Body workout routine? Few questions yo!?
Hi!
Jus’ wondering if this workout routine is any good?
I want to build a bit of muscle, but have no access to a gym. I don’t want to be a modern day Arnie or anything, just get a bit of definition. I’m a bit skinny at the mo!
Anyway, here goes:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Pushups – 4 sets
Tricep Dips – 3 sets
Concentration Curls – 3 sets
Hammer Curls – 3 sets
Alternate Dumbbell Curls – 3 sets
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Squats – 4 sets
Calf Raises – 3 sets
Crunches – 4 sets
In regards to the amount of repetitions in each exercise, I’ll be doing as much as I can, then increasing slowly as my body progresses:)
So will this suffice? Am I working my shoulders too hard with the mon, wed, fri plan? Aaand I know you can’t give a decent answer for this question, but how long do you think it’ll be before I see some change?
CHEERS!:D
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Hi!
Your plan looks pretty good, but on your tuesday, thursday and saturday plan for the lower body isn’t as detailed as your upper body, try adding some lunges and oblique exercises. Remember, if you work one side, you must work the other side, so if you work your hamstrings, you must work you quads. That way your body is balanced. Also you may want to include some cardio to three or all the days you workout, it adds definition to the muscles. You’ll probably start to feel a difference after one month and start to see results after three months. Hope this helps you out! Wish you the best!
This is a pretty good workout routine but I think you should spread it a bit more.
for example: on Monday do your biceps and triceps (dumbbell curls, tricep kickbacks,hammer curls, and dips) then Tuesday work your legs and abs (squats, calf raises, crunches) but i would recommend working your obliques too, try side bridges.
Wednesday do shoulders and back ( shoulder press, single arm row)
and Thursday do chest and abs (lying down dumbbell flies, dumbbell press, and your ab routine)
you can modify this to work for you but don’t work more than 1 muscle group more than 3 times a week.
here a really good website with a lot of workout routines and nutrition plans if you’re into that too.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/
forgot to say the website also mentions how long it would take to see results, explore the website
not a bad plan. But if you are just starting up, i’d say u do 10reps, 4sets of all exercises first. Then with time advance from there. Always make sure you give atleast 2min gaps from each set. Also know that your muscles take atleast 2-3 days to recover from a workout. I see u do biceps on monday, then again on wednessday. I don’t think 1 day alone is enough for your musles to recover and get back to work. What happens is, during workout u break down muscles and it takes 2-3days to fully recover. so if you work the same muscle every other day, u might not have good results.
Also remember to eat well at most 20-30 mins after workout bc at that point ur body needs food to start regrowing ur musles.
do u take any shakes?
1) wheres the cardio work? do cardio at least once a week….
2) In regards to the amount of repetitions in each exercise, I’ll be doing as much as I can, then increasing slowly as my body progresses…..this, in my opinion, is not the right way to do it….i will give you an example of what you can do….
first keep your number of reps within 8-12 range…..
Example: concentration curl
pick a weight that you can do 10 reps…..its should be moderately hard to do the 10 reps( not so hard that you have completely exhausted your muscles and not so easy that you dont even feel it)
do 3 sets of 10 reps…..if you find that its easy…..do 3 sets of 11….then 3 sets of 12….if that is easy…then increase your weight…..that is the proper progression, in my mind…
3) you have omitted 2 important exercises in my opinion….pull ups & bench press….
4) here’s how your schedule should look like..
Monday, Thursday
pushups
bench press
concentration/hammer/alternate curls OR 21′s
crunches
Tuesday, Thusday – treadmill, cross runner or stationary bike…
1 hour cardio
Wednesday, friday
Tricep Dips
French press (or skull crushers) – another tricep exercise
pullups
squats
calf raises
This way you will be doing strength training 4 times a week (which is what competition builders do)…because you body needs rest to build your muscles
5) when doing bench press or skull crushers….make sure that you have spotters
i hope that helps….
I need a good workout routine to get skinny and lose all my extra body fat. I don’t particularly care about gaining muscle, I just need things to do to lose body fat
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