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I bet there has never been one of these topics before!
I skimmed the stickies and didn't see anything specifically against this though so...
how's this for someone JUST starting out with exercise. goals fat loss and strength gain. I figured I'd go into a routine looking for general fitness before focusing on more concrete things like cutting or bulking specifically. I'm ~225, ~6ft and weak as a seagull (i.e. most of my weight is fat!).
monday/wednesday/friday:
warmup on jumprope, and for each exercise do 10-15 on a very light weight as a warmup before going to the normal reps:
squats 3x8-10
dumbell lunges 3x8-10
calf raises 3x8-10
bench 3x8-10
deadlift 3x8-10
barbell rows 3x8-10
arnold dumbell press 3x8-10
dumbell shrugs 3x8-10
barbell curls 3x8-10
dips 3x8-10
weighted situps 3x8-10
pinching weights (for grip)
tuesday/thursday:
jumprope cardio
5min warmup
20sec hard
1min average pace
20sec hard 1min average pace
....repeat for ~15mins total...
5min cooldown
Ok so that's it. too much? too little? missing something? doing somehting worthless? stupid noob for posting this topic? anything else of relevence?
Also, what is a good way to keep track of progress? I mean the obvious way would be weighing myself and by how much I'm lifting, but what differences should I look for to make sure I'm making satisfactory progress?
I'd imagine that since I'm brand new to this, my gains will probably be fast and furious for a bit until I get a decent fitness level, then gains will be harder. Is that true?
Any of the sticky links that are particularly good to look at (i don't have time for them all!)
THANK
I skimmed the stickies and didn't see anything specifically against this though so...
how's this for someone JUST starting out with exercise. goals fat loss and strength gain. I figured I'd go into a routine looking for general fitness before focusing on more concrete things like cutting or bulking specifically. I'm ~225, ~6ft and weak as a seagull (i.e. most of my weight is fat!).
monday/wednesday/friday:
warmup on jumprope, and for each exercise do 10-15 on a very light weight as a warmup before going to the normal reps:
squats 3x8-10
dumbell lunges 3x8-10
calf raises 3x8-10
bench 3x8-10
deadlift 3x8-10
barbell rows 3x8-10
arnold dumbell press 3x8-10
dumbell shrugs 3x8-10
barbell curls 3x8-10
dips 3x8-10
weighted situps 3x8-10
pinching weights (for grip)
tuesday/thursday:
jumprope cardio
5min warmup
20sec hard
1min average pace
20sec hard 1min average pace
....repeat for ~15mins total...
5min cooldown
Ok so that's it. too much? too little? missing something? doing somehting worthless? stupid noob for posting this topic? anything else of relevence?
Also, what is a good way to keep track of progress? I mean the obvious way would be weighing myself and by how much I'm lifting, but what differences should I look for to make sure I'm making satisfactory progress?
I'd imagine that since I'm brand new to this, my gains will probably be fast and furious for a bit until I get a decent fitness level, then gains will be harder. Is that true?
Any of the sticky links that are particularly good to look at (i don't have time for them all!)
THANK