My new lifting routine

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Okieslims

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My trainer gave me a new routine. I tried it once and have to say it is killing me.lol..which is a good thing, but I wanted to run it by you guys and make sure I'm not torturing myself with this routine for no reason.

5 minutes intense stairstepper
fast paced sets
10 reps incline bench press
10 reps lat pulldowns
10 reps leg extensions
10 reps tri push downs
10 reps walking lunges
10 reps shoulder laterals
10 reps bicep curl
10 reps pec dec
20 reps of dips

start over with the stairstepper

rinse and repeat x 3
 
I hate to tell you but very crappy routine, here is why though.

1)Starting off with an aggressive cardio right off the bat=no-no. You need your strength, bad way to warm up muscles...because it doesnt, and may give you the illusion you are gaining leg strength, but just increasing endurance but more than likely going to cause some spasm issues.

2) What is this guy trying to do to your chest? You have 3 different chest movements not to mention pushdown though a tricep isolate does involve some chest work. Makes no sense why the dips are that high either, infact none of these makes sense.

3) Horrible leg work. I don't like leg extensions period if done on a machine which I am assuming they are. Mix that in with the stair master of death, bye-bye leg muscles, hello injury.

4) I can't go any further the more I type about it the more irritated I get. Kick em to the curb, he/she doesn't know what they are doing.
 
Kick him to the curb, get a book, and get this book.

"New Rules of Lifting " by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove.
 
To be honest.. I'm only at this gym because of the biggest loser contest.

1) yeah I do feel extremely sapped doing this workout. I think the idea is to get the heart rate going so that you burn more fat while your lifting or something.
2) The dips are high because they are so easy. I could do 50 of them probably. They dont really fit in + they are kind of the same motion as the tricep pushdowns.
3) I'm not a big fan of the leg extension machine either. It burns but I could literally load up every oz of weight on the machine from my first day in the gym and crank out 8-10 reps. + I use momentum a lot on that machine.
4) lol..sorry for getting you worked up. I appreciate the advice though.


Leip.. I already bought that book on yalls advise..I'm from Oklahoma.. yall is in our dictionary..lol.. I just figured that the trainers at the gym knew more than me so I was going with the program. I'm making gains in muscle and losing fat, but I would sure like to speed it up so I can win this contest and get 500 bucks for Vegas! I'm going to go by the book from now on and do heavy cardio on my non-weight days.

Thanks guys
 
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Don't make the mistake of thinking someone is qualified to shape your body just because they are "certified". Sure, some trainers have certifications, and really care about getting their clients in shape. The trainer you have seems to be clueless, or just doesn't care. Leigh is much more knowledgeable than I probably will ever be, and she explained the problems straight up. You need more balance, and some big, compound lifts. I can't imagine a week going by without doing squats, deadlifts, lunges, bench, dips, pullups on at least 2 of my 3 full body days...
 
Yeah.. I always have to learn the hard way..lol.. trainers are like doctors or mechanics in a way. If they say something or offer advice, most people take them for their word.
The funny thing is that about 10 people at my gym are on this same plan. That's a lot of people going to war with their bodies... Im getting kind of mad about it.
 
I'm with above. I'd follow the Fat Loss workouts in the book. Add in some band work to warm up with and you should be golden.

Cardio should be after. Hit the pool and the rower. Watch your kcals.

You want to come out the Scottish festival on Saturday? If so, I'll battlecry your name before I toss the caber. Normally I do Mreik, but I'll make an exception in your case. :)
 
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that sounds fun.. but unfortunately I work a double on saturdays at the university:(
 
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