Workout - please help

hey, I am seventeen and have been doing overall muscle workouts + cardio for four weeks and have been eating protein and have always been appropriately sore atfer my workouts.
How long do you think it should be before I can really see results and how long should I leave between sets of benching around 10 reps to failure?
 
I will let the pros respond,,, but if you are still sore after workouts, count it a blessing, it won't always be that way.
 
Yeah I miss feeling sore after a workout. But, if the soreness is getting to be annoying, just make sure you are doing some cardio post weight-lifting in order to cool down and stretch a lot. The stretching will actually enhance your ability to build muscle.
 
hey, I am seventeen and have been doing overall muscle workouts + cardio for four weeks and have been eating protein and have always been appropriately sore atfer my workouts.

What type of rest are you allowing inbetween your workouts?

Getting sore isnt necessarily an indication you had a good workout, but at the same time it CAN be. For example, my Chest muscles TO THIS DAY (and nearly, not quite, but close to two years) still get sore after a workout, but they get stronger and progress (its the ONLY body part that does, and I dont know why, exactly)

What is your current workout like? How many days during the week. And, what exactly you are doing.


Have you determined our calorie Maintenance Line?


How long do you think it should be before I can really see results and how long should I leave between sets of benching around 10 reps to failure?


This is a debatable and depends on alot of factors (diet, weight training stimulation, and your body's rate of recovery, etc)

Generally in the rep range specified and for muscle growth as the focus, its generally understood to allow 2 to 3 minutes between sets, but this isnt a written in stone rule.

Like I stated previously, state what you are currenly doing, and answer my questions.


Best wishes to you, my friend



Chillen
 
Thanks for your replies. Chillen- I do two upper body and two lower body ad week with two day gaps inbetween.
Mon. - upper Tues. - lower Thurs. - Upper Friday - Lower
Sunday - Upper.

So actually I sometimes do five a week because if I start on monday I will do it on Sunday to keep the cycle going.

For upper body:
Dumbell benches
Dumbell curls
Rows (horizontal and vertical)
Preacher's curls
Crunches and sit ups
Triceps push downs

Lower body:
Calves
Squats
Lunges
Running (hamstring + calves)

I have calculated my calorie maintenance allowance and am currently eating roughly 300-400 more a day and seem to be using it up. I eat the recommended 1g/pound of body weight of protein.
I usually give two minutes per set on all exercises.

Please get back to me :)
 
too much isolation and bad order.

You need to do isolation last, and you need to do more compounds.
Running doesn't count as a leg workout unless it's sprinting (60 meter, 100 all out, for example)

I'd add deadlift to your lower day. I'd also add either incline bench, push press or military press to your upper day. You don't need more than one type of curl.
 
Hey,
You got replies. Mostly they are just a matter of opinions. What you probably eill want to do is set up a journal on this site and maybe a fitday.com journal as well.

Measure your results through the load/reps/sets. Also, measure body composition (use skinfold caliper, body measuring tape, or bio impedance device....never use just a scale alone it is deceptional to what is actually occuring).

Use the info you were given and see how far you get. KEEP A JOURNAL.
 
results in what? research has shown for a TYPICAL routine, results were seen after 8 weeks. This is debatable...this research can be void with more research. If you train harder and smarter, you MAY see results sooner. Keep at it hard and try not to get discouraged. Remember to vary the routine for extra kick.
 
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