Gym beginner - what sort of workout do you do when you get there?

stephen77

what are your goals?


I would design my routine on what I am looking to achieve in the gym.

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stephen77 wrote: »

what are your goals?


I would design my routine on what I am looking to achieve in the gym.

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No need to know what everbody else does, they might have totally different goals.

ktcoil

What is it you want to achieve? are you after loosing weight? toning up? abs? bulking up with muscle?


I try and mix it up a lot, don't try and do the exact routine each time as your body will only get used to it.


maybe do one day on abs, one day for legs and so on.


I noticed that if your after loosing weight try starting with weights before cardio.

Rummer

When I went to the gym I booked a session with a personal trainer every so often to discuss my goals and have them design a programme to meet my needs using the equipment available. Classes were great too and I used to go to a number of different ones to keep things interesting.

Oh the days before children

UKTigerlily

It depends what you enjoy and what you want to achieve. I could tell you what I do, but that is probably totally different from a guy looking to gain muscle mass. I go 4x a week and do circuits one of those times (programme changed every 6 weeks). I do 4 different circuits, one is Cardio and three are with free weights (dumbells, medicine balls, weight plates)

The other three sessions right now are made up of six lifts, so bench/push and leg press, back squats, barbell rows and deadlifts. I do 2 of these in each session and they are mixed up so I don't do the same two together each time. Even then, it is different how many sets or reps etc

Sometimes I do stairs while carrying weights for cardio or some boxing, but usually weights will be somewhere. I have a PT with me for the three main sessions and he changes things constantly when needed and knows when to increase things or change them.

It's probably best to get a gym induction and programme, not to ask people here as we don't know what you do and don't enjoy, what goals you have, injuries etc

Good luck tho!