K steps as well, and I really shoot for 14K.
  • beyoutiful2016
    beyoutiful2016 Posts: 6 Member
    I follow Blogilates Calendar which has days for cardio, total body, arms, legs, butt, core and recovery. Workouts per day are less than an hour. Recently, I do her videos in the morning then add a Fitness Blender HIIT in the evening.
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    I use my elliptical for an hour after class or before work, anywhere between 5-7 times a week. I try to lift at least 1 day of the week, usually on a day that I do not have class or work. Since its summertime, I try to get some extra exercise in with biking.
  • Emijanine
    Emijanine Posts: 158 Member
    I always have to have a schedule to follow lol! I'm doing a strength training program 5 to 6 days a week, and I also add yoga or PIYo two times a week.
  • Pam_Shebamm
    Pam_Shebamm Posts: 167 Member
    Monday - Bouldering
    Tuesday - core + TRX + yoga
    Wednesday - Run
    Thursday - Upper body lifting + sometimes yoga
    Friday - Rest or sometimes yoga
    Saturday - Race day (could be a 5k or 10k or Tough Mudder/Spartan/etc.)
    Sunday - Recovery run (5-10k typically)
  • acorsaut89
    acorsaut89 Posts: 1,147 Member
    Run Monday/Wednesday/Saturday/Sunday
    Cross Train Tuesday/Thursday

    Usually Tuesday is cross training with weights/resistance of some kind and Thursday is a cardio cross train so either rowing or a spin class. My focus this time of year is, obviously, on running ha ha
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    I like classes, so I take one six days a week, 5 of them before work. It's easiest for me to always get up early. If I have time, I do some elliptical too.

    Sundays, I do Boot camp, and Tuesdays is MetCon3 with Thursdays being Stacked.

    Mondays and Wednesdays I take a spin class, and Friday is a harder spin class, which is interactive.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I do a full body lifting routine 3x per week and I cycle 5-6 days per week.

    Mon: cycle AM/lift PM
    Tues: cycle AM
    Wed: cycle AM/lift PM
    Thurs: cycle AM
    Fri: cycle AM (sometimes)/lift PM
    Sat: cycle AM
    Sun: Rest

    Sometimes I swap my Saturdays and Sunday depending on what the weekend holds.
  • wtliftchick
    wtliftchick Posts: 84 Member
    I'm surprised that almost every person responded with a schedule. Very few people winging it with their workouts.
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    Right now I'm doing a modified version of the PHUL program plus cardio. A typical week looks like this:

    Sun - Hypertrophy lower
    Mon - Hypertrophy chest/back; running group
    Tue - Hypertrophy shoulders/arms; bootcamp-style class
    Wed - Power lower
    Thu - Power shoulder chest/back; HIIT
    Fri - Bootcamp-style class
    Sat - Power shoulders/arms; kickboxing
  • JenHuedy
    JenHuedy Posts: 611 Member
    I keep it simple. 3 days of lifting heavy things and putting them down. 3 Days of running really far then running back. Fill in the gaps by getting min 15,000 steps a day.
  • bebeisfit
    bebeisfit Posts: 951 Member
    You are all dedicated!! I'll admit that I wing it. And I need to change that. Currently getting back into running..but I'm a fair weather runner. When I was more consistent I ran 3 times a week..now it's once or twice a week.

    If I go to the gym I'll usually do elliptical and rowing then 20 to 45 min full body strength training. That ranges from 2 to 4 times a week.

    I also ride my bike 4 or 5 days from 5 to 10 miles. Running errands, appointments etc.

  • oocdc2
    oocdc2 Posts: 1,361 Member
    For now, run 3 miles and lift Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday. I'm going to try to add another run day on Saturday.
  • ParkingPeddler
    ParkingPeddler Posts: 71 Member
    I walk 10,000 steps per day, and ride my bike 3x a week 40 to 50 kms per ride.
    I am a fair-weather cyclist, so if the weather is poor/hot/windy, I will shuffle my days a bit
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