Help with workout schedule

I would do weight training on MWF and do some cardio on Tuesday and Thursday.

You can do cardio everyday. You can lift every other day (2-3 days per week). Take rest days as needed. Moderation is key. You may want to choose a lifting program like Stronglifts or Strong Curves that best matches your goal. A proven program can help you progress and stay the course.

What have you been doing the past 3 months? Are you already lifting at home and if so, how many times a week?

For starters just set up s schedule that'll keep you consistently working out. You can increase the frequency of workouts as you build momentum. I would do weight training MWF and cardio also 3 times a week however you can fit that in according bro your schedule. Start from there then build up. And tbh you'll see a substantial amount of progress even working out 3 days a week.

marissamacko wrote: »

I finally got a gym membership but I only want to start off with cardio for now.
At home I will do all of the weight related workouts.
Monday-Friday is when I would do everything I’m just unsure how many days a week I should go for cardio and how many days I should do weights.
Any help is great, thank you!!

Hi Marissa!

Let me start off by congratulating you on getting the gym pass. Seems easy enough, but I know for many it can be very intimidating, and a difficult hurdle to cross.

Ok, on to the training: This really depends on what your goals are: However, that being said; Imho - Cardio should be done at least 5 days a week. Doesn't have to be for an hour or anything. 30 min is fine. In regards to the lifting; This really depends on what you're doing. Are you doing a full body, or upper/lower body split.

Get back to me and I'll help you come up with something,

cheers,

marissamacko wrote: »

CoreyColwell wrote: »

marissamacko wrote: »

I finally got a gym membership but I only want to start off with cardio for now.
At home I will do all of the weight related workouts.
Monday-Friday is when I would do everything I’m just unsure how many days a week I should go for cardio and how many days I should do weights.
Any help is great, thank you!!

Hi Marissa!

Let me start off by congratulating you on getting the gym pass. Seems easy enough, but I know for many it can be very intimidating, and a difficult hurdle to cross.

Ok, on to the training: This really depends on what your goals are: However, that being said; Imho - Cardio should be done at least 5 days a week. Doesn't have to be for an hour or anything. 30 min is fine. In regards to the lifting; This really depends on what you're doing. Are you doing a full body, or upper/lower body split.

Get back to me and I'll help you come up with something,

cheers,

Thank you so much!
I think for now I am going to focus on upper/lower body split. Eventually when I’m comfortable I’ll do full body.

Upper/lower split is a great way to go. I myself use that quite a bit. Usually do that for 10 weeks, then switch it up and do a different routine for 10 wks, and so on...

Here's an example of my split when I do it. You certainly don't have to do it this way, I just wanted to show you an example.

Some folks do a upper body 2x a week, and a lower 1x.. ie. Monday Friday upper, Wednesday, lower.

Monday / Wed / Friday/ I mix up the exercises a bit each day, but similar to this

Bench Press, Dumbel Curls, rest 1 min x 4
Incline Press, Hammer Curls, rest 1 min x4
Lateral Pull, Tricep Rope extensions, rest 1 min x4
Barbell rows, V-Bar push (tricep), rest 1 min x4
Side Lateral raises (shoulders, rest 1 min x4
Shoulder Press, rest 1 min, x 4

Tues / Thurs

Lunges, Swissball Crunches, rest 1min, x4
Leg press, Leg raises, rest 1 min, x4
Hamsting Curls, Planks, rest 1 min x4
Calves, rest 1 x4

Good luck with all of this. If I can help in anyway let me know!

cgibson522 wrote: »

If you're taking classes at the gym, choose the ones that you are most interested in and build a routine around those. Consistently going to the gym is better than picking a number of days to do cardio and trying to stick to it. If you find something you enjoy, you'll actually do it. It's fine to do cardio several days in a row or weights several days in a row. Just find what you enjoy!

Wise words ^^

I don't like to stick to structured workouts because it gets boring. I like to train full body everyday 5 days a week and either run or bike twice a week. It really depends on what types of goals you have in mind. There isn't a one size fits all diet or workout so try as many as you can until you find one that fits for you. Best of luck!!

marissamacko wrote: »

I finally got a gym membership but I only want to start off with cardio for now.
At home I will do all of the weight related workouts.
Monday-Friday is when I would do everything I’m just unsure how many days a week I should go for cardio and how many days I should do weights.
Any help is great, thank you!!

Are you following any particular program? For starters doing weight lifting, you should look into programs such as stronglifts 5x5 which will give you great head start.

For cardio, I usually like to go do my weight lifting and then just walk on treadmill slowly till I am just exhausted. Stronglifts is done 3 days a week so the remaining days, I just walk. With programs like stronglifts however its completely ok to just skip the cardio (but you can still do it) so I would recommend you do cardio on your non-lifting days.

Hope this helps
Stay crunchy