Workout advice

SamBuck123
SamBuck123 Posts: 90
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I just wanna know how your workout goes...i talked to a trainer at my gym (planet fitness) and he told me the best way to go about a work out is 7-10 min warming up with the bike,treamill,eliptical, ect. then do strength training and then least 30 min of cardio....he also told me not to stretch before but stretch after im all done.....

is this all accurate??

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  • FoxyMcDeadlift
    FoxyMcDeadlift Posts: 771 Member
    Yes, although you wont necessarily be fresh for the cardio. Personally, i like to do my cardio in the morning and lift in the evening. Also, with the stretching, do dynamic stretches like star jumps or just walking before.
  • dee74
    dee74 Posts: 62 Member
    Stretch before and after any workout to help avoid injury. That trainer is incorrect at that statement. Everything else sounds good.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I just wanna know how your workout goes...i talked to a trainer at my gym (planet fitness) and he told me the best way to go about a work out is 7-10 min warming up with the bike,treamill,eliptical, ect. then do strength training and then least 30 min of cardio....he also told me not to stretch before but stretch after im all done.....

    is this all accurate??
    For somebody starting out, sure. It's fine.
    Eventually, you'll need to split your training, because the intensity and duration will increase.
  • SamBuck123
    SamBuck123 Posts: 90
    I just wanna know how your workout goes...i talked to a trainer at my gym (planet fitness) and he told me the best way to go about a work out is 7-10 min warming up with the bike,treamill,eliptical, ect. then do strength training and then least 30 min of cardio....he also told me not to stretch before but stretch after im all done.....

    is this all accurate??
    For somebody starting out, sure. It's fine.
    Eventually, you'll need to split your training, because the intensity and duration will increase.

    what do you mean split my training??
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    I just wanna know how your workout goes...i talked to a trainer at my gym (planet fitness) and he told me the best way to go about a work out is 7-10 min warming up with the bike,treamill,eliptical, ect. then do strength training and then least 30 min of cardio....he also told me not to stretch before but stretch after im all done.....

    is this all accurate??

    i was advised at my gym to do the cardio first, then the strength training, then stretch.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I just wanna know how your workout goes...i talked to a trainer at my gym (planet fitness) and he told me the best way to go about a work out is 7-10 min warming up with the bike,treamill,eliptical, ect. then do strength training and then least 30 min of cardio....he also told me not to stretch before but stretch after im all done.....

    is this all accurate??
    For somebody starting out, sure. It's fine.
    Eventually, you'll need to split your training, because the intensity and duration will increase.

    what do you mean split my training??
    You do cardio one day, then resistance the next and on and on. It's an option that allows for rest. Here is my workout.

    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.
  • SamBuck123
    SamBuck123 Posts: 90
    I just wanna know how your workout goes...i talked to a trainer at my gym (planet fitness) and he told me the best way to go about a work out is 7-10 min warming up with the bike,treamill,eliptical, ect. then do strength training and then least 30 min of cardio....he also told me not to stretch before but stretch after im all done.....

    is this all accurate??
    For somebody starting out, sure. It's fine.
    Eventually, you'll need to split your training, because the intensity and duration will increase.

    what do you mean split my training??
    You do cardio one day, then resistance the next and on and on. It's an option that allows for rest. Here is my workout.

    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.

    thanks so much
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