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How many times a week do you work out?
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And what exercises do you do?
I have joined the gym recently and aim to go around 4 times a week... Though a trainer there said that a lot of people go twice a day five days a week...
I thought 4 times would be enough, but apparently you can do as much cardio as you want so long as you don't make yourself sick.
Meh... Anyways... I was wondering how often you work out, what you do to work out and how you feel it has affected you.
Anybody shifted a lot of weight, or bulked up?
I have joined the gym recently and aim to go around 4 times a week... Though a trainer there said that a lot of people go twice a day five days a week...
I thought 4 times would be enough, but apparently you can do as much cardio as you want so long as you don't make yourself sick.
Meh... Anyways... I was wondering how often you work out, what you do to work out and how you feel it has affected you.
Anybody shifted a lot of weight, or bulked up?
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I also do a set of assisted dips and pull-ups before each CV.
I am a lazy fuck. I don't like the gym. I like team sports, just need to join one = too lazy. I did go to the gym for a while. About 3x a week ... for 2 weeks. Then 2x a week ... then once, then rarely. I just don't like it.
I do ceroc dancing, 2x a week for about 3hours.
I will start lunch time walks too ... eventually.
Fuck... An hour on the exercise bike???
My cardio programme is 25 minutes on the Xtrainer (though I have to keep up to a certain speed), 20 on the treadmill (brisk pace) and eventually to aim for 2000m on a rower in 10 minutes, which I'm confident I can do eventually. Though this is a beginner so I'll have to put targets up.
I have a blister though, so steering clear of the rower until it's better.
:yes: except when it's a CV slog - unless you've got company, staying in the same spot gets a bit dull - walking or riding is much more interesting when the scenery changes, so I read a book.
2000 meters takes me between 9 and 10 minutes - and that pushes my lungs to their limit
I love Xtrainers, love running to the beat of music.
but you can't read a book on the rower.
You should try Boxercise Katralla, it's fun. :thumb:
Going twice a day 5 days a week seems excessive. They must have a lot of time on their hands! Plus it isn't always about working out longer, but smarter.
Once you get to a bit better level of fitness, and used to going to the gym, you can start going a lot more. I usually go 5 days a week, 4 times during the week, and once on a weekend, but my weekend phys is usually a walk/jog over undulating terrain with 30kgs in a rucksack.
Too much too early means you will just be tiring yourself down and not getting benefits all that quickly.
Usually I do the following, and try to do it in as quick a time as possible. Some days I just get through it and try my hardest at different aspects so get different times for different activities, and sometimes just an overall effort.
Row 2,000m
LAT Pull-down 50kg x40
Shoulder Press Olympic bar x40
Squats 2xDumbbell 15kg x40
Bike 2.5km @ Level 8
Step Ups 100 (50 each leg)
Press Ups 4x25
Sit Ups 4x25
Treadmill 2.4km (Incline 2.5)
Lateral Raise 2x5kg x40
Crunches x100 (Alt leg)
X-Trainer 2km (Lvl 10 Random)
Cross Thumbs Press Ups x50
Bicep Curl 2x10kg x40
Triceps Pushdowns 35kg x40
It works for me. I dropped from a 14 to a 10 in a few months that way. Ive plateaued now, but im quite happy about that as long as I maintain. I could probably lose more if i dieted too.
You can't do them all. Try one way at a time to find what suits you.
It really depends what and how hard you are working out, but I - at least try - to go twice a week and that's fine with me.
I do cycle to work though.
Chest: dumbbell press, incline dumbbell press, dumbbell flyes, cable crossovers
Arms: bicep curls, hammer curls, concentration curls, tricep pulldowns, narrow grip dips, skull crushers
Back and shoulders: seated rows, pulldown lat machine, deadlifts, lateral raises, seated lateral raises, military presses
Legs: seated leg curls, leg extensions, leg presses, squats
Cardio 3 x 30 minutes a week, keep it light.
Abs 3 times a week
Works for me