Workout Routine: Would Like Some Feedback Posted: 10-09-05 16:20pm
I just started going back to the gym about
6 weeks ago. It had been a while
since I had gone regularly before that.
My goal is to build strength/muscle and
lose fat. I'm a big guy. 6'3" about
280. Although i'm a lot more scary
looking than fat looking. While I do
have fat to lose, i'm by no means round or
really with a belly at all. I'm just
big.
The routine I started out with was one I
learned a while ago in college but have
been told by a few people that it was too
much. Here it is.
Sunday: chest and triceps
monday: back and biceps
tuesday: legs and shoulders
wednesday: chest and triceps
thursday: back and biceps
friday: legs and shoulders
saturday: rest
i had always thought that you were
supposed to work a muscle group twice a
week, although i've been hearing a lot
lately that that's not necessarily true.
This week I switched up my routine to
this:
sunday: rest
monday: chest
tuesday: back
wednesday: legs
thursday: biceps/triceps/forearms
friday: shoulders
saturday: rest
i also do 20 minutes of cardio before my
workout 3-5 times a week.
I would really love to get some feedback
on the new routine (and the old one) and
hear what you guys think.
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overlyworried
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Texas
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Posted: 10-09-05 21:24pm
Maybe you should rest on sunday and
wednesday. That way you don't have 5
consecutive days of exercising and 2
consecutive days of resting. You should
get rest in between.
I think it's great to workout 4-5 times a
week but make sure that you're getting
your rest, too.
