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[Goosemaster]

I 've been going to the gym lately and wanted to make sure my little "regime" is goign to get me some where


1) 20 mins on rowing machine or eliptical for fat burn
2)20 mins on eliptical for cardio
3) that butterfly machine that has your arms at right angles and fapping...
4) the (pull?) bar that you pull down
5) leg press
6) Imagine a mahine htat has two lever s you pull down from above but they come down diagonally so you get a nice bicep workout
7) ab curcher dohicky
8)the spiingin ab thing which gets your sides

I got tothe gym everyday @ around 5-6:30am until I finsh... the excerciese usually involve around 20 reps per mahine..the bicep mahine is a notable exception.



Basically, I realize how crude this little regime is, so I would really appreciate some advice


Some advice I've acted upon

I am not doing the rowing machine at all, or at least not first anyways because I was told that it wasn't as efficient as the elptical machine when starting out cold. I do use it, but after everthing else's done..it is a nice mahine for stretching and cardio...not to mentionthat I love rowing...

 

[fs5]

building for muscle or building to trim down?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
building for muscle or building to trim down?

both..i want my arms to bulk up like crazy and I want to decrease my torso.


My legs are like those of oxen, but arms are weak...biceps specifically, as push-ups have stregthened my triceps; I have had no weights in the house for bicep training.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
building for muscle or building to trim down?

both..i want my arms to bulk up like crazy and I want to decrease my torso.


My legs are like those of oxen, but arms are weak...biceps specifically, as push-ups have stregthened my triceps; I have had no weights in the house for bicep training.

Stop posting and get your pudgy ass to the gym. Best tip I can think of.

 

[fs5]

well then don't do the entire routine everyday. this is what I do
day 1: back and bi's
day 2: chest and tri's
day 3: shoulders / abs
day 4: Legs
day 5: cardio

each muscle group I do 2-3 different exercises. 3-4 sets of 10-15 reps (depending on the exercise)
Also learn which exercises are for bulk and which are for toning (like bench press is for bulk, while incline bench press is for tone). For bulk exercises you would do more weight less reps while toning exercises less weight more reps.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
well then don't do the entire routine everyday. this is what I do
day 1: back and bi's
day 2: chest and tri's
day 3: shoulders / abs
day 4: Legs
day 5: cardio

each muscle group I do 2-3 different exercises. 3-4 sets of 10-15 reps (depending on the exercise)

Yet I bet by the time you are 35 you will be a fat slob just like your Father!

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
well then don't do the entire routine everyday. this is what I do
day 1: back and bi's
day 2: chest and tri's
day 3: shoulders / abs
day 4: Legs
day 5: cardio

each muscle group I do 2-3 different exercises. 3-4 sets of 10-15 reps (depending on the exercise)

Yet I bet by the time you are 35 you will be a fat slob just like your Father!

hey my father was not a slob! and I'm 40 right now.

 

[Konigin]

7) ab curcher dohicky
8)the spiingin ab thing which gets your sides

Try looking at the machines sometime to learn what they are called and what muscles they work.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
well then don't do the entire routine everyday. this is what I do
day 1: back and bi's
day 2: chest and tri's
day 3: shoulders / abs
day 4: Legs
day 5: cardio

each muscle group I do 2-3 different exercises. 3-4 sets of 10-15 reps (depending on the exercise)

Yet I bet by the time you are 35 you will be a fat slob just like your Father!

hey my father was not a slob! and I'm 40 right now.

Well then I apologize. I was 40 when I really got serious about getting in shape.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
I 've been going to the gym lately and wanted to make sure my little "regime" is goign to get me some where


1) 20 mins on rowing machine or eliptical for fat burn
2)20 mins on eliptical for cardio
3) that butterfly machine that has your arms at right angles and fapping...
4) the (pull?) bar that you pull down
5) leg press
6) Imagine a mahine htat has two lever s you pull down from above but they come down diagonally so you get a nice bicep workout
7) ab curcher dohicky
8)the spiingin ab thing which gets your sides

I got tothe gym everyday @ around 5-6:30am until I finsh... the excerciese usually involve around 20 reps per mahine..the bicep mahine is a notable exception.



Basically, I realize how crude this little regime is, so I would really appreciate some advice


Some advice I've acted upon

I am not doing the rowing machine at all, or at least not first anyways because I was told that it wasn't as efficient as the elptical machine when starting out cold. I do use it, but after everthing else's done..it is a nice mahine for stretching and cardio...not to mentionthat I love rowing...

Seems to be lacking in free weights............

Bench press,
Military Press,
Squats (if you don't do much leg work or really push it on the leg press you won't get the benefits of leg work which helps to induce more testerone in your body which is needed in muscle development)
Pull ups, wide grip pull ups, pull ups with palms facing away from you and facing you
Dips
Bent forward rows
Upright rows
Fly's

20reps is too much. Cut down to 12reps and hit 3 or 4 hard sets.

20minutes isn't long enough on the cardio machine. Do 30-40mins is better, 20mins is the MINIMUM time for aerobic benefits.

Big arms = must do the leg work also. Just do a bunch of curls until failure. Do this 2 or 3times. Start out with a heavy weight. Curl this as much as you can then get a smaller weight and do this as many times as you can, again move on too the next weight. So eventually you are done to 10lbs and that BURNS LIKE hell.

Do back stuff also. Do hyperextensions if they have a machine to help with that. Or just lie down and try and lift your body up and then your legs at the same time. Shoot for 20rips and 3sets.

Abb machines are a bit of a gimmick.

Do incline sit ups with weights on behind your head when your back can take it. Or just start with a moderate incline.

Skipping rope is a fantastic exercise.

Koing