Is this Workout hard enough?

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Ronnayo

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Ok, This was yesterdays workout. Let me know if it was a decent work out or a ****ty workout. I.E: I keep a journal of workouts so everything i write is spot on. Im also not sure of some of the names so please humor me.

They go in order SET 1, 2, 3




Shoulder Curls - 30lbs - 10 reps, 12 reps, 10 reps
Shoulder Pull downs - 77lbs. - 12 reps, 10 reps, 12 reps
Deltoid Curls - 15lbs. - 15 reps, 15 reps, 15 reps
Crunches - 80, 80, 80
Elevated Crunches - 60, 60, 80
Bicycle Crunches - 60, 60 , 80
Leg Up downs too work lower abs - 20, 20, 20

All my work outs are done in succession, so i do one set of each then the second set of each, followed by the third. If that makes sense.
 
What are Shoulder Curls and Deltoid Curls? You do know Deltoids make up part of the shoulder right? So why have 2 exercises that work the same place?
Why are you just mainly focusing on shoulders and abs? Why not a full body workout?
 
Ok ill show you a link of the deltoid and shoudler curls. This is just one workout day (yesterdays) other days i work arms and chest other day legs and cardio.
 
you have waaaaaaaaaaay to much ab work. Major overkill.
If you want to work your core hard, do exercises with explosive movements and upper <-> lower body power transfer. Almost any exercise can benefit abs if you do it with enough speed and explosivity as it invokes your core to stabilize you.

You also have no horizontal movements like rows or presses
 
Im a newb at working out still and im trying to figure out a good schedule but its hard. There's soo many workouts i dont know which ones too do and which ones to not do. Is there a forum i can post in that will have someone who can help me establish a work out plan? Or should i find a personal trainer (which i wont do).
 
I would recommend that read the weight training 101 sticky in this forum. I am sure it will answer all your questions.

Your original workout plan leaves much to be desired.
 
Ronnayo said:
Im a newb at working out still and im trying to figure out a good schedule but its hard. There's soo many workouts i dont know which ones too do and which ones to not do. Is there a forum i can post in that will have someone who can help me establish a work out plan? Or should i find a personal trainer (which i wont do).
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Don't worry. As a newbie you may be confused by things. Have a look at Workout for those with a lil extra pounds You need multi-joint exercises.
 
You are the only person who can tell us if it was a good workout bro.

Did you feel like your ass was kicked when you finished? or did you feel like you waltzed through it?

you can't gauge a workout by muscle soreness/stiffness/DOMS. If you feel like you worked out, you did! If you think you could have done alot more work, you probably didn't really get as good session in as you wanted.

intensity is key.
 
Well when ever i leave after working out i feel like i did a good job. I was at the weight room today and i noticed alot of the kids in our school didn't do anything in sets.
 
I've actually been trying too change it up a bit for example today i did.

OverHead Press - 10, 10, 12 @ 30lbs
Lateral Deltoid Curls - 15, 15, 12 @ 15lbs
Overhead Barbell Press - 15, 10, 15 @ 45lbs
Crunches 70, 70
Elevated Crunches 70, 70
Bicycle Crunches - 70, 70
Leg Up downs? - 20, 20

I hope too include shrugs and a boat load more in my workouts but i only had one free today in school. So i used it too go to the weight room. Any recommendations? I would have done three sets on abdominals but there wasnt enuff time, coach kicked me out :(.
 
Yes, manny recommendations.

1. Why are you doing this workout? I dont wanna sound mean but, what the hell? All your doing is abs and shoulders and over kill at that.

2.Please, look through the stickys and READ them, dont just glance them over. Its a great place to look even if your a seasoned vet. IF you wanna do a split or a FBW you will find all you need in there(sounds like a FBW for u)
 
Ronnayo said:
I've actually been trying too change it up a bit for example today i did......I would have done three sets on abdominals but there wasnt enuff time, coach kicked me out :(.
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Why are you asking for advice, getting told to do a proper workout hitting all muscle groups, but you go and do the same thing you were doing before? The advice is in one ear and out the other?
 
Ronnayo said:
I've actually been trying too change it up a bit for example today i did.

OverHead Press - 10, 10, 12 @ 30lbs
Lateral Deltoid Curls - 15, 15, 12 @ 15lbs
Overhead Barbell Press - 15, 10, 15 @ 45lbs
Crunches 70, 70
Elevated Crunches 70, 70
Bicycle Crunches - 70, 70
Leg Up downs? - 20, 20

I hope too include shrugs and a boat load more in my workouts but i only had one free today in school. So i used it too go to the weight room. Any recommendations? I would have done three sets on abdominals but there wasnt enuff time, coach kicked me out :(.
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did you even bother reading this :azzangel:
 
Now guys, be nice. We were all noobs at some point, and most of us trained poorly at some point before we found literature, friends, or a place like this forum to steer us onto the right path.

Ron...spend some time reading our articles and stickies on weight training 101. you should be doing full body workouts, or an upper/lower split. nothing more complex right now.

you need intensity, and frequency, with focus on LARGE muscle groups via compound exercises.

in other words 90% of your time should be spent on the following: Deadlifts, Squats, lunges, Bench press, shoulder/military press, pullups, and barbell rows (with some ab work thrown in).

the other 10% is spent on the tiny muscles that MAY not get hit hard enough in the compound exercises: calves, biceps, triceps, side and rear delts, traps...etc.
 
malkore said:
Now guys, be nice. We were all noobs at some point, and most of us trained poorly at some point before we found literature, friends, or a place like this forum to steer us onto the right path.

Ron...spend some time reading our articles and stickies on weight training 101. you should be doing full body workouts, or an upper/lower split. nothing more complex right now.

you need intensity, and frequency, with focus on LARGE muscle groups via compound exercises.

in other words 90% of your time should be spent on the following: Deadlifts, Squats, lunges, Bench press, shoulder/military press, pullups, and barbell rows (with some ab work thrown in).

the other 10% is spent on the tiny muscles that MAY not get hit hard enough in the compound exercises: calves, biceps, triceps, side and rear delts, traps...etc.[/QUOTE
I understand that dude BUT I DONT HAVE ACCESS TO barbells and a benchpress. There are no pull up bars in the weight room i go too and my parents are divorced so i have no where to put a pull up bar.
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tribal said:
Why are you asking for advice, getting told to do a proper workout hitting all muscle groups, but you go and do the same thing you were doing before? The advice is in one ear and out the other?
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You need to post things that help im not here to be told that im not listening, cause i am. I cant do alot of the things they ask for cause i have no room in my house for a barbell and there is no barbell at the weight room i go too near my house. Sorry, not everyone has access too the things you have access too you prick
 
hostile thread we have here. LOL

Ronny, try to improvise as much as you can. I do pull ups either on my kids swingset or I run up to the local school and do them on the playground. Its all about improvising. If you have DB's you should try doing lunges. They are a total ass kicker. One of my favorite exercises.

You could also try doing various body weight exercies i.e. push ups.

the tools are all around you for a good workout. You just need to figure out what you can use to your advantage. Hell you could even do pull ups on a tree branch.
 
Ronnayo said:
You need to post things that help im not here to be told that im not listening, cause i am. I cant do alot of the things they ask for cause i have no room in my house for a barbell and there is no barbell at the weight room i go too near my house. Sorry, not everyone has access too the things you have access too you prick
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Is your gym a machine-only gym?

If your gym has dumbbells, you can still get some leg and lower back work in with lunges, RDLs, squats, back extensions.

Also, look up



They have a lot of minimal equipment and bodyweight stuff you can do.
 
Kraken said:
hostile thread we have here. LOL
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0wned :D

Kraken said:
Ronny, try to improvise as much as you can. I do pull ups either on my kids swingset or I run up to the local school and do them on the playground. Its all about improvising. If you have DB's you should try doing lunges. They are a total ass kicker. One of my favorite exercises.

You could also try doing various body weight exercies i.e. push ups.

the tools are all around you for a good workout. You just need to figure out what you can use to your advantage. Hell you could even do pull ups on a tree branch.
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Yup a set of dumbbells as well as pullups/dips/pushups outside will give you a decent workout that even I am happy with.
 
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