Weekly workout routine good or bad?
- Thread starter Rebelsith
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Well my fitness goal at the moment is to lean and or “cut” up. Since I lost 100+ pounds already going from 310-210, however my weight has been fluxuating from time to time, right now I’m clocking in around 215-222. I have been fluxing around that weight almost a year now.
I lost the weight 1st because I’ve always been big all my life, since I was a kid. If I was going to workout I wanted to see results. Results was a one of many factors why I the weight first, I wanted to see the pounds drop. When I mean fast I am talking about how I lost the first 90lbs in 9 months… According to my Doctor and others “that’s a lot of weight lost in that period of time”.
As far as lifting goes, I focus more on my shoulders chest and Abs. I know abs don’t have a to be an everyday thing, but I feel sometimes my workout is not complete without some type of stomach exercise (that’s what I meant by core). I still work on my other muscle groups as well such as back, legs, and arms.
The exercises I do right now in my workout routine are: deadlifts, bent over rows with straight bar, squats, leg press, incline bench press with dumbbells, decline bench press, flat bench press with dumbbells, Lat pull downs, deltoid flies (?) with dumbbells and or machine. Of course I don’t do all of them in one whole workout day, I mix them up.
Reps/and sets: most of the big lifts such as deadlifts, bench(s) etc., I do pyramid builds consist of 10,8,6,4,2, and 1 max out rep. Everything else I do is usually 4x10-15 with a 30-60sec rest between sets all exercises. I guess what I’m really asking is if I lift Sunday, cardio Monday, lift Tuesday, cardio Wednesday, and lift Thursday, is that a good weekly workout routine?
Sorry for the wall of text.
I lost the weight 1st because I’ve always been big all my life, since I was a kid. If I was going to workout I wanted to see results. Results was a one of many factors why I the weight first, I wanted to see the pounds drop. When I mean fast I am talking about how I lost the first 90lbs in 9 months… According to my Doctor and others “that’s a lot of weight lost in that period of time”.
As far as lifting goes, I focus more on my shoulders chest and Abs. I know abs don’t have a to be an everyday thing, but I feel sometimes my workout is not complete without some type of stomach exercise (that’s what I meant by core). I still work on my other muscle groups as well such as back, legs, and arms.
The exercises I do right now in my workout routine are: deadlifts, bent over rows with straight bar, squats, leg press, incline bench press with dumbbells, decline bench press, flat bench press with dumbbells, Lat pull downs, deltoid flies (?) with dumbbells and or machine. Of course I don’t do all of them in one whole workout day, I mix them up.
Reps/and sets: most of the big lifts such as deadlifts, bench(s) etc., I do pyramid builds consist of 10,8,6,4,2, and 1 max out rep. Everything else I do is usually 4x10-15 with a 30-60sec rest between sets all exercises. I guess what I’m really asking is if I lift Sunday, cardio Monday, lift Tuesday, cardio Wednesday, and lift Thursday, is that a good weekly workout routine?
Sorry for the wall of text.
If you want to tear off the weight I'd do more cardio. Like after you lift even. 30 min for 5 days. I think it's great that you are mixing the two though. I'd also increase your stabilization strength by doing core exercises. Other than that suggestion- It looks like you are on track.
I think weights 3 days a week (every other day), with cardio on the 2 days inbetween, and 2 days off is a good schedule.
You've listed some good exercises. Most people that post for the first time list some garbage exercises, but yours look good to me. The only question I have is on what days do you do which exercises?
You've listed some good exercises. Most people that post for the first time list some garbage exercises, but yours look good to me. The only question I have is on what days do you do which exercises?