what is your workout routine

Dustinryan24
Dustinryan24 Posts: 233 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I workout chest, triceps, and shoulders on mon. wed. and friday.
then i workout back, biceps, and legs tues. thurs. and sat.
sunday is rest day.
Ive had great results this way, but was curious if i could get even better results making legs its own day, and working each group twice a week.. instead of 3 times a week..
what are your thoughts??

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  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    Cardio is my faveourite kind of workout, i love dancing around to songs or doing zumba. Soo i try and fit in some dancing games and zumba on the wii everyday if i have time as i always seem to be busy =/ i also enjoy going for a little jog around my town in the evening, i use to jog everynight in the summer, but since its really really cold here now soo i cant go out. I also love lift weights, i have dumbell weights in my bedroom soo at night time whilst im watching tv in my room ill do squats with the weights - and thats defo working on the legs!! :)
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    4x per week:
    -Monday: Lower body (squats, RDL are the main lifts + various assistance lifts)
    -Tuesday: Upper (bench press, bent over row + assistance)
    -Thursday: Lower (deadlift, front squat + assistance)
    -Friday: Upper (weighted chin ups, overhead press + assistance)
  • SeaSiren1
    SeaSiren1 Posts: 242 Member
    6x's per week
    Chest, Shoulders Triceps day 1&4
    Back and Biceps day 2&5
    Legs and Abs day 3&6
  • Dustinryan24
    Dustinryan24 Posts: 233 Member
    6x's per week
    Chest, Shoulders Triceps day 1&4
    Back and Biceps day 2&5
    Legs and Abs day 3&6
    thats the exact routine im thinking of switching to!
  • SeaSiren1
    SeaSiren1 Posts: 242 Member
    6x's per week
    Chest, Shoulders Triceps day 1&4
    Back and Biceps day 2&5
    Legs and Abs day 3&6
    thats the exact routine im thinking of switching to!

    I know a lot of BBer's on this one, so you (we) are in good company. :smile:
  • Nikki582
    Nikki582 Posts: 561 Member
    Following this plan (loosely) -> http://www.bodybuilding.com/guides/female-20to39-fat-loss/intro
    I do Upper Body Monday
    Cardio Tuesday (ABT Gym class)
    Lower body Wednesday
    Cardio Thursday
    Total Body Friday
    Boot Camp Saturday
    Rest if I feel like it Sunday. :D
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
    I just finished week 1 of P90X 2 :)
  • cmoe25027
    cmoe25027 Posts: 26 Member
    I just started the new rules of lifting program by Lou Schuler and alwyn Cosgrove. I am using their book that has a year long program with several 4-6 week phases: break-in: 1 section, fat loss 3 sections, hypertrophy 3 sections, and strength 3 sections. It's worth a read if you are interested in changeing things up, I've done a lot of research and heard a lot of good things about this program.

    Cheers,
    Collin
  • fionat29
    fionat29 Posts: 717 Member
    P90X every day. I'm on week 7. Great programme.
  • mnwalkingqueen
    mnwalkingqueen Posts: 1,299 Member
    I just started here but I do cardio 5-6 days a week and lift every other day.
  • rkr22401
    rkr22401 Posts: 216 Member
    I do mostly cardio these days, but when I lifted I did chest/shoulders/back/abs one day and arms/legs/abs the next. I like this split because the arms are used heavily when training chest/shoulders/back but not when training legs. This way arm fatigue didn't limit the torso training and had no impact on leg training.
  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    In general I do 90 minuted of cardio with 30 minutes of resistance 6 days a week.

    I rest resistance Tuesday and cardio every 10 days or so.
    My resistance is lower weights but high reps, then heavy every 3rd workout.

    And I split my body into 3 muscle groups:
    1. Legs
    2. Chest- triceps - shoulders
    3. Arms - back

    I do a lot of weird things for cardio like military march, boxing type training, dancing, floor rolls, squat thrust intervals and the good ole jumping jack. And I jog, swim, play tennis, fast walk and bike.

    Lost 64lbs and nearly 20% body fat - it works for me.
  • EricMurano
    EricMurano Posts: 825 Member
    Stronglifts 5x5 and running 5k 2-3 times a week. Once a week I'll make the running a HIIT session with 1 minute running as hard as I can and 2 minutes of walking.
  • Weathers58
    Weathers58 Posts: 246 Member
    running then I like to mix it up with some running and on my rest days I like to go out and run.

    I* think I'm becoming a bit repetitive.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I walk or run everyday. I combine this with a step challenge and some daqily challenges. Also Yoga a few times a week.
  • dobarber
    dobarber Posts: 611 Member
    I used to do cardio classes 2-3 times a week and do a biggest loser work out 3-4 times a week when I'm not at the gym. Recently I've been walking 4-5 days a week to get ready for a 5k in the spring.
  • DestinationFitnessChick
    DestinationFitnessChick Posts: 76 Member
    Monday/Tuesday/Thursday: Teach Zumba
    Wed: Strength
    Saturday: Teach Zumba Toning
    Friday: Run or Strength Train
    Sunday: Sometimes a rest day: sometimes a run or strength day

    I alternate mornings and try to fit in strength training at least 3 times a week. It is a little harder to plan out my workouts except for the Zumba becuase I work full time and teach fitness classes 4 to 5 times a week. I usually end up doing 2 workouts several days of the week just to get it all in. I added in strength training becuase I saw a big decrease in muscle mass after stopping a strength+kickboxing class. So all I was getting in was cardio..........not a good thing for me.
  • glassgallm
    glassgallm Posts: 276 Member
    I alternate running 3-4 miles with swimming a half mile (1,000 yards) every other day, 6 days a week.
  • Classalete
    Classalete Posts: 464 Member
    7x a week, every other Sunday off.

    Monday - Back, Bi's (60-90 mins)
    Tuesday - Cardio, abs (45 cardio, 15 abs)
    Wednesday - Legs, any lagging muscle (60-90 mins)
    Thursday - Cardio, abs (45 cardio, 15 abs)
    Friday - Chest, Tris (60-90 mins)
    Saturday - Shoulders, any lagging muscle (45-60 mins)
    Sunday Cardio, abs (45 cardio, 15 abs)
  • vicmonster
    vicmonster Posts: 297 Member
    Run/walk on the treadmill for 20 -30 minutes about 5 days a week. Also have a few phone apps like skimble and daily workout that I do I 10 -20 min routing from about 5x per week. I found that if I break it into small amounts I dont feel overwhelmed about finding he time. Plus my trainer said that we burn more calories for a while post workout so multiple workouts a day get you more afterburn. I need that because I'm only 5'1" so every calorie burned helps.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    I lift weights about 3X a week and it looks like this:

    Upper body(Sat)
    Cardio(Sun)
    Lower body(mon)
    Cardio(Tues)
    Rest(Weds)
    Full Body session with a personal trainer(Thurs)
    Rest on Friday

    Start over on Saturday.

    All though I skipped working out yesterday so I'll be starting today and not resting wednesday, but you get the general idea.
  • Lp80
    Lp80 Posts: 29
    I run 3 days a week and try to fit in a jillian michaels DVD somewhere in there. On my work days I walk 20,000 steps looking after my patients :happy:
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    bump
  • slacker80
    slacker80 Posts: 235 Member
    6x's per week
    Chest, Shoulders Triceps day 1&4
    Back and Biceps day 2&5
    Legs and Abs day 3&6

    PUSH, PULL, LEGS PUSH, PULL, LEGS

    I just came off of that one recently, and had a lot of fun with it. I ran across this specific mass building schedule using this layout from Robert Kennedy's Encyclopedia to Bodybuilding. few more specifics to it but that's how the days are layed out.

    25 pounds ago I was having a blast with this.
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