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niamhdean97
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How does everybody think this looks for a beginner?
Monday - abs and cardio
Tuesday - Arms
Wednesday - off
Thursday - booty
Friday - abs and cardio
Sat - full body
Sun -off
Monday - abs and cardio
Tuesday - Arms
Wednesday - off
Thursday - booty
Friday - abs and cardio
Sat - full body
Sun -off
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An established training program would probably be a better option... there is a sticky around here for it6
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »An established training program would probably be a better option... there is a sticky around here for it
What do you mean by established training programme? I will have a look thank you
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niamhdean97 wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »An established training program would probably be a better option... there is a sticky around here for it
What do you mean by established training programme? I will have a look thank you
Here is the link for the sticky.... most good information is at the top of every forum.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p12 -
Not enough information about what you're doing to have any kind of opinion, really. The advice above about having a specific program is probably the best way to go!2
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niamhdean97 wrote: »How does everybody think this looks for a beginner?
Monday - abs and cardio
Tuesday - Arms
Wednesday - off
Thursday - booty
Friday - abs and cardio
Sat - full body
Sun -off
Sorry not trying to be negative but.....
It looks like a list of body parts plus the word "cardio".
Only you know what your goals are and what you are intending to do in terms of exercise selection and duration.
Hard to escape the conclusion you would be better off defining your goals and then pick a programme written by an expert to match those goals rather than trying to wing it.3 -
Are you choosing your own exercises or following someone?0
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Sorry should have stated I'm doing a 15-30 minute YouTube video. Cardio twice a week and the rest strength.0
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Yah, not liking it.
I would recommend 3x per week full body as a default for most goals and go from there.
If you are novel to training, any cookie cutter program will more than likely be fine for a few months.3 -
I agree with a full body routine. And any of the millions of them online should be fine for a beginner. Just find one that matches up with what you have available to use, for example if you have dumbbells find a program that uses dumbbells.1
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Dogmom1978 wrote: »I agree with a full body routine. And any of the millions of them online should be fine for a beginner. Just find one that matches up with what you have available to use, for example if you have dumbbells find a program that uses dumbbells.
So 3x full body routine a week? And that's it? And find them on YouTube?0 -
niamhdean97 wrote: »
Chef_Barbell posted a link for you. It can also be found in the most helpful posts pinned to the top of this forum.
For cardio if you don't have any particular fitness goals then anything you enjoy will be fine.
If you do have particular goals then if you let people know what they are you can get targetted advice.3 -
niamhdean97 wrote: »
Chef_Barbell posted a link for you. It can also be found in the most helpful posts pinned to the top of this forum.
For cardio if you don't have any particular fitness goals then anything you enjoy will be fine.
If you do have particular goals then if you let people know what they are you can get targetted advice.
Thank you. I'm looking to loose about 1.5 stone and tone up. They are my main goals.0 -
niamhdean97 wrote: »niamhdean97 wrote: »
Chef_Barbell posted a link for you. It can also be found in the most helpful posts pinned to the top of this forum.
For cardio if you don't have any particular fitness goals then anything you enjoy will be fine.
If you do have particular goals then if you let people know what they are you can get targetted advice.
Thank you. I'm looking to loose about 1.5 stone and tone up. They are my main goals.
They really aren't cardio exercise goals though.
Examples:
Run a 5k or a marathon
Cycle a 100km or 100 mile distance.
Row 2,000m in under 10 mins.
Play football/rugby/squash/or any other cardio dominant sport....
Losing weight is down to a calorie deficit and it's unrealistic for most people to create that from exercise (which also isn't how this site is disigned to be used).3 -
niamhdean97 wrote: »niamhdean97 wrote: »
Chef_Barbell posted a link for you. It can also be found in the most helpful posts pinned to the top of this forum.
For cardio if you don't have any particular fitness goals then anything you enjoy will be fine.
If you do have particular goals then if you let people know what they are you can get targetted advice.
Thank you. I'm looking to loose about 1.5 stone and tone up. They are my main goals.
Weight loss mostly happens in the kitchen in the form of a calorie deficit. Exercise for health and fitness.4 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »niamhdean97 wrote: »niamhdean97 wrote: »
Chef_Barbell posted a link for you. It can also be found in the most helpful posts pinned to the top of this forum.
For cardio if you don't have any particular fitness goals then anything you enjoy will be fine.
If you do have particular goals then if you let people know what they are you can get targetted advice.
Thank you. I'm looking to loose about 1.5 stone and tone up. They are my main goals.
Weight loss mostly happens in the kitchen in the form of a calorie deficit. Exercise for health and fitness.
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This! I exercise for my mental well being and my general health. I eat in a deficit to lose weight. You don’t need to lift weights OR do cardio to lose weight. It’s usually not sustainable to use it as a tool for weight loss anyway unless you have ALOT of time. It takes me so much less time to eat those yummy calories than to burn them off.
How many times per week and for how long you work out depends on goals and well, simply how much of your time do you want to devote to it? Full body 3x a week is perfectly fine, especially for someone just starting out. I lift 4 days a week for 45 min to 1 hr usually (sometimes 5) with an upper/lower split. My husband does 6 times a week, but our goals are different. We both exercise in some form at least 6, usually 7 days a week, but I’ve been doing that for AGES and was still 60+ lbs overweight until I started weighing my foods and paying attention to what I was eating...3 -
niamhdean97 wrote: »niamhdean97 wrote: »
Chef_Barbell posted a link for you. It can also be found in the most helpful posts pinned to the top of this forum.
For cardio if you don't have any particular fitness goals then anything you enjoy will be fine.
If you do have particular goals then if you let people know what they are you can get targetted advice.
Thank you. I'm looking to loose about 1.5 stone and tone up. They are my main goals.
They really aren't cardio exercise goals though.
Examples:
Run a 5k or a marathon
Cycle a 100km or 100 mile distance.
Row 2,000m in under 10 mins.
Play football/rugby/squash/or any other cardio dominant sport....
Losing weight is down to a calorie deficit and it's unrealistic for most people to create that from exercise (which also isn't how this site is disigned to be used).
I am in a calorie deficit as well but I know exercise will help the process. I am a single mum to a 3 year old so it is very difficult for me to do those kind of things that you have said so that's why YouTube and online programmes are what I am using.0 -
I've been there. (single mom with kids). It's tough to say the least.
"Toning up", while I hate the term, is essentially losing weight and getting stronger, to reduce or eliminate the wobbly bits.
For me, when my kids were that young, I did have the luxury of some free time when they went to their dad's. On one of those days, I did a full body, high intensity boxing workout.
When they were home, I used them as my weights, often carrying them around, playing with them by lifting and swinging, swimming, being a human jungle gym.
If your time is limited, then eating at a deficit and doing cardio that gets you into a good sweat WILL give you the results you want.
If you have time to actually add in workouts (I often did weights at 1130pm for years), then I'd recommend trying to go heavier weight less reps. (only reason is you can shorten the full body workout duration dramatically if you're doing 3-5 reps vs 10-15).
For me, that evolved into following strong lifts and teaching myself (using a LOT of YouTube videos and friends who liked getting workout videos to help with form correction).
If you have don't have weights at home, you may need to just make do with what you have right now.
As your kids get older, you'll have more time to grow your routine. Until then, work with what you have and just bust your butt whenever you have time.5 -
I should also say... There are a lot of body weight routines on YouTube that will also do wonders. Pushups, mountain climbers, burpees, leg raises, bodyweight squats, lunges, skipping... They all use minimal equipment and are incredible to incorporate.
Except burpees. I hate burpees.2
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