Not posted on here for a few days been a bit busy.
Went to the gym today, and had a fitness instructor helping me sort out a routine.
Most of the stuff I used today were the machines, just having a go to see if free weights really are better for gaining mass (bulking)
Dumbells only go up to 24kg, the barbell and heavier weights are at another site (haven't been there yet but will be going)
There was a 'chest press' machine what I tried, I sat down, there were 2 horizontal handles in front of me and I had to push them. Basically was just a sitting up bench press. It was a quite wide grip though, could not adjust to close grip.
Is this machine any good? Or should I just bench press?
I also got told by the instructor that instead of doing 3 sets of 8 (what I did at home), it would be advantageous to do a set of 8, then a set of 6, then 4, using slightly heavier weights each time.
She said doing it this way I would be able to build up more strength, wouldnt get adapted to one set weight and also would be able to start using heavier weights.
Other exercises I did were:
-Lat pulldowns,
-Leg press (Sat down on a chair with feet on the wall and pushed away from the wall with my legs)
-Pull ups
-Upright rows on this machine thingy
-Incline chest flies (Dumbells) - I preferred using DB's to the pec deck, Is the pec dec any good?
-Shoulder presses (Dumbells)
Rear deltoid machine (sitting the other way on a pec deck)
Bent over row (Dumbells)
Crunches
Not too bothered about working out my legs
How is this workout?
Remember this is first time using machines.
Should I not do these and just use free weights all the time?
There were some HOT women at this gym though lol
Went to the gym today, and had a fitness instructor helping me sort out a routine.
Most of the stuff I used today were the machines, just having a go to see if free weights really are better for gaining mass (bulking)
Dumbells only go up to 24kg, the barbell and heavier weights are at another site (haven't been there yet but will be going)
There was a 'chest press' machine what I tried, I sat down, there were 2 horizontal handles in front of me and I had to push them. Basically was just a sitting up bench press. It was a quite wide grip though, could not adjust to close grip.
Is this machine any good? Or should I just bench press?
I also got told by the instructor that instead of doing 3 sets of 8 (what I did at home), it would be advantageous to do a set of 8, then a set of 6, then 4, using slightly heavier weights each time.
She said doing it this way I would be able to build up more strength, wouldnt get adapted to one set weight and also would be able to start using heavier weights.
Other exercises I did were:
-Lat pulldowns,
-Leg press (Sat down on a chair with feet on the wall and pushed away from the wall with my legs)
-Pull ups
-Upright rows on this machine thingy
-Incline chest flies (Dumbells) - I preferred using DB's to the pec deck, Is the pec dec any good?
-Shoulder presses (Dumbells)
Rear deltoid machine (sitting the other way on a pec deck)
Bent over row (Dumbells)
Crunches
Not too bothered about working out my legs
How is this workout?
Remember this is first time using machines.
Should I not do these and just use free weights all the time?
There were some HOT women at this gym though lol
