Thread: 36 and gotta do something

Thanks for the advice Stavmangr, I must admit I prefered the sound of push pull legs to a full body workout primarily because its less stations to use, my gym is well equipped and cheap but the downside is its well busy in the evenings, so your often waiting for stuff. the quiet gym up the road is £110 a month! No wonder its empty. Still I will try it and see.

Quote: Originally Posted by coldo You answered your own question mate. Push, Pull, Legs. 4/5 exercises a day, 4 sets of 8 reps per exercise should be easily do-able in 1hour. Alternatively you could try a split like below; Legs/shoulders Back/Bi's Chest/Tri's But personally if i could only get 3 workouts in, i'd go for push/pull/legs. Make sure you get the heavy compounds in too. Push day start with flat bench, pull day start...

You answered your own question mate. Push, Pull, Legs. 4/5 exercises a day, 4 sets of 8 reps per exercise should be easily do-able in 1hour. Alternatively you could try a split like below; Legs/shoulders Back/Bi's Chest/Tri's But personally if i could only get 3 workouts in, i'd go for push/pull/legs. Make sure you get the heavy compounds in too. Push day start with flat bench, pull day start with deadlift and leg day start with...

Quote: Originally Posted by jimmiboy Thanks for the quick reply chaps, I'm going to try push pull legs and see how I get on. What about abs? how much and how often? twice a week mate with calfs......

think with abs you need to shift the midriff fat first,sit ups etc wont burn the fat will tone the muscle underneath

Three sessions a week of 1 hour is plenty to make some good progress so don't panic on that front. I would have a think about what you want to achieve though. If it is basically just to loose a bit of weight, perhaps have a think about some cardio. Also, a big part of loosing weight, hate to say it, is diet. IMO it is just as important as what you do in the gym whn it comes to weight loss. So, my advice.... read up on the diet sections...

Maybe if your goals are slimming down first you might want to try some full body workouts 3 times a week with cardio at the end mate. Say do 2 exercises for legs,back and chest and 1 for shoulders arms but keep it intense then do some HIT cardio at the end.Say do 15 mins on the cross trainer or bike,1 min at your 50% max then 1 min at your 80% max,and repeat,build it up as you get fitter. Good luck mate

Do a full body workout to wake up your muscles for the next 2-3 months,rest 30 sec between sets to keep your intensity high and help you burn some fat,after this period change to a split routine. Try always to keep a perfect form during the execution of the exercises to avoid injuries and thats your goal at this time. WORKOUT 3 DAYS A WEEK sets/reps 3x12-15 chest incline bar press back bent over row legs squat or leg press shoulders military...